PD Dr. Philippe Coulon

Cellular Neurophysiology

Calcium signalling pathways of sensory and motor control in the thalamocortical system
Electrophysiology of rhythmogenesis in the central nervous system
Role of electrical synapses in the control of electrophysiological states of activity in the central nervous system

Since 2021 Principal Investigator, BrainLinks-BrainTools
2018 Venia legendi for Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology, Albert Ludwig University Freiburg
Since 2017 Senior Research Scientist, Optophysiology, Institute of Biology III, Faculty of Biology, Albert Ludwig University Freiburg
2015–2016 Fellow PhD, Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
2013 Habilitation, Venia legendi for Physiology, Medical Faculty, Westfalian Wilhelms-University Münster
2006–2013 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Physiology I – Neurophysiology, Medical Faculty, Westfalian Wilhelms University Münster
2005 Coordinator of the International Graduate School of Neuroscience (IGSN), Ruhr University Bochum
2005 Graduation as Dr. rer. nat. (PhD), Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
2001–2005 Research Associate, Institute of Neurobiology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
1994–2001 Studied Biology, Dipl.-Biol. (MSc), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Deubner J, Coulon P, Diester I (2019): Optogenetic approaches to study the mammalian brain. Curr Opin Struct Biol. 57, 157-163.
Coulon P and Landisman CE (2017): The Potential Role of Gap Junctional Plasticity in the Regulation of State. Neuron, 93(6), 1275–1295.
Neyer C, Herr D, Kohmann D, Budde T, Pape HC, and Coulon P (2016): mGluR-mediated Calcium Signalling in the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus. Cell Calcium, 59(6), 312-23.
Gerard E, Hochstrate P, Dierkes PW, and Coulon P (2012): Functional properties and cell type specific distribution of Ih channels in leech neurons. J Exp Biol. 215(2), 227-238.
Coulon P, Herr D, Kanyshkova T, Meuth P, Budde T, and Pape HC (2009): Burst discharges in neurons of the thalamic reticular nucleus are shaped by calcium-induced calcium release. Cell Calcium, 46, 333-346.