Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026An account is needed, otherwise the article is behind a firewall. 100
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This work was done in the context of research aiming to test the hypothesis that infections may represent a trigger of Parkinson's disease. 000
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A new preprint from my lab, presenting work where we evaluated the impact of repeated exposure to pathogen-derived signals (LPS, Poly:IC) on brain inflammation and the dopamine system. Work supported by @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgRepeated exposure to viral and bacterial danger signals in Parkin deficient mice induces inflammation but fails to trigger parkinsonismExperimental models of Parkinson's disease (PD) traditionally involve direct perturbations of the functioning of dopamine (DA) neurons. However, PD is increasingly recognized as multifactorial in orig... 120
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauPublish-Review-Curate (PRC) Alliance @prcalliance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Delays in the scientific publication system often stem from a lengthy, inefficient peer review process. Can we improve it? Yes! We can change the way things are ordered in the publication pipeline: first Publish, then Review and Curate! Learn more here 👉 publish-review-curate.org/what-is-publ... 053
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Do you have some exciting work on dopamine and related topics ready for submission? Please consider this special issue on dopamine in the European Journal of Neuroscience. This is related to the Dopamine 2026 meeting that was held last May. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...onlinelibrary.wiley.comEuropean Journal of Neuroscience Call for Papers DOPAMINE: From Molecules to Behavior and Therapeutics 023
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The world road cycling championships on the Université de Montreal campus! Very cool! 070
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Who is planning to attend the "Axon 2027" meeting in Roterdam? This should be a great meeting for everyone interested in the biology of neuronal axons. www.linkedin.com/company/axon...linkedin.comAXON2027 | LinkedInAXON2027 | 199 followers on LinkedIn. Bi-annual symposium about development, plasticity and regeneration of neural circuits, in 2027 held in Rotterdam NL | The AXON meeting is a 3-day neuroscience con... 010
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The newest "Neurobiology of disease" special number just came out in August in the journal "Current Opinion in Neurobiology". Please take a moment to read the editorial I wrote with my colleague Tracy Young-Pearse. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com 010
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A manuscript that we published this past summer. This work was carried out in the context of our global objective to examine whether infections could represent a trigger of Parkinson's disease. @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org journals.plos.org/plospathogen...journals.plos.orgA single Citrobacter rodentium infection in Pink1 knockout and wild-type mice leads to regional blood-brain-barrier perturbation and limited microglial activation without dopamine neuron axon terminal...Author summary We hypothesize that immune system activation is linked to the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Previous work revealed that repeated gastrointestinal infections with Citrobacter ... 040
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A lire. www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opi...lapresse.caPour un Québec qui croit en sa scienceUn dialogue fluide entre chercheurs et élus est souhaitable afin que les connaissances se rendent jusqu’aux lieux où se prennent les décisions, estiment les auteurs. 000
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 19/08/2026A war period (1942) CCM bicycle that I recently salvaged and put back on the road. 021
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 11/07/2026With Fumino Fujiyama and Alex Tchung in Sapporo, Japan, discussing basal ganglia circuitry. 010
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauExhausted in QC 🇨🇦 @ninjazz636.bsky.social · 19/06/2026#Carney government passes law allowing authorization of banned pesticides—essentially allowing cabinet to overrule science. « We already have a pesticide regulatory system in place and it's there to protect people and protect the environment. » www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caCarney government passes law allowing authorization of banned pesticides | CBC NewsThe federal government has brought in major changes to how pesticides are regulated in Canada, granting cabinet the power to authorize the use of pesticides — even ones that Health Canada has deemed u... 0108
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Un fabricant de vélos montréalais qui sort du cadre www.ledevoir.com/economie/969...ledevoir.comUn fabricant de vélos montréalais qui sort du cadreL’entreprise Memento Cycles prouve qu’il est encore possible de faire des vélos à la main au Québec. 010
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Horrible... I am sorry to see that you guys in the USA are led by a mentally deranged leader. 100
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauWilluhnLab @willuhnlab.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Submit your abstract until May 15 for the "Monitoring Molecules in Neuroscience" conference in Amsterdam (Sept 7-10, 2026) to get the latest update on in-vivo neuro-methods from a brilliant lineup of keynote and panel speakers: monitoringmolecules.org/invited-spea... Please repost!monitoringmolecules.orgMMiN 2026 - MMiN 045
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 31/03/2026@umontreal-en.bsky.social Our lab is also proudly supported by the Krembil Foundation. @krembilfoundation.bsky.social 010
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Please check out our recent review on Parkinson's disease. The focus is on how cell-autonomous vulnerability factors and non-cell-autonomous triggers such as infections may interact to lead to neuronal loss. ASAP-supported work. @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org www.cell.com/trends/neuro...cell.comCell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous drivers of dopamine neuron vulnerability in Parkinson’s diseaseThe motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are linked to age-dependent degeneration of dopamine neurons. Traditionally, the loss of these neurons has been thought to stem mainly from cell-autonomous ce... 131
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauKatharina Schmack @kathaschmack.bsky.social · 31/03/2026🥁🎉The Psychosis Collective proudly presents our first preprint 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐳𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬-𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝘈 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 starring Le He & Harriet Feldman www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We wanted to understand how antipsychotics work. Thread🧵 37833
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 23/03/2026I am happy not to have to travel to the USA for scientific meetings for the moment. 000
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauTommaso Patriarchi @tpatriarchi.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Read the article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comNext-generation multicolor indicators for in vivo imaging of norepinephrine - Nature MethodsImproved red and green indicators for norepinephrine and their characterization are reported. These indicators allow detection of norepinephrine release in awake behaving mice in dual-color fiber phot... 064
