
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
ALUMNI
Graduate students and Post-doctoral fellows

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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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