Thesis defence Caina NING

Thesis defence Caina NING

Subject of thesis: Cholinomimetics-Mediated Activities of Peptidergic Neurons Innervating the Salivary Glands of the Tick Ixodes ricinus

On Friday, 21 March 2025, Caina NING defended her research thesis, entitled « Cholinomimetics-Mediated Activities of Peptidergic Neurons Innervating the Salivary Glands of the Tick Ixodes ricinus »  within the NeuroTick group at the UMR BIPAR.

  • PhD supervisor:  Ladislav ŠIMO (DR INRAE) 
  • Co-director:  Steeve H. THANY,
  • Co-supervision : Alejandro CABEZAS-CRUZ, et Verónica RISCO-CASTILLO

The jury was composed of :

  • Président: Pr Nathalie Boulanger, PharmD, PhD-Université de Strasbourg 
  • Pr Patricia NUTTALL Emeritus Professor of Arbovirology in the Department of Biology (formerly Zoology), University of Oxford. England
  • Pr Barend MANS, PhD- Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
  • Pr Jan Adrainus VEENSTRA -  Emeritus Professor at Université de Bordeaux, France
  • Pr Yoonseong PARK, PhD- Kansas University, USA