Behavioral Phenotyping – Services & Expertise
Comprehensive solutions for precise behavioral tracking and analysis tailored to your research needs.
“Our mission is to enhance the reproducibility, reliability, and impact of behavioral research by leveraging cutting-edge technologies, advanced data analysis, and tailored experimental designs to deliver precise and actionable insights.”
Our Services
Behavioral Tracking and Analysis
What we offer: High-resolution tracking and quantification of animal behavior using state-of-the-art systems.
Examples: Advanced motion tracking, detailed movement pattern analysis, and interaction quantification.
Quantitative Phenotyping
What we offer: Comprehensive behavioral data analysis to uncover subtle phenotypic variations.
Focus Areas: Social behavior, anxiety-related traits, and neurodevelopmental phenotypes.
Custom Experimental Paradigms
What we offer: Tailored experimental designs to meet specific research goals.
Examples: Developing paradigms for studying cognition, social dynamics, and stress responses.
Digital Innovation and Automation
What we offer: Customized tools and software solutions for automating behavioral tracking and data analysis.
Value: Increased efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of your research workflow.
Behaviors and protocols published
Damien is a trained behavioral expert. His publications include a wide range of behavioral protocols:
- Behavioral phenotyping of rats following stress and housed in an Enriched Environmental setup. Publication link.
- Anxiety-like behaviors and Coping strategies
- Operant conditioning
- endocrinological assessments
- Training and testing rats in Running Wheels (from Intellibio), collaboration published in Nature Medicine.
- Behavioral and physiological phenotyping of rats selected for differential stress profiles: Publication link.
- Selective breeding (Stress protocol and endocrinological screening)
- ECG and HR monitoring with DSI implants.
- Stress protocols: social stress and restraint
- Pharmacological manipulations
- Long-term assessment of spatial memory performances in rats with different stress reactivity. Publication link.
- Morris water maze, with a reversal learning phase
- Forced-swim as a stressor
- Optogenetics and Social preference testing on the Magel2 mouse model of autism: BioRxiv link.
- Assessing sociability of mice in an Home-cage monitoring system while manipulating somatosensory cells in the skin. Publication Link.
- LiveMouseTracker monitoring system.
- Analysis of social behaviors and social dynamics
- Social Preference testing
- Genetic and DREADD manipulations of mouse lines.
- Skin-Nerve recordings and FURA2 Calcium imaging
- Somatosensory screening:
- Temperature gradient
- Von Frey filaments
- Conditioned Place Preference (CPP), with CNO injections
- LiveMouseTracker monitoring system.
Expertise in Behavioral Phenotyping
Core Specializations
- Advanced Behavioral Tracking Systems: Expertise in implementing tools like DeepLabCut, SLEAP, and home-cage monitoring technologies.
- Quantitative Analysis: Deep understanding of data-driven approaches to extract meaningful insights from complex behavioral datasets.
- Custom Experiment Design: Creative and scientifically robust paradigms that address specific research hypotheses.
Real-World Applications
- Translational research for neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Preclinical testing of therapeutic interventions.
- Behavioral monitoring in naturalistic settings to improve ecological validity.
Why Work With Us?
- Precision and Innovation: Expertise in cutting-edge technologies for behavioral tracking and analysis.
- Tailored Solutions: Customized experimental designs and analysis pipelines.
- Collaborative Approach: Partnership-focused services to maximize research impact.
- Proven Results: Track record of high-impact publications and successful collaborations.