Mathieu Di Miceli, Ph.D.

At an undergraduate level, I studied Physiology and Neuroscience, graduated in 2009 with a B.Sc. from the University of Montpellier, followed by a Master's degree in 2012. At this time, I discovered electrophysiology, during my research in Mireille Lerner-Natoli's laboratory, where we studied epileptiform activities on  ex vivo organotypic hippocampal slices.

This led to my enrollment for a Ph.D. thesis in Benjamin Gronier's laboratory at De Montfort University. As the project was focused on in vivo single cell extracellular electrophysiology, I fine tuned my electrophysiological skills using a new technique. My thesis on neuropharmacology was completed in 2016.

In 2017, I joined Sophie Layé's laboratory to study the relationship between polyunsaturated fatty acids, endocannabinoid receptors and synaptic plasticity, using ex vivo patch clamp electrophysiology. On the right is an example of a whole-cell patch clamp recording performed in a medium sized spiny neuron (within the nucleus accumbens).

In 2021, I joined the University of Worcester as a Lecturer. I am teaching in several modules, including anatomy, physiology, genetics and pharmacology. My research will be based on understanding the neurophysiology of neuronal networks, using in silico techniques.