People

Benoit Laurent

Principal Investigator

benoit.laurent[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Blue
Favorite movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Favorite book: La dame aux camélias
Favorite hobby: Running
Idea of happiness: Wine, bread & cheese
Motto: To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
Birthday: May 7th

Muhammad Riaz Khan

Post-doctoral fellow

muhammad.riaz.khan[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Blue
Favorite movie: Avatar, Inception
Favorite book: Not a fan of books ! 🙂
Favorite hobby: Photography, travel
Idea of happiness: Family & friends
Motto: Serve the human being in any aspect
Birthday: January 1st

Jeru Manoj Manuel

Post-doctoral fellow

jeru.manoj.manuel[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Brown
Favorite movie: Memento
Favorite book: The Theory of Everything
Favorite hobby: Performing theatre before, but now watching thriller movies
Idea of happiness: Explore the different facets of 'Life' to attain a balance
Motto: Come what may, keep evolving and never ever give up!
Birthday: April 20th

Viktoriia Bavykina

M.Sc. student

viktoriia.bavykina[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Pink
Favorite movie: To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Knives Out
Favorite book: Hunger Games, Agatha Christie's novels
Favorite hobby: Languages, DIY, dancing, makeup
Idea of happiness: Adopting a dog
Motto: If the opportunity doesn't knock, build a door
Birthday: July 6th

Olivier Dionne

Ph.D. student

olivier.dionne[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Red
Favorite movie: The longest yard
Favorite book: I don't read book 😅
Favorite hobby: Sport, cooking
Idea of happiness: Simplicity
Motto: A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
Birthday: February 12th

Colin Poirier

M.Sc. student

colin.poirier[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Red
Favorite movie: Hacksaw Ridge
Favorite book: The Whisperer (Donato Carrisi)
Favorite hobby: Boardgame, kayak, running
Idea of happiness: Simplicity and Discovery
Motto: 👍
Birthday: December 15th

Florent Amiot

Ph.D. student

florent.amiot[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Black
Favorite movie: Cloud Atlas, Jeux d'enfants
Favorite book: Les milles et une nuits
Favorite hobby: Theater, Sport
Idea of happiness: Life without regrets
Motto: Paris is very small for those who love eachother with such great love
Birthday: January 22nd

Antonin Paquet

B.Sc. student

antonin.paquet[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Orange, Blue
Favorite movie: The martian
Favorite book: Revelation Space
Favorite hobby: reading, running, DIY
Idea of happiness: Discoveries and friendships
Motto: What beautiful surprises does life have in store for me today?
Birthday: September 28th

Salomé Sabatie

B.Sc. student

salome.sabatie[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Black, blue
Favorite movie: Back to the future, The theory of everything
Favorite book: Le papillon des étoiles
Favorite hobby: Listening to music, reading, dancing
Idea of happiness: A road trip in a mint blue Volkswagen Kombi
Motto: Souris à la vie et elle te sourira aussi !
Birthday: November 23rd

Philippe Dufour

B.Sc. student

philippe.dufour2[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: White
Favorite movie: Avatar
Favorite book: Royal
Favorite hobby: Sport
Idea of happiness: Balancing what you want most, and what you want now
Motto: Fais ce que tu sais faire le mieux
Birthday: September 27th

Daphnée Levasseur

B.Sc. student

[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Pink
Favorite movie: Promising Young Woman
Favorite book: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Favorite hobby: Travelling ✈️
Idea of happiness: Having a golden retriever
Motto: Life is better in pyjamas
Birthday: October 4th

Navya Srivastava

M.Sc. student

navya.srivastava[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Black
Favorite movie: Before sunrise
Favorite book: King Kong Theory
Favorite hobby: Writing poems
Idea of happiness: Music and sweets!
Motto: Cringe is inevitable. Embrace it.
Birthday: February 16th

Angie Dion

M.D. student

angie.dion[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Purple
Favorite movie: Mr. Brooks
Favorite book: Insomnia
Favorite hobby: Traveling
Idea of happiness: Sipping wine on a beach in Thaïland
Motto: A person often meets his destiny on the took to avoid it (Jean de La Fontaine)
Birthday: August 19th

Dhaval Raghwani

M.Sc. student

[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Black
Favorite movie: The Pursuit of Happiness
Favorite book: The Subtle Art of not giving a Fuck
Favorite hobby: Trying out new cuisines and traveling
Idea of happiness: Satisfaction
Motto: Strive for excellence
Birthday: March 19th

Guillaume Provost

Ph.D. student

guillaume.provost[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Blue
Favorite movie: The Lord of the Rings
Favorite book: Autre-Monde
Favorite hobby: Board game
Idea of happiness: Chemicals in my brain
Motto: It is what it is
Birthday: November 19th