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Quentin Barraud

quentin.barraud@epfl.ch +41 21 695 50 21 https://www.neurorestore.swiss

EPFL SV BMI UPCOURTINE
B3 3 208.134 (Campus Biotech bâtiment B3)
Ch. des Mines 9
1202 Genève

Expertise

Translational neuroscience · Neuromodulation · Spinal cord injury & Parkinson’s disease · Multi-omics (single-cell, spatial transcriptomics, 3D cleared-tissue imaging) · Preclinical platform management · Swiss animal research regulation

Mission

To develop, coordinate, and supervise the preclinical activities of .NeuroRestore at EPFL, integrating innovative neuromodulation, gene therapy, and multi-omic strategies. To ensure regulatory compliance of all animal work, support scientific teams in experimental design, and build bridges between fundamental research and clinical translation.
Quentin Barraud is a neuroscientist and Director of the Mechanistic Division of .NeuroRestore (EPFL/CHUV/UNIL). His work focuses on restoring motor and autonomic functions after neurological injury by combining neuromodulation, gene therapy, and high-resolution multi-omic approaches. He leads the centre’s preclinical programs, coordinates major international projects, and drives the development of advanced 3D spatial biology pipelines at Campus Biotech. He supervises students and researchers and contributes to the translation of neurotechnologies from laboratory to clinic.

Curriculum vitae

2007-10           PhD in Neurosciences, University of Bordeaux 2, France. 
“Sleep disorders in Parkinson’s disease and restless legs syndrome: The dopaminergic hypothesis”              
Mentors: Prof. Erwan Bezard, Dr. Imad Ghorayeb
2005-07               Master (Neurosciences), University of Bordeaux 2, France. Awarded in 2007
2002-05               Bachelor (Biological sciences), University of Bordeaux 1, France. Awarded in 2005
 
Animal accreditations
2011                 Swiss LTK module 1, Zurich, CH
2016                Swiss LTK module 2, Lausanne, CH
2019                Swiss LTK module 20 (non-Human Primate), Fribourg, CH
 
 
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY INCLUDING CURRENT POSITIONS                                                          
 
2020- present                    Head of Mechanistic Division, Defitech Center for Interventional Neurotherapies (.NeuroRestore), Geneva (CH)
2019- present                     Senior scientist, Neuro-X institute, EPFL, Geneva, Switzerland
2012-2019                             Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Neuroprosthetics, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
2010-2012                             Postdoctoral Fellow, Experimental Neurorehabilitation, Universität Zürich, Switzerland (CH)
2007 - 2010                          Doctoral Research Assistant, CNRS, University of Bordeaux, France. 

Formation

Sleep disorders in Parkinson’s disease and restless legs syndrome: The dopaminergic hypothesis

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2007 – 2010 University of Bordeaux