Neurobiologist studying retinal development and regeneration. @IRCM @UdeMontreal @McGill U. Proud dad of an amazing transgender boy. LGBTQ+ ally. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4655-9048 https://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mjktcaftds2cPleased to share that I have accepted the role of editor-in-chief at Neuroscience Insights @neuroinsights.bsky.social, a journal of @sagepub.com. Have a look at the journal website journals.sagepub.com/home/EXN to learn more. We are interested in solid papers in all areas of neuroscience. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/EXNto15 Apr 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjktcaftds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mjfmcjithk2qOur Commentary on the very nice recent paper from the @bobbyjeyeguy.bsky.social lab is finally out. A nice way to get a quick summary before diving into the full paper! Hope you like it. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.260295012313 Apr 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfmcjithk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mj2xn6ukzc2wExcited to participate in this meeting. Promises to be a very interesting event, consider joining us!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2xn6ukzc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mhnwlseusc2nMany great points made in thi article. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00743-122 Mar 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnwlseusc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mhbqkxmhus2c12 hour jet lags suck!17 Mar 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbqkxmhus2chttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mh4plivvj22oHad a wonderful visit at Taipei Medical University and Academia Sinica in Taïwan! Thank you to Jian-Ying Chuang and Chi-Hon Lee for hosting me and everyone who took time out of their schedule to meet with me and discuss their science!15 Mar 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4plivvj22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mfhhglocuc2qWatching normal NHL games after this will be bof…😳22 Feb 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhhglocuc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mfcpxdg5nc2aGreat win Canada! But next game maybe start playing in the first period, this would greatly help my heart rate...20 Feb 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcpxdg5nc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mfa6b32rak2qThis just made my day... [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfa6b32rak2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3me2lmsljnc2yHappy to announce that our latest paper is now out! Have you ever wondered how neural tissues control their size? In this paper, we show that cell division orientation is critical in both the cortex and retina. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz682704 Feb 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2lmsljnc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mbowrembuk2qCIHR notifying me today that I must file a final grant report before 30th September 2033… Is this some kind of joke?05 Jan 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbowrembuk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mbktshlfdk2x [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jan 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbktshlfdk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3mbawefo2p22vStunning [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Dec 2025 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbawefo2p22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3m7zznhwe622aLOL! Try to avoid catching methyl groups floating around… [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Dec 2025 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zznhwe622ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3m7aodsby2s2lI was honored this week to receive the Marcel Piché prize. But a prize is never a one person achievement. Thanks to everyone who made an impact in my career (too many to name all). And check out the nice video! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR4YwVpim-e/?igsh=ZmhuaXpxeTNmeXNh05 Dec 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7aodsby2s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3m73sobgfb22hCool stuff, congrats! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73sobgfb22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3m4dnrzq2a225Our latest paper is out! While the circadian photoentrainment circuit has been extensively studied, the mechanisms regulating its development remain poorly understood. Here we show that retinal Müller glia play a key role in this process. Check it out! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124725012355?via%3Dihub29 Oct 2025 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dnrzq2a225https://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3m3rzo6tm3c2hYou are a postdoc looking for an opportunity to present your latest work and discuss with leaders in the field? Apply to the early career scientists seminar series @ircm.bsky.social ! If selected, we pay for your expenses to come spend a day with us and give a seminar! https://www.ircm.qc.ca/en/news-detail/call-for-applications---early-career-scientist-seminar-series22 Oct 2025 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rzo6tm3c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3m3ksumembs2pI’m sure this guy is great, not the point, but to think the solution to Canadian scoence is to attract a few dozen scientists from abroad is complete nonsense. There are just as good scientists here. The problem is chronic underfunding. But this does not make headlines https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/canadas-brain-gain-a-scientific-migration-amid-us-turmoil/19 Oct 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ksumembs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/michelcayouette.bsky.social/post/3m3gq2kazk22aIt was a wonderful visit, so much strong vision science going on at Wash U ophthalmology! Thanks again for hosting me!! https://ophthalmology.wustl.edu/notable-beebe-lecture-2025/18 Oct 2025 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:ctvwffk4j74tu2r47656qrfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3gq2kazk22a