Units

Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis

Education - Our LABO teaches anatomy to students of various programs, including medicine, dental sciences, veterinary sciences, physical therapy, occupational therapy, bioengineering, sports, nursing, pharmacy, medical biology and arts. Moreover, LABO members also teach human embryology. Research - The LABO is active in several fields thanks to its multidisciplinary staff and expertise: Biomechanics, Anatomy, Organogenesis, Embryology, Veterinary Sciences and Legal Medicine. State-of-the-art equipment is available. Clinics - The Center for Functional Evaluation (or CFE) organised by LABO offers patients, and their therapists, all services for following-up of locomotor and gesture disabilities linked to a variety of disorders (orthopeadics, neurology, etc). Clinical research is also performed at LABO. Logistics - The LABO is taking part in the organisation of various structures and international scientific events.

Projetcs

Embryology and Teratology, Craniofacial Anatomy and Louis Deroubaix Anatomy and Embryology Museum

Embryology and teratology: craniofacial anatomy 
This sector carries out work on normal facial development and abnormalities. In line with the non-partitioned nature of our various activities, this sector, which makes extensive use of data from microscopic morphology, has benefited from innovations of a quantitative nature introduced thanks to the experience acquired in the biomechanics and modeling sector. 

Embryology: avian pseudotooths and denticles:
Given that dental regression is at the edge of the transition between dinosaurs and birds, this work involves histological and histochemical studies of the development of avian pseudotooths and denticles. Our interest in dental structures stems from our participation in the dental section courses. Several developmental genes are analyzed (SHH, MSX1, BMP4, beta-catenin, PITX2).   These pseudo-tooths should be considered essentially as tactile organs. Current work focuses on the corneal papillae of the tongue of certain birds (notably the goose), which appear as true pseudo-tooths.