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauJennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 16/03/2026This is an incredible documentation of the systematic, intentional collapse of American health science, by Elizabeth Ginexi. open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...open.substack.comI Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They’ve Published 14How NIH went from 756 funding announcements to 14 in two years — and what it means for every disease that depends on federal research 211237730
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 16/03/2026C'est la semaine du cerveau! Venez à notre activité grand public qui aura lieu ce vendredi 20 mars, de 17h30 à 19h00 au bar La Maisonnée, tout près de l'Université de Montréal. @umontreal.ca @umontreal-en.bsky.social @facmed-umontreal.bsky.social @canacn.bsky.social 052
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauAna Dorrego Rivas @adorrego.bsky.social · 11/02/2026The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is definitely one to celebrate. We have come a long way, and the future is bright and hopeful. But to get there, we need to keep acknowledging the systemic biases that sadly still exist nowadays 👇🏻 12010
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauUniversité de Montréal - News @umontreal-en.bsky.social · 05/02/2026#ENERGY It's called AzoBiPy, it stores 2X the energy of most comparable molecules and is highly soluble in water — and that could make it a game-changer in the hunt for greener, safer batteries. @profrochefort.bsky.social #chemistry @jacs.acspublications.org nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2...nouvelles.umontreal.caSaving sunny days for a rainy day: a new molecule for storing green energyAn UdeM-led research team has developed an organic molecule that stores renewable energy with record stability, paving the way for more sustainable flow batteries. 001
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauPedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 31/01/2026This is Minneapolis. So damn proud of this place. Easily the largest group bike ride I've ever seen of people showing up for the Pretti-Good Memorial Ride. Huge thanks to all those who did logistical work, marshalled, and showed up for justice. 014330
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 31/01/2026A powerful song. We will remember. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...youtube.comBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 021
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 24/01/2026This is Alex Pretti. This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA. Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE. #ScientistsAgainstICE 271635762
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauTanya 🧚♀️👑 @faeryqueene73.bsky.social · 23/01/2026A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA! 402258276602
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 20/01/2026A very useful review on the contributions of aging in mouse Parkinson's disease models. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comUnraveling the intersection of aging and Parkinson’s disease: a collaborative roadmap for advancing research models - npj Parkinson's Diseasenpj Parkinson's Disease - Unraveling the intersection of aging and Parkinson’s disease: a collaborative roadmap for advancing research models 010
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauChristian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Another way in which Denmark is helping the US! 062
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Franchement, ça ressemble à des signes de démence précoce. 020
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Australians are deciding USA is not a place to visit… oddly they still are going to Canada. Almost like there is something specific about the US.. #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/off-the-char... 1363357792
Reposted by Louis-Eric Trudeaushaka 🦁👑 @beejonson.me · 17/01/2026trump released the names of people who will "govern" and "rebuild" Gaza. White people in western liberal democracies, the same ones supporting israel, a white settler colonial apartheid ethnostate on its campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians, get to decide who governs Gaza. 1691344
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauEdouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Down with ICE. Abolishing it should be day 1 priority for the next US president. Murderers. Fascists.nbcnews.comMinneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE officer during immigration-related operation, DHS saysThe Department of Homeland Security said it was a "vehicle ramming related" incident. 1207
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Good news. The government of Canada has recently launched a new initiative to recruit top-level scientists, postdocs and graduate students to Canada. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl... Please consider joining our neuroscience community at the Université de Montréal!canada.caCanada Impact+ Research Chairs - Canada.ca 052
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Water leak in our building on campus on a Friday, just before the Christmas break.... 000
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauYulong Li Lab @yulonglilab.bsky.social · 09/12/2025BioRxiv link www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...biorxiv.orgPKU tags, novel genetically encoded shape tags for cell labeling in light and electron microscopyDistinguishing among neuronal cell types is crucial for deciphering complex neural networks and brain functions. However, the current repertoire of cell-labeling tools compatible with light microscopy... 031
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauEdouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · 14/11/2025why would it? the trump madness does not show any sign of slowing eitherbbc.comCanadian boycott of US travel shows no sign of slowingOctober marked the 10th month of decreased Canadian travel to the US, with many staying away over political and trade tensions. 161
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Like many Canadian neuroscientists, I am not attending the SFN meeting this year. 230
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 05/11/2025For those in Montreal or in the area interested in new research on Parkinson's disease, please add in your agenda these two events, mainly for the general public, people with PD, their families etc... Please share. medecine.umontreal.ca/event/confer... medecine.umontreal.ca/event/spinel...medecine.umontreal.caConférence grand public Spinelli - Faculté de médecineLe Département de neurosciences de l’Université de Montréal propose la deuxième édition des Conférences grand public Spinelli sur la maladie de Parkinson. L’événement grand public se tiendra au pavill... 020
Louis-Eric Trudeau @louistrudeau.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Spending an evening working on my NSERC HQP training plan. Exciting. 030
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 01/10/2025The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. “Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science,” the statement read. “She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.” 519067
Reposted by Louis-Eric TrudeauRichard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 24/09/2025HHMI adopts Plan U journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... 914969