Thomas Durcan
Associate Professor
- IPSCs,
- neurons,
- glial cells,
- translation,
- partnerships
Dr. Thomas M. Durcan is an Associate Professor within the Montreal Neurological Institute (The Neuro) and McGill University and Director of the Neuro’s Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU), focused on the use of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for fundamental and translational discovery project through partnerships with academia and industry. Founded under a decade ago, the group has established a cohort of 200+ iPSCs that have been advanced into both discovery and translational projects and used to generate a wide range of neuronal and glial subtypes, in addition to more advanced 3D brain organoid models, with a focus on Parkinson’s disease, ALS and rare diseases. Working with others, through these models advancements in RNA and precision therapies are advancing within the EDDU.
