Would you like to watch or replay the Saucier – van Berkom Research Symposium which took place on May 20, 2021? It is now available for replay on our YouTube channel.
*Please note that the presentation is in French.
During this Symposium, Dr Philippe Huot, neurologist, presented the study of the neuropharmacology of the basal ganglia and how the modulation of two brain chemicals, serotonin and glutamate, could open the door to new therapies to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Dr Philippe Huot
Dr. Philippe Huot is a neurologist specializing in movement disorders at the McGill University Hospital Center, associate professor at McGill University and researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro). Dr Huot is using experimental models of Parkinson’s disease to develop drugs for the condition.
“My laboratory is as much involved in discovering treatments for the dyskinesia and psychosis observed in Parkinson’s disease as in developing a drug that would make it possible to obtain a complete cure” – Dr Philippe Huot
Dr Huot’s career and research to date can be found here: Dr Philippe Huot
Dr Huot’s presentation from the Symposium can be downloaded below.