Laboratory 'Neurobiologie des Processus Adaptatifs', University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Fekrije Selimi's innovative strategy, the 'synaptic protein profiling' approach, is the first example for the purification of a single type of synapse from mouse cerebellum and subsequent identification of specific synaptic proteins. Her research focuses on controlling mechanisms in the development of highly complex neuronal connectivity in the mammalian brain. She combines genetic with biochemical approaches to dissect the signalling pathways underlying the specificity of brain connections.