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Dr. '''Brigitte Kieffer''' (born February 26th, 1958) is a [[French people|French]] molecular neurobiologist known for her research of opiate receptors. Her areas of expertise include: molecular psychiatry, addiction, mood disorders, pain, and developmental disorders. Dr. Kieffer has international reputation in the field of opiate receptors, and has paved the way for better understanding of brain mechanisms involved in pain, mental illness, and drug addiction.<ref>"Brigitte Kieffer PhD." Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Centre Intégré Universitaire De Santé Et De Services Sociaux De L'Ouest-de-I'lle-de-Montréal Québec, 7 Feb. 2015. Web. </ref> She continues to pursue research and directs a team of over 300 people. Her discoveries have enabled us to comprehend how substances like morphine or heroine can kill pain, and foster addiction. <ref>- "Cloning Opioid Receptors to Better Understand Our Brain." Cloning Opioid Receptors to Better Understand Our Brain. For Women in Science L'Oreal Foundation, n.d. Web. </ref> |
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Dr. '''Brigitte Kieffer''' (born February 26th, 1958) is a [[French people|French]] molecular neurobiologist known for her research of opiate receptors. She has worked at [[UCLA]] in California. |
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<ref>"Brigitte Kieffer PhD." Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Centre Intégré Universitaire De Santé Et De Services Sociaux De L'Ouest-de-I'lle-de-Montréal Québec, 7 Feb. 2015. Web. </ref> |
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<ref>- "Brigitte Kieffer Receives the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award." Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Centre Intégré Universitaire De Santé Et De Services Sociaux De L'Ouest-de-I'lle-de-Montréal Québec, 2 May 2014. Web. </ref> |
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<ref>- "Cloning Opioid Receptors to Better Understand Our Brain." Cloning Opioid Receptors to Better Understand Our Brain. For Women in Science L'Oreal Foundation, n.d. Web. </ref> |
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<ref>- "Opioid Systems and Brain Function." IGBMC. Institut De Génétique Et De Biologie Moléculaire Et Cellulaire, n.d. Web. </ref> |
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Dr. Brigitte Kieffer (born February 26th, 1958) is a French molecular neurobiologist known for her research of opiate receptors. Her areas of expertise include: molecular psychiatry, addiction, mood disorders, pain, and developmental disorders. Dr. Kieffer has international reputation in the field of opiate receptors, and has paved the way for better understanding of brain mechanisms involved in pain, mental illness, and drug addiction.[1] She continues to pursue research and directs a team of over 300 people. Her discoveries have enabled us to comprehend how substances like morphine or heroine can kill pain, and foster addiction. [2]
Life
Kieffer became a Professor at the Universite Louis Pasteur in 1994 in Strasbourg. Dr. Kieffer is a Visiting Professor at the UCLA and Group Leader at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology.
She joined the Academie des sciences in December 2013. In 2014 she was given the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science.
Publications include
- Charbogne P., B. Kieffer, Befort K. (2014). 15 Years of genetic Approaches in vivo for addiction research: Opioid receptor and peptide gene knockout in mouse models of drug abuse, Neuropharmacology
- Lutz EP Kieffer B. (2013) Opioid receptors. Distinct roles in mood disorders, Trends Neurosci, 36 (3), 195-206.
References
- ^ "Brigitte Kieffer PhD." Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Centre Intégré Universitaire De Santé Et De Services Sociaux De L'Ouest-de-I'lle-de-Montréal Québec, 7 Feb. 2015. Web.
- ^ - "Cloning Opioid Receptors to Better Understand Our Brain." Cloning Opioid Receptors to Better Understand Our Brain. For Women in Science L'Oreal Foundation, n.d. Web.