Guillaume de Lartigue

Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology


Education
2002, BS, Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom
2007, PhD, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Honors and Awards
2006 Best Poster award, Wellcome Trust PhD conference, London
2007 Keystone Symposia Scholarship
2008 Calam Travelling Fellowship
2008 Recipient of the 2008 Burgen Award
2010 Selected to give presentation at the SSAT presidential session at DDW
2012 Selected to attend Little Brain Big Brain conference
2012 Selected by peers to represent the best of Little Brain Big Brain at NGM2012
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2012 de Lartigue G, Raybould HE.: The Gastrointestinal Tract and Control of Food Intake, Johnson LR, Ghishan FK, Kaunitz JD, Merchant J, Said HM, Wood J, (ed), Physiology of the Gastrointestinal tract, London, UK; Waltham MA, USA; San Diego, CA, USA. 1963-78.
Research Focus
Determining the cellular and molecular mechanisms in vagal afferent neurons involved in the control of feeding behavior, and understanding the role of these neurons in the pathophysiology of obesity using models of diet-induced obesity.
Specialty Focus
Gut-brain signaling; feeding behavior
Ten Recent Publications

2011
de Lartigue G, Barbier de la Serre C, Espero E, Lee J, Raybould HE
Diet-induced obesity leads to the development of leptin resistance in vagal afferent neurons

2010
de Lartigue G, Dimaline R, Varro A, Raybould H, De la Serre CB, Dockray GJ
Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript mediates the actions of cholecystokinin on rat vagal afferent neurons

2008
Burdyga G, de Lartigue G, Raybould HE, Morris R, Dimaline R, Varro A, Thompson DG, Dockray GJ
Cholecystokinin regulates expression of Y2 receptors in vagal afferent neurons serving the stomach