Vincent Hellier (IR2)

Vincent Hellier (IR2)

My aim is to develop tools for controlling reproduction in small ruminants by focusing on the physiological players involved in central control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.

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In 2017, I obtained a PhD in Neurosciences at the University of Liège in Belgium under the supervision of Pr. Julie Bakker (GIGA Neurosciences). My work focused on the study of the neuronal circuitry controlling the reproductive behavior of female mice. A particular interest was focused on the role of kisspeptin neurons by studying the influence of the olfactory system on these neurons as well as the interactions with other neuronal populations, crucial in the expression of female sexual behavior. Subsequently, from 2017 to 2020, my postdoctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute in Cologne, Germany (with Dr. Sophie Steculorum) focused on the influence of olfaction on the control of metabolism in mice. In 2020, I joined the Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction team as a research engineer.