Contact Information
(267) 519-4849
Herve Kadji
Postdoctoral Fellow
Education
Ph.D., Physics; Institut de Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques (I.M.S.P), Porto-Novo, Benin
Research Summary
I am interested in understanding at the cellular level the olfactory microcircuit of mouse. Although nitric oxide (NO) plays a paramount role in olfactory processing for vertebrates, its functions on circuits in the bulb remain unknown. Using electrophysiology and immunohistochemistry techniques, I will first focus on analyzing synaptic and neuronal signaling mediated by NO to understand its contribution(s) in olfaction. Afterwards, based on experimentally recorded data, some theoretical/computational approaches will be used to develop a realistic model of the olfactory microcircuit.
Keywords
Olfactory bulb, nitric oxide, ionic channels, electrophysiology, modeling
