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

Joannie St-Germain

Research assistant

joannie.st-germain[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Dark blue
Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings
Favorite book: Harry Potter
Favorite hobby: Hiking and fostering cats
Idea of happiness: Travel the world to taste every cuisine that is out there and drink every cocktail imaginable, while finishing my days on a float, in a lagoon or bay surrounded by nature
Motto: I'd rather be honest than impressive
Birthday: July 8th

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

Jessica Avila Lopez

M.Sc. student

jessica.avila.lopez[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Blue
Favorite movie: Pride and Prejudice
Favorite book: Hopscotch
Favorite hobby: Volleyball
Idea of happiness: Reading in an airplane
Motto: The best is yet to come!
Birthday: October 10th

Olivier Dionne

PhD 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

Florent Amiot

PhD 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

Viktoriia Bavykina

B.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

Colin Poirier

Summer intern

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

Nelson Mounguengue

Summer intern

[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Black
Favorite movie: The Wire
Favorite book: I don't read books!
Favorite hobby: Sport, listening music, watching football games
Idea of happiness: Watching a good football game while listening to a good rap album
Motto: Still I rise
Birthday: August 22nd

Tushar Patel

Summer intern

[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Yellow
Favorite movie: 3 idiots
Favorite book: Not one to name!
Favorite hobby: Sports & Documentaries
Idea of happiness: 3... 2... 1... Liftoff!
Motto: Live as if there is no tomorrow
Birthday: October 5th

Maged Ibrahim

Summer intern

[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Blue
Favorite movie: Dark knight
Favorite book: Inferno
Favorite hobby: Jogging
Idea of happiness: Spending time with family
Motto: Never give up and always do your best
Birthday: January 1st