At work!
Why to wait?! Freshly arrived for her internship, Jessica started her first dissection of mouse choroid plexuses under Javier’s supervision. What is better than a « Cinco de Mayo » happy hour to celebrate this mexican duo! 🙂
Why to wait?! Freshly arrived for her internship, Jessica started her first dissection of mouse choroid plexuses under Javier’s supervision. What is better than a « Cinco de Mayo » happy hour to celebrate this mexican duo! 🙂
Welcome to Inès Khatir and Jessica Avila Lopez! Inès and Jessica are doing a 3-month summer internship in the lab before starting a Master degree in January 2020! Jessica Avila Lopez
Javier did his first western blot today and… it was a total fail! At least he keeps smiling…
Saturday night, we had another monthly joint lab party with the Roucou lab. For this edition, it was “bring your country speciality” and the fun took place at Jean-Francois’s house! Not too much photos because I was busy eating! 😉
Last night, the Research Center on Aging celebrated an evening of recognition. The purpose of this evening was to thank the participants and to present to them the results of the research studies in which they were involved. It was an opportunity for them to …
The 25th edition of the Symposium of the Department of Biochemistry took place today. This year, our guest speaker was Dr. Brian Wilhelm who spoke about his work on pediatric leukemias. As a jury member, I also had the pleasure of listening and evaluating the …
Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a worldwide campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. The Center for Neuroscience at the University of Sherbrooke and the CRCHUS Neuropole organized this week several conferences on the theme of the brain, ranging …
Our proposal on the development of a stem cell reprogramming platform just received financial support from the Research Center on Aging. Congratulations to our team, that of our collaborators (Martin Brochu, Stephen Cunnane, Isabelle Dionne, Rona Graham, Mélanie Plourde, Eléonor Riesco) for this great success! …
To access and work in a canadian animal facility, we have to do a fit mask testing. It looks more impressive than it is and it is… fun! 🙂
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of receiving the visit of our collaborator Maria Lehtinen in Sherbrooke (please check her lab website here). She came to present her work on the regulation of brain development by the choroid plexus – cerebrospinal fluid system. During the lunch …
Today, Javier presented the first seminar of his Master (Physiology program) and… it was a success! Congratulations Javier!
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 …