People

Curriculum Vitae
Yann Le Franc, PhD
Birth date: May 10th 1974

Birth place: Auray (Morbihan, France)

Nationality: French

Married, 1 child

Education
2004 PhD in Neuroscience and Pharmacology - Distinction "with honours", University of Bordeaux 2, France

2000 Master in Cognitive Sciences, University Joseph Fourier and Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble,France

1999 Master of Cellular Biology specialization Neurobiology, University of Aix-Marseille 2, France

1998 BS in Cellular Biology, University of Aix-Marseille 2, France
Current Position
2009- Board Member and Secretary of the INCF's MultiScale Modeling Task Force and Scientific Coordinator of the Belgian Neuroinformatics node
Previous research experience
2006-2009 Research Assistant Professor, Krasnow Institute, George Mason University, Virginia, USA
Principal Investigators: Dr. K.T. Blackwell and Dr. D. Plenz (NIMH, Bethesda, MD, USA)

2004-2006 Computer and Network Engineer, Unite de Neurosciences, Information et Complexite -CNRS UPR 3293, Gif-sur-Yvette France

2000-2004 PhD student, Physiopathology of spinal neuronal network-INSERM U862, Neurocentre Magendie, Bordeaux, France
PhD supervisor: Pr. Gwendal Le Masson

1999-2000 Master thesis in Cognitive Science, Neurodegenerescence and plasticity-INSERM U836,Grenoble, France
Supervisors: Dr. Y. Goldberg (CEA/INSERM U836) and Dr. J.L. Martiel (TIMC-IMAG)

1998-1999 Master thesis in Neurobiology, Cellular Neurocybernetics laboratory- CNRS UPR 4091, Marseille, France
Supervisor: Dr. Barthelemy-Requin
Publications
Peer-reviewed publications
Le Franc Y., Le Masson G., Multiple firing responses in dorsal horn relay neurons: computational analysis of mechanisms and functional implications, 2010, J. Neurophysiol., Jul 28. [Epub ahead of print]

Androutsellis-Theotokis A., Rueger M.A., Park D.M., Boyd J.D., Padmanabhan R., Campanati L., Stewart C.V., LeFranc Y., Plenz D., Walbridge S., Lonser R.R., McKay R.D.,Angiogenic factors stimulate growth of adult neural stem cells, 2010,PLoS One,Feb 26;5(2):e9414

Debay D., Wolfart J., Le Franc Y., Le Masson G., Bal T., Exploring spike transfer through the thalamus using artificial-biological neuronal networks, 2004, J. Physiol(Paris), 98:540-558
Book chapter
Sadoc G., Le Masson G., Foutry B., Le Franc Y., Piwkowska Z., Destexhe A., Bal T., Re-creating in vivo like activity and investigating the signal transfer capabilities of neurones: dynamic-clamp applications using real-time NEURON, 2009, in The Dynamic-Clamp: From Principles to Applications (edited by A. Destexhe and T. Bal), Springer