MEET OUR
Team
François Bachand
Born and raised :
Laval, Qc. Canada
Education :
B. Sc. McGill University; M. Sc. Université de Montréal; PhD. McGill University; Postdoc: Harvard Medical School
Scientific interests :
Transcription, RNA, and gene regulation
Outside interests:
My family, outdoor activities, hockey, and a good beer!
Nouhou Haidara
Born and raised :
Mali
Education :
Master, Sorbonne Université; PhD, Université Paris-Saclay
Scientific interests :
Transcription, regulation of gene expression, and noncoding RNAs
Outside interests:
Reading novels, soccer, and hiking
Anne-Marie Landry-Voyer
Born and raised :
Québec, Qc. Canada
Education :
Ph.D. Université de Sherbrooke
Scientific interests :
Ribosomes, ribosome biogenesis, dedicated chaperones, extra-ribosomal ribosomal protein functions
Outside interests:
My family, ultimate frisbee, hiking, ice skating
Lauren Kwiatek
Born and raised :
Lens, Hauts-de-France; France
Education: Licence :
M.Sc., Université de Sherbrooke
Scientific interests :
RNA quality control, proteomics
Outside interests :
Photography, painting, Hiking, and good dessert!
Aura-Lee Béliveau-Caron
Born and raised :
Saint-Jérôme, Qc. Canada
Education :
B. Sc. Université de Sherbrooke;
Scientific interests :
Gene regulation, proteomics, and RNA
Outside interests:
Soccer, Mind games with friends, reading and good food!
Mélodie Latour
Born and raised :
Hudson, Qc. Canada
Education :
B. Sc. Université de Sherbrooke
Scientific interests :
RNA-binding proteins, intron retention, and RNA splicing
Outside interests:
Fitness, cuddling with my bunny and, more importantly, spending time with my family
Poulami Choudhuri
Born and raised :
Tripura, India
Education: Licence :
B.Sc. University of Delhi, Integrated Ph.D. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali
Scientific interests :
Gene Regulation, RNA modifications, RNA Splicing
Outside interests :
Dance & Music, Family & Food
Cédric Boulanger
Born and raised : Sainte-Julie, Qc, Canada
Education : B.Sc., Université de Sherbrooke
Scientific interests : Gene regulation, transcription, and proteomics
Outside interests: camping & hicking
Zabih Mir Hassani
Born and raised : Afghanistan and Iran
Education :M.Sc., Cell and Molecular biology, Kharazmi university, Tehran, Iran
Scientific interests : lncRNAs, RNA-binding proteins, RNA life cycle
Outside interests: Soccer, Games, Foods
Lab Alumni
Maxime Duval
Where he is now:
Carlo Yague-Sanz
Where he is now: Chargé de Recherche FNRS, Université de Namur, Belgium
Danny Bergeron
Where he is now: PhD student in Michelle Scott’s lab at Université de Sherbrooke.
Marc Larochelle
Where he is now: B.Sc. lab coordinator in the department of Biology at Université de Sherbrooke.
Yann Vanrobaeys
Where he is now: PhD student in Ted Abel’s lab at the University of Iowa, USA.
Duy Nguyen
Where he is now: President and CEO of IVM Biotech.
Judit Hunyadkurti
Where she is now: Scientist at APO-T BV, Netherlands.
Caroline Telekawa
Where she is now: Program Manager, Genome Québec, Montreal.
Kiersten Dionne
Where she is now: PhD student in Javier Di Noia’s lab at IRCM in Montreal.
Jean-Francois Lemay
Where he is now: Postdoctoral research fellow, Université de Montréal / Maisonneuve-Rosemont research center
Gheorghe Pal
Where he is now: Rénovations G. Pal, Granby, Canada.
Pierre-Luc Mallet
Where he is now: Clinical Biochemist at Eastern Health, University of Newfoundland, Canada.
Jennifer Lafontaine
Where she is now: Research Scientist at Repare Therapeutics, Montreal, Canada.
Valérie Grenier St-Sauveur
Where she is now: Research Agent at Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, St-Hyacinthe.
Caroline Lemieux
Where she is now: Research Assistant, Institute de Recherche en Immunologie et Cancérologie (IRIC), Montreal.
Yves Beaulieu
Where he is now: Brasseur, Pit Caribou, Percé, Qc. Canada.
Nicolas Barbezier
Where he is now: Enseignant-Chercheur en biologie Moléculaire, Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, France.
Olivier St-André
Where he is now: IT Technician, Best Buy Canada.
Annie D’Amours
Where she is now: Gatineau, Qc. Canada.
Audrey Perreault
Where she is now: Lab Coordinator, Research Center on Aging, Université de Sherbrooke, Qc., Canada.