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Elvire Vaucher is a Professor and Deputy Director at the School of Optometry, University of Montreal. Her research focuses on the cholinergic system's role in visual cortex plasticity, attention, and learning in rodents, with applications to vision restoration after ocular diseases or brain injuries. She holds a PhD and two postdoctoral fellowships in Neuroscience and leads interdisciplinary research initiatives in vision science.
- Affiliations: Member of CRIR (Rehabilitation Research Center), CERNEC (Cognitive Neuroscience), and networks like RRSV (Vision Health Research Network).
- Grants: Principal investigator of over 20 projects funded by CRSNG, IRSC, FCI, and others, including recent studies on multiphoton imaging platforms and cholinergic modulation.
- Education: Doctorate and postdoctoral training in Neuroscience, with expertise in optometry and vision science.
Research Interests: Cholinergic modulation of visual perception, kinin receptors in diabetic retinopathy, and neuropharmacological strategies for vision restoration. Her work bridges basic science and clinical applications, emphasizing cortical plasticity and translational research.
Awards: Recipient of the Prix Yves Joanette d'excellence en recherche sur le vieillissement from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2020).
Teaching: Leads advanced courses in vision research, including seminars and conferences for graduate students in optometry and vision science programs.
