Month: August 2019

Farewell – Micah

Farewell – Micah

Today was the last day of Micah in the lab. We went to the restaurant to celebrate the end of his first internship! Micah, we wish you the best of luck for the future!  

Pilot grant – RQRV

Pilot grant – RQRV

Our pilot grant on the effects of nutrition on brain physiology just received financial support from the Quebec Network for Research on Aging (RQRV). Congratulations to our team, that of Mélanie Plourde (Sherbrooke University), Frédéric Picard (Laval University), Frédéric Calon (Laval University) and Maria Lehtinen 

Operating grant – CIHR

Operating grant – CIHR

Our proposal on the study of RNA splicing and epigenetics in regulating the fate of neurons just received financial support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for the next 5 years! Let’s celebrate!  

Micah at work

Micah at work

First lab experience for Micah! Mouse dissection, quantitative PCR, western blot, cloning and… bench cleaning! 🙂  

Farewell – Jessica and Inès

Farewell – Jessica and Inès

Jessica and Ines have finished their internship but will be back in January to start their Master! Ines went back to France on July 24. We did a “au revoir” party at the restaurant with the Roucou lab.   Jessica went back to Mexico on