Gérard Eberl

The phenomenon of neurogenesis in adult animals, which has therapeutic potential in treating neurodegenerative diseases, leads to several questions: What controls the pattern of connections formed by new cells? How is the stability of […]

The Think tank Mucosal Immunology gathers several research units form the departments of immunology, microbiology, cellular biology and epidemilogy and infection, as well as from the Institut Imagine (Necker) and Hôpital Paul Brousse. It […]

We are interested in deciphering the relationships that link gut microbiota with the immune system and the brain. So far, the mechanisms underlying these interplay, and most importantly their consequences, remain largely unknown. Therefore […]

The symbiotic microbiota plays an essential role at many levels of host physiology, and germfree mice develop a large number of defects. In the intestine, the microbiota metabolises nutrients and toxins to generate an […]

Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a newly discovered family of lymphocytes that is mobilizing the immunological community worldwide. Three types of ILCs have been described, termed ILC1, 2 and 3, which phenocopy T helper […]