The Ion Channel and Synaptic Neurobiology  Laboratory (UNIS UMR_S 1072, director Dominique Debanne) is a joint INSERM and Aix-Marseille University research unit.

The laboratory is comprised of two research groups whose main objectives are to understand the molecular mechanisms of neurotransmission and the role of ion channels in neuronal communication, plasticity and brain diseases. The laboratory also has a technological platform which aims to develop novel molecular tools for the diagnosis and prognosis of autoimmune neurological diseases. We perform assays to detect autoantibodies against  VGCC as well as VGKC / LGI1 .