Elvire Vaucher, Ph.D.
Full Professor, School of Optometry, Université de Montréal, Researcher, CRIR-Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille of the CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre
Phone: 514 343-7537
Fax: 514 343-2382
Email: [email protected]
Education
- Licence (Bachelor’s equivalent), Cellular Biology and Neurophysiology, Université de Paris VI, 1990
- Diplôme d’études approfondies (Master’s equivalent), Neuroscience, Université de Paris VI, 1992
- Ph.D., Cholinergic system and cerebral blood flow, Université de Paris VI, 1996
- Postdoctorate, Neurodegeneration and estrogens, McGill University – Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1998
- Postdoctorate, Alzheimer’s Disease and estrogens, McGill University – Douglas Hospital Research Centre, 1998
Research interests
New therapeutic targets for pathologies related to vision
Recent publications
Kang, J.I., Groleau, M., Dotigny, F., Giguère, H. & Vaucher, E. (In press 2014). Visual training paired with electrical stimulation of the basal forebrain improves orientation-selective visual acuity in the rat. Brain Structure and Function.
Almasieh, M., MacIntyre, J.N., Pouliot, M., Casanova, C., Vaucher, E., Kelly, M.E. & Di Polo, A. (2013). Acetylcholinesterase inhibition promotes retinal vasoprotection and increases ocular blood flow in experimental glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 54(5), 3171-3183.
Hétu, S., Pouliot, M., Cordahi, G., Couture, R. & Vaucher, E. (2013). Assessment of retinal and choroidal blood flow changes using laser doppler flowmetry in rats. Current Eye Research, 38(1), 158-167.
Laplante, F., Zhang, Z.W., Huppé-Gourgues, F., Dufresne, M.M., Vaucher, E. & Sullivan, R.M. (2012). Cholinergic depletion in nucleus accumbens impairs mesocortical dopamine activation and cognitive function in rats. Neuropharmacology, 63(6), 1075-1084.
Pouliot, M., Talbot, S., Sénécal, J., Dotigny, F., Vaucher, E. & Couture, R. (2012). Ocular application of the kinin B1 receptor antagonist LF22-0542 inhibits retinal inflammation and oxidative stress in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. PloS one, 7(3), e33864.
Zhang, Z. ., Kang, J.I. & Vaucher, E. (2011). Axonal varicosity density as an index of local neuronal interactions. PloS one, 6(7), e22543.
Fontaine, O., Olivier, S., Descovich, D., Cordahi, G., Vaucher, E. & Lesk, M.R. (2011) The effect of intravitreal injection of bevacizumab on retinal circulation in patients with neovascular macular degeneration. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 52(10), 7400-7405.
Pouliot, M., Hétu, S., Lahjouji, K., Couture, R. & Vaucher, E. (2011). Modulation of retinal blood flow by kinin B1 receptor in Streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Experimental Eye Research, 92(6), 482-489.
Zhang, Z.W., Burke, M. W., Calakos, N., Beaulieu, J.M. & Vaucher, E. (2010). Confocal analysis of cholinergic and dopaminergic inputs onto pyramidal cells in the prefrontal cortex of rodents. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 4(21).
Deschênes, M.C., Descovich, D., Moreau, M., Granger, L., Kuchel, G.A., Mikkola, T.S., Fick, G.H., Chemtob, S., Vaucher, E. & Lesk, M.R. (2010). Postmenopausal hormone therapy increases retinal blood flow and protects the retinal nerve fiber layer. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 51(5), 2587-2600.
Research orientation
Axis 1
Research topic
Research Site
CRIR – Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille of the CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre
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