Principal Investigator

Jean-Claude Labbé

Cell Division and Differentiation

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Following doctoral studies in biochemistry at the Université de Montréal under the direction of Luis A. Rokeach and Siegfried Hekimi, Jean-Claude Labbé carried out his first postdoctoral training in the Department of Biology of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in the United States, under the direction of Bob Goldstein, studying asymmetric division of embryonic cells in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. He then joined the laboratory of Monica Gotta at the Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Hönggerberg, in Zurich, Switzerland, for a second postdoctoral training focusing on the regulation of polarity in the C. elegans embryo.

He was recruited by the IRIC in 2005 to continue his work on the regulation of cell division during the course of development.

Principal Investigator, Cell Division and Differentiation Research Unit, IRIC

Professor, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal

Research unit on cell division and differentiation

Marcelle-Coutu Pavilion, 2306-15

Phone (office)
(514) 343-7893
Fax
(514) 343-7780
Email
jc.labbe@umontreal.ca

Cell Division and Differentiation

Jean-Claude Labbé and his team study the fundamental mechanisms governing cell division during the course of animal development. They specifically focus on studying the different properties of germline stem cells in a classic model organism: the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

Research topics

Publications

Awards and distinctions

  • Canada Research Chair in Cell Division and Differentiation, 2006-2016

  • CIHR New Investigator, 2005-2006