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

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

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

Inès Khatir

M.Sc. student

ines.khatir[at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Blue
Favorite movie: Hunt for the wilderpeople
Favorite book: The world according to Garp
Favorite hobby: Rugby
Idea of happiness: Eating and traveling
Motto: Seek beauty everywhere
Birthday: March 14th

Mohammed Amir Husain

Post-doctoral fellow

mohammed.amir.husain [at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Green
Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings
Favorite book: Prince of Persia
Favorite hobby: Sports, video games, poetry
Idea of happiness: Family and friends
Motto: How can you move forward when you keep regretting the past?
Birthday: January 3rd

Darren Carpentier-Lalancette

MD-MSc student

darren.carpentier-lalancette [at]usherbrooke.ca

ABOUT ME

Favorite color: Blue
Favorite movie: Anthropoid
Favorite book: On the Genealogy of Morality
Favorite hobby: Sport, Languages
Idea of happiness: Fairness
Motto: Pick up the next stone, and carry it over
Birthday: August 7th

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

Viktoriia Bavykina

Summer intern

[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

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