
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

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
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

Colin Poirier
Summer-Fall 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
ALUMNI
Graduate students and Post-doctoral fellows

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Jessica Avila Lopez
M.Sc. student 2020-2022

Mohammed Amir Husain
Post-doc fellow 2020-2022

Inès Khatir
M.Sc. student 2020-2022

Darren Carpentier-Lalancette
M.Sc. student 2020-2022

Javier Rocha Ahumada
M.Sc. student 2018-2020
Undergraduate students

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Nelson Mounguengue
Intern Summer 2022

Maged Ibrahim
Intern Summer 2022

Tushar Patel
Intern Summer 2022

Frédérick Comtois
Intern Winter 2022

Anne Castonguay
Intern Winter 2022

Mathia Canepa
Intern Summer 2021

Nina Di Grande
Intern Fall 2020
Intern Summer 2021

Diana Junique
Intern Fall 2019

Micah Scott
Intern Summer 2019