With the Roucou lab, we decided to start a new tradition: a monthly joint lab party! The first edition – a “bring your speciality” potluck – took place at Marie’s apartment and was a success! Everybody prepared his favorite dish. Of course, Javier prepared his …
Our pilot grant on the effects of nutrition on brain physiology just received financial support from the Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (INAF). Congratulations to our team, that of Mélanie Plourde (Sherbrooke University), Frédéric Calon (Laval University) and Maria Lehtinen (Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard …
As part of the Quebec research on aging network, we have access a cohort of aging mice in Quebec City. Javier and I went there to collect samples for his Master’s project. Arriving late the day before, we spent the whole next day doing mouse …
Another Christmas party ! The Department of Biochemistry has decided to organize a curling tournament. This sportive afternoon was followed by a dinner in a restaurant.
Christmas is just around the corner. The Research Center on Aging has decided to celebrate its 30th birthday with a big Christmas party ! The 80’s were in the spotlight with Mélanie Plourde’s band “Under pressure”. We ate, we drank, we danced… even with a …
The CNS (Center of excellence in Neuroscience at the université de Sherbrooke) was created in 2006. The CNS plays a fundamental and structuring role within the university research community in Sherbrooke, setting a good example in terms of translational and interdisciplinary research. The CNS brings …
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Research Center on Aging has teamed up with Radio VM (100.3 FM) to offer a series of 17 programs entitled “Aging well” (details here). Today, I got to record my radio interview (1h) with Henri Laban and talked about …
The snow is already here! The first snowflakes fell on November 10th, more came on November 13th and the night of November 15th we got our first snow storm of the season. Last time, Sherbrooke had so much snow that early was in November 1961 …
Each wednesday, there is a sportive activity for students and professors at the gymnasium of the Health campus. Last week, it was badminton, one of my favorite sport! I decided to show that professors can still beat students even they are older. Indeed, this sportive …
Congratulations to Muhammad Riaz Khan ! He was just awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Research Center on Aging at Sherbrooke. He will be joining the lab in 2019.
