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
Suzanne Gascon
Research assistant
suzanne.gascon[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Red
Favorite movie: Star Wars
Favorite book: Harry Potter
Favorite hobby: Rowing
Idea of happiness: Simplicity, family, friends
Motto: The worst we can say to you is no
Birthday: March 29th
Clara Bergis-Ser
Post-doctoral fellow
clara.bergis.ser[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Blue, emerald green
Favorite movie: Harry Potter
Favorite book: The host
Favorite hobby: Singing, reading
Idea of happiness: A healthy happy family
Motto: Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you
Birthday: May 30th
Florent Amiot
Ph.D. 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
Olivier Dionne
Ph.D. 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
Léa Ferreira
Ph.D. student
lea.ferreira[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Green
Favorite movie: Astérix et Obélix mission Cléopâtre
Favorite book: Kilomètre 0
Favorite hobby: Running, playing music and sleeping
Idea of happiness: Sharing a good meal with good cheese & bread, and good friends
Motto: Marvel at simple things
Birthday: July 19th
Guillaume Provost
Ph.D. student
guillaume.provost[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite movie: The Lord of the Rings
Favorite book: Autre-Monde
Favorite hobby: Board game
Idea of happiness: Chemicals in my brain
Motto: It is what it is
Birthday: November 19th
Antxon Etchebest
Ph.D. student
antxon.etchebest[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Red
Favorite movie: 120 battements par minute
Favorite book: Les mémoires de Zeus
Favorite hobby: Language learning
Idea of happiness: Cerveza, música y país vasco
Motto: Salut everybody tout le monde, ça y est c’est mardi c’est bientôt le week end !
Birthday: March 2nd
Salomé Sabatié
Ph.D. student
salome.sabatie2[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Black, blue
Favorite movie: Back to the future, The theory of everything
Favorite book: Le papillon des étoiles
Favorite hobby: Listening to music, reading, dancing
Idea of happiness: A road trip in a mint blue Volkswagen Kombi
Motto: Souris à la vie et elle te sourira aussi !
Birthday: November 23rd
Antonin Paquet
Ph.D. student
antonin.paquet[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Orange, Blue
Favorite movie: The martian
Favorite book: Revelation Space
Favorite hobby: reading, running, DIY
Idea of happiness: Discoveries and friendships
Motto: What beautiful surprises does life have in store for me today?
Birthday: September 28th
Aziz Ben Radhia
Ph.D. student
aziz.ben.radhia[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Black and blue
Favorite movie: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
Favorite book: Tuesdays with Morrie
Favorite hobby: Soccer, gym, reading
Idea of happiness: Putting a smile on my mother’s face
Motto: How big would you dream if you knew you couldn't fail?
Birthday: May 31st
Anthony Giguère
M.Sc. student
anthony.giguere[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite movie: Star Wars
Favorite book: L'Unique et sa propriété
Favorite hobby: Playing hockey
Idea of happiness: Enjoy every moment with family and friends
Motto: You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
Birthday: November 25th
Maxime Fréchette
M.Sc. student
maxime.frechette2[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Green
Favorite movie: The green mile
Favorite book: La V'limeuse autour du monde
Favorite hobby: Skiing, music
Idea of happiness: Waking up on a boat
Motto: If you really want it, you'll find a way to achieve it
Birthday: September 3rd
Gabrielle-Lee Gaudreau
M.Sc. student
gabrielle-lee.gaudreau[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Green
Favorite movie: Harry Potter
Favorite book: Five Feet Apart
Favorite hobby: Knitting, reading
Idea of happiness: Spending good time with friends and family
Motto: Everything happens for a reason
Birthday: March 8th
Victor Croisetière
B.Sc. student
victor.croisetiere[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Green
Favorite movie: War of the worlds
Favorite book: The institute
Favorite hobby: Sport and plants
Idea of happiness: Simple and efficient
Motto: You can learn from everything
Birthday: July 23rd
Cloé Bérard
B.Sc. student
cloe.berard[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Red
Favorite movie: Spy
Favorite book: Le voleur d'ombres
Favorite hobby: Reading, skiing, music
Idea of happiness: Creating memories with family and friends
Motto: Rien n’arrive pour rien !
Birthday: July 17th
Amélia Drouin
B.Sc. student
amelia.drouin[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Dark green
Favorite movie: Life of Pi
Favorite book: Hippie (Paulo Coelho), Un thé dans la toundra (Joséphine Bacon)
Favorite hobby: Reading, art, yoga, cozy video games
Idea of happiness: Alone in the forest
Motto: You can choose if a difficult situation is a lesson or a failure
Birthday: February 14th
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M.Sc. student 2022-2025
Louise Lecordier
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Post-doc fellow 2020-2024
Dhaval Raghwani
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M.Sc. student 2023-2024
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Joannie St-Germain
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Research assistant 2019-2022
Nelson Mounguengue
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M.Sc. student 2022
Jessica Avila Lopez
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M.Sc. student 2020-2022
Mohammed Amir Husain
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Post-doc fellow 2020-2022
Inès Khatir
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M.Sc. student 2020-2022
Darren Carpentier-Lalancette
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Javier Rocha Ahumada
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Intern Summer 2025
Raphaël Robichaud
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Daniel Kristofic
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Étienne Delisle
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MD Intern Summer 2025
Juan Alonso Martinez
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Intern Summer 2025
Oumaima Dalle
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Naïm Jos
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Intern Winter 2025
José Díaz Maldonado
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Intern Fall 2024
Alexia Côté
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Intern Summer 2024
Carlos Alves de Lima
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Intern Summer 2024
Thomas Papineau-Valex
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Intern Winter 2024
Angie Dion
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MD Intern Summer 2023
Navya Srivastava
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Intern Summer 2023
Philippe Dufour
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Intern Summer 2023
Daphnée Levasseur
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Intern Summer 2023
Maged Ibrahim
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Intern Summer 2022
Intern Winter 2023
Tushar Patel
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Intern Summer 2022
Frédérick Comtois
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Intern Winter 2022
Anne Castonguay
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Intern Winter 2022
Mathia Canepa
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Intern Summer 2021
Nina Di Grande
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Intern Fall 2020
Intern Summer 2021
Diana Junique
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Micah Scott
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