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Thomas Preat

Thomas Preat

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Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
10805
World Ranking
5919
National Ranking
259

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Thomas Preat is affiliated with PSL University in France and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their work notably spans subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology, and Genetics.

Their research focuses on a broad array of topics including Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Retinal Development and Disorders, and Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations.

Recent published papers include the following:

  • "Glia fuel neurons with locally synthesized ketone bodies to sustain memory under starvation" (2022, Nature Metabolism)
  • "Enteric neurons increase maternal food intake during reproduction" (2020, Nature)
  • "Glial glucose fuels the neuronal pentose phosphate pathway for long-term memory" (2021, Cell Reports)
  • "Glycolysis-derived alanine from glia fuels neuronal mitochondria for memory in Drosophila" (2023, Nature Metabolism)
  • "In vivo large-scale analysis of Drosophila neuronal calcium traces by automated tracking of single somata" (2020, Scientific Reports)

They frequently collaborate with a group of researchers, including Pierre-Yves Plaçais, Alice Pavlowsky, Bassem A. Hassan, Yasmine Rabah, and Typhaine Comyn.

Their work has been published in several prominent venues, with the most frequent being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Metabolism, Nature, Cell Reports, and Nature Communications.

Thomas Preat is recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), an acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Genetic dissection of consolidated memory in Drosophila

    T. Tully;T. Tully;T. Preat;S.C. Boynton;M. Del Vecchio

  • Mushroom body output neurons encode valence and guide memory-based action selection in Drosophila

    Yoshinori Aso;Divya Sitaraman;Toshiharu Ichinose;Karla R. Kaun

  • A subset of dopamine neurons signals reward for odour memory in Drosophila

    Chang Liu;Pierre-Yves Placais;Nobuhiro Yamagata;Barret D. Pfeiffer

  • Localization of Long-Term Memory Within the Drosophila Mushroom Body

    Alberto Pascual;Thomas Préat

  • Exclusive consolidated memory phases in Drosophila.

    Guillaume Isabel;Alberto Pascual;Thomas Preat

  • Behavioral consequences of dopamine deficiency in the Drosophila central nervous system

    Thomas Riemensperger;Guillaume Isabel;Hélène Coulom;Kirsa Neuser

  • Mushroom body efferent neurons responsible for aversive olfactory memory retrieval in Drosophila

    Julien Séjourné;Pierre-Yves Plaçais;Yoshinori Aso;Igor Siwanowicz

  • Distinct dopamine neurons mediate reward signals for short- and long-term memories

    Nobuhiro Yamagata;Toshiharu Ichinose;Yoshinori Aso;Pierre Yves Plaçais

  • Defining the role of Drosophila lateral neurons in the control of circadian rhythms in motor activity and eclosion by targeted genetic ablation and PERIOD protein overexpression.

    Eric Blanchardon;Brigitte Grima;André Klarsfeld;Elisabeth Chélot

  • PKA Dynamics in a Drosophila Learning Center: Coincidence Detection by Rutabaga Adenylyl Cyclase and Spatial Regulation by Dunce Phosphodiesterase

    Nicolas Gervasi;Paul Tchénio;Paul Tchénio;Thomas Preat

  • To Favor Survival Under Food Shortage, the Brain Disables Costly Memory

    Pierre Yves Plaçais;Thomas Preat

  • Neuroanatomy: Brain asymmetry and long-term memory

    Alberto Pascual;Kai-Lian Huang;Julie Neveu;Thomas Préat

  • Upregulated energy metabolism in the Drosophila mushroom body is the trigger for long-term memory

    Pierre Yves Plaçais;Éloïse De Tredern;Lisa Scheunemann;Séverine Trannoy;Séverine Trannoy

  • Slow oscillations in two pairs of dopaminergic neurons gate long-term memory formation in Drosophila

    Pierre Yves Plaçais;Séverine Trannoy;Guillaume Isabel;Guillaume Isabel;Yoshinori Aso

  • Identification of linotte, a new gene affecting learning and memory in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Jean-Maurice Dura;Thomas Preat;Tim Tully

  • Two Independent Mushroom Body Output Circuits Retrieve the Six Discrete Components of Drosophila Aversive Memory

    Emna Bouzaiane;Séverine Trannoy;Lisa Scheunemann;Pierre-Yves Plaçais

  • Parallel Processing of Appetitive Short- and Long-Term Memories In Drosophila

    Séverine Trannoy;Christelle Redt-Clouet;Jean-Maurice Dura;Thomas Preat

  • Sex Differences in Intestinal Carbohydrate Metabolism Promote Food Intake and Sperm Maturation.

    Bruno Hudry;Bruno Hudry;Eva de Goeij;Alessandro Mineo;Pedro Gaspar

  • The Role of cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein in Drosophila Long-Term Memory

    Bastianella Perazzona;Guillaume Isabel;Thomas Preat;Ronald L. Davis

  • Ciboulot regulates actin assembly during Drosophila brain metamorphosis.

    Isabelle Boquet;Rajaa Boujemaa;Marie-France Carlier;Thomas Préat

  • The Suppressor of fused gene encodes a novel PEST protein involved in Drosophila segment polarity establishment.

    A. Pham;P. Therond;Georges Alves;F. B. Tournier

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshinori Aso
Yoshinori Aso Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hiromu Tanimoto
Hiromu Tanimoto Tohoku University
Gerald M. Rubin
Gerald M. Rubin Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis
Gregory S.X.E. Jefferis MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Stephan J. Sigrist
Stephan J. Sigrist Freie Universität Berlin
Arnold Munnich
Arnold Munnich Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Martin Heisenberg
Martin Heisenberg University of Würzburg
Michael Ashburner
Michael Ashburner University of Cambridge
Jozef Gecz
Jozef Gecz University of Adelaide

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