Francois El-Daher
Questioning the Universe until it answers, which happens sometime.
The University of Edinburgh
Adaptation of biological systems to critical changes
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Edinburgh, UK and tenured research engineer at CNRS, France. My research interests include cellular stress response, tissue repair and regeneration, bioimaging and modelling.
Interests
- Stress response
- CNS Regeneration
- Systems biology
- Image analysis
- Microfluidics
- Microscopy
- F-techniques
- 3D printing
Education
PhD in Physics, 2002
University of Paris - Orsay
Master in Physics, 1998
University of Paris - Orsay
Experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Edinburgh
Stress response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Edinburgh
Brain repair in zebrafish larvae
Projects
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Microglia role in brain repair
Investigating how mechanical forces exerted by microglia allow brain tissue recover its integrity after an injury
Investigating how yeast cell cope with stress in various conditions
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Recent Publications
(2024).
Wound closure after brain injury relies on force generation by microglia in zebrafish.
Life Science Alliance.
(2021).
Controlled Semi-Automated Lased-Induced Injuries for Studying Spinal Cord Regeneration in Zebrafish Larvae.
JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS.
(2020).
Neural circuit reorganisation after spinal cord injury in zebrafish.
CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT.
(2019).
SUMOylation of the nuclear pore complex basket is involved in sensing cellular stresses.
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE.
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