The lab attended the 20th RiboClub annual meeting (September 22-27, 2019) at the Hôtel Chéribourg in Magog (Québec, Canada). This anniversary program was exceptional (check it here), with talks given by amazing scientists and nobel prize personnalities. Javier also had the opportunity to present his …
Our lab is located in the PRAC building on the University Health Campus. In the PRAC, there are 3 research departments: Biochemistry, Microbiology and Cell Biology. Every year, the departments organize a common activity. This year, they planned a full day at Fort Débrouillard. Based …
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!
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 …
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!
First lab experience for Micah! Mouse dissection, quantitative PCR, western blot, cloning and… bench cleaning! 🙂
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 …
As a young PI who started his lab less than a year ago, I anticipated many challenges but also had many expectations. One of them was to create the “perfect” lab (Graal of each researcher) where all your team members can make “one”. Seeing Javier, …
Yesterday, the members of the RiboClub had their social day. Conference the morning and fun the afternoon. The lab was there (not me) and here are the photos they wanted to share – still looking for the conference’s photos! 😉 Jessica, Javier, Micah and …
I had the opportunity to attend the workshop “New frontiers in the brain: unexpected roles of the choroid plexus – cerebrospinal fluid system in health and disease” organized by Fiona Doetsch and Maria Lehtinen in coordination with the Compagny of Biologists. This workshop took place …
It is now official and thus no longer confidential information: I am one of the 2019 Discovery Award recipients from the Banting Research Foundation! Please check the list of other recipients on the website. The Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award is important and unique as …
Today was Joannie’s birthday! We celebrated with a piña colada cake et some beers! Happy birthday Joannie!