Marie-Pierre Junier
Director
Sorbonne universities
France
Biography
Marie-Pierre Junier’s interest in brain neoplasms developed as a natural extension of fundamental research studies aiming at deciphering the role of neuron-glia interactions during development and neurodegenerative diseases. Following studies of the role of troubles of glial cell differentiation in cancerous transformation, she created with Dr. H Chneiweiss the team “Glial plasticity and neuro-oncology†located in the Neuroscience laboratory of the Institute of Biology Paris Seine Institute (IBPS). The team project questions the dynamics of tumor cell functional heterogeneity, and its impact on malignant glioma growth.
Research Interest