Month: August 2020

Post-lockdown lab life

Post-lockdown lab life

With the end of the lockdown, all the labs resume progressively their research activities. How are we doing ? What are the (positive) consequences of the lockdown? I was interviewed on this topic. You can read the article here or watch the video below.  

Ines and Joannie, actresses!

Ines and Joannie, actresses!

These past days, the short film “Le Passeur” was directed in Sherbrooke. The director Clara Prévost was looking for walk-on actors; Joannie and Ines applied and got accepted! They were excited about their experience as the shooting of the film happened late at night in 

Dissection week

Dissection week

Students often think that profs are not doing any experiments and are always in their office writing grants. Even I’m not an “old” investigator, doing experiments is helping me to balance my day and also to remain in touch with the “reality”. This week was 

Congratulations Florent!

Congratulations Florent!

Congratulation to Florent Amiot!  He was just awarded a doctoral fellowship from the Gérond’if (France) to do a PhD between Paris and Sherbrooke. This project is a close collaboration with the laboratory of Dr Fabien Pifferi.

Happy Birthday Darren!

Happy Birthday Darren!

Today is Darren’s birthday! Because he is with his family, the lab celebrated it yesterday with a cake and some presents!