Zoë Bichler

My research interests relate to understanding the behavioral and biochemical characteristics of psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases, as a strategy to discover therapeutic agents and improve medical care. During my career, I have developed a strong expertise in pre-clinical studies, establishing, running, troubleshooting and teaching neurobehavioral assays, as well as advising on the best experimental design, and developing new technical setups. Trained in the fields of neuroscience, immunology, cardiology and metabolism, including microbiome research, I favor a multidisciplinary approach to solving scientific problems.

Interests

• Understanding psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases by considering the organism as a whole (brain structures, behavior, and main functions including the role of the microbiome)
• Investigating new paradigms and tools to improve animal behavioral research
• Developing and conducting studies for preclinical trials with new generations of therapeutics
• Dance therapy - Argentine Tango as a tool for helping patients with serious diseases (e.g. delaying motor dysfunctions, helping patients fighting against serious illness, improving psychological troubles such as depression, etc)
• Languages

Aspirations

• Director/Manager of animal behavioral platform/core facility
• Consultant for animal behavioral testing
• Expressive dance movement therapist
• Involvement in an NGO linked to the protection of our environment