Dr. Vincent Pons received his PhD from Universite Laval (Quebec, Canada) in molecular medicine. After 1 year as Senior Research Scientist in the laboratory of Dr. Serge Rivest, Vincent went to the industry as Project Manager (in vivo services, neurodegenerative diseases) at The Jackson Laboratory, USA. Dr. Pons research focus was on understanding the role of the innate immune system in the neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis.