Originally from the North East part of France, I grew up in a small town surrounded by nature. I've always been interested in animal behavior, biology and genetics. My initial training after high school was as a medical lab technician, but once I've set a foot in a research lab, I couldn't get enough! I got an opportunity to reconcile my passion for behavior with my undergrad training in biochemistry and molecular biology when I joined the Joint Master in Neuroscience at the University of Strasbourg. I pursed with a PhD with Michael Reber at the INCI during which I studied the development of visual maps in the mouse superior colliculus. I had found my structure of interest! After obtaining my PhD, I had to know more about the physiology and behavioral implication of this structure, and with this in mind, decided to join Jianhua Cang's lab (JC) for a post-doc. Since then, I've been characterizing the visual responses, organization and modulation in this structure, hoping to reconcile physiology with behavior. There is still a long way to go, but so far the journey has been fantastic! The good news is, I'll be pursuing this work in my own lab which will be opening at the University of Michigan in January

Lab website: https://sites.google.com/view/savierlab/home

Contact: esavier@med.umich.edu