Month: February 2021

Sherbrooke: best student city in Canada!

Sherbrooke: best student city in Canada!

A recent national survey just ranked Sherbrooke first among the best student cities in Canada, closely followed by Montreal, Kingston (Ontario) and Québec city – all the details are here. What are the main factors that put Sherbrooke in this enviable position? The living environment, 

Happy Birthday Olivier!

Happy Birthday Olivier!

Today we celebrated Olivier’s birthday! As Olivier is new in the lab, I just realized that his birthday was last week! One good reason to have another cake this week! 🙂  

Valentine’s day

Valentine’s day

As a lab tradition, I decided to show my « love » to every lab member with sweet presents: a cake and some heart-shapped macarons! It was a success!  

I did it!

I did it!

Sometimes, some grants are harder to write than others (= your students can see that you do not sleep a lot and you are tired). I just submitted a new grant today (deadline at 12pm) and when I came to the students’ office to let 

Welcome Olivier!

Welcome Olivier!

Welcome to Olivier Dionne! Olivier is currently a Ph.D student in Dr Francois Corbin’s lab where he did his M.Sc. degree. Starting today, I am officially his co-director and will guide him for his project related to the X fragile syndrome.