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C. elegans, Drosophila, Neurobiology, Aging, Neurodegenerative disorders, Circadian rhythms, Sleep
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Employment (3)

Harvard Medical School: Boston, Massachusetts, US

2016-06-01 to present | EMBO Postdocotral Fellow (Neurobiology)
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Alexandra Vaccaro

ESPCI ParisTech: Paris, Île-de-France, FR

2012-10-01 to 2016-04-30 | PhD student (Brain Plasticity Unit)
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Alexandra Vaccaro

Centre de recherche du CHUM: Montreal, QC, CA

2009-09-01 to 2012-04-01 | M.Sc. student
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Alexandra Vaccaro

Education and qualifications (4)

Université Pierre et Marie Curie: Paris, Île-de-France, FR

2012-10-01 to 2016-04-30 | PhD (Graduate School ED3C)
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Alexandra Vaccaro

Université de Montréal: Montreal, QC, CA

2009-09-01 to 2012-04-01 | M.Sc. (Pathology and Cell Biology (option: nervous system))
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Alexandra Vaccaro

Université Paris Descartes: Paris, Île-de-France, FR

2007-09-01 to 2009-07-01 | Licence Sciences Biomédicales (B.Sc. Biomedical Sciences)
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Alexandra Vaccaro

Université Paris Descartes: Paris, Île-de-France, FR

2005-09-01 to 2007-07-01 (PreMed (PCEM1))
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Alexandra Vaccaro

Funding (4)

Unraveling mechanisms of sleep deprivation-induced morbidity and mortality using Drosophila melanogaster

2016-06 to 2018-05 | Contract
European Molecular Biology Organization (Heidelberg, DE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

ALTF 1345-2015

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Alexandra Vaccaro

Impact of circadian disruptions on age-related functional decline in Drosophila, during normal aging and in a model of Parkinson's disease

2015-10 to 2016-04 | Contract
Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (Paris, FR)
GRANT_NUMBER:

FDT20150532717

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Alexandra Vaccaro

Impact of circadian disruptions on age-related functional decline in Drosophila, during normal aging and in a model of Parkinson's disease

2012-10 to 2015-09 | Contract
Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche (Paris, FR)
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Alexandra Vaccaro

C. elegans development models ALS

2011-11-01 to 2011-11-30 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

118214

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Alexandra Vaccaro via DimensionsWizard

Works (11)

A gut-secreted peptide suppresses arousability from sleep

Cell
2023-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Iris Titos; Alen Juginović; Alexandra Vaccaro; Keishi Nambara; Pavel Gorelik; Ofer Mazor; Dragana Rogulja
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Drosophila Clock Is Required in Brain Pacemaker Neurons to Prevent Premature Locomotor Aging Independently of Its Circadian Function

PLOS Genetics
2017-01-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Alexandra Vaccaro; Paul H. Taghert; Abdul-Raouf Issa; Laurent Seugnet; Serge Birman; André Klarsfeld
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Chronic jet lag impairs startle-induced locomotion in Drosophila

Experimental Gerontology
2016-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Alexandra Vaccaro; Serge Birman; André Klarsfeld
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Fragile lifespan expansion by dietary mitohormesis in C. elegans.

2016-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Tauffenberger A; Vaccaro A; Parker JA
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Alexandra Vaccaro via Europe PubMed Central

Pharmacological reduction of ER stress protects against TDP-43 neuronal toxicity in vivo.

2013-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Vaccaro A; Patten SA; Aggad D; Julien C; Maios C; Kabashi E; Drapeau P; Parker JA
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Alexandra Vaccaro via Europe PubMed Central

[Stress-induced propagation of neurodegeneration by wild-type proteins in simple models of ALS].

2013-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Vaccaro A; Parker JA
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Alexandra Vaccaro via Europe PubMed Central

Methylene blue protects against TDP-43 and FUS neuronal toxicity in C. elegans and D. rerio.

2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Vaccaro A; Patten SA; Ciura S; Maios C; Therrien M; Drapeau P; Kabashi E; Parker JA
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Alexandra Vaccaro via Europe PubMed Central

Mutant TDP-43 and FUS cause age-dependent paralysis and neurodegeneration in C. elegans.

2012 | Journal article
Contributors: Vaccaro A; Tauffenberger A; Aggad D; Rouleau G; Drapeau P; Parker JA
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Alexandra Vaccaro via Europe PubMed Central

Glucose delays age-dependent proteotoxicity.

2012-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Tauffenberger A; Vaccaro A; Aulas A; Vande Velde C; Parker JA
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Alexandra Vaccaro via Europe PubMed Central

TDP-1/TDP-43 regulates stress signaling and age-dependent proteotoxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans.

2012-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Vaccaro A; Tauffenberger A; Ash PE; Carlomagno Y; Petrucelli L; Parker JA
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Alexandra Vaccaro via Europe PubMed Central

The role of differential expression of human interferon--a genes in antiviral immunity.

2009-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Génin P; Vaccaro A; Civas A
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Alexandra Vaccaro via Europe PubMed Central