Martin Picard

Martin Picard

Research Interest

Dr. Picard’s translational research program investigates mechanisms of mitochondrial psychobiology. Investigators and trainees in the Mitochondrial Signaling Lab team combine genetic, cellular, imaging, and psychophysiology approaches to examine how psychosocial exposures impact mitochondrial structure and functions, and how energetic perturbations within mitochondria influence key brain-body processes involved in cognition, psychological stress reactivity, and resilience. Their work leverages computational and network approaches based on machine learning to capture molecular patterns of mitochondrial dysregulation across tissues, from organelle to organism.

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