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
Benjamin Dumont
Post-doctoral fellow
(Co-direction: Dr Philippe Sarret)
benjamin.dumont2[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Green
Favorite movie: The lord of the rings
Favorite book: Frieren
Favorite hobby: Small crafty projects, worldbuilding, tabletop RPGs
Idea of happiness: Probably a mix of serotonin and ocytocin
Motto: Life finds a way
Birthday: April 9th
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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
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
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
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
Antonin Paquet
Ph.D. student
(Co-direction: Dr Marc-Antoine Lauzon)
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
Romain Davesne
Ph.D. student
(Direction: Dr Marc-Antoine-Lauzon)
romain.davesne[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite movie: Airplane!
Favorite book: Cthulhu Mythos
Favorite hobby: Jetski
Idea of happiness: Innovate !
Motto: Progress is forged in failure
Birthday: August 19th
Salomé Sabatié
Ph.D. student
(Direction: Dr Karine Choquet)
salome.sabatie[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
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
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
Gabriella Searle
Intern
gabriella.searle[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite movie: Despicable me
Favorite book: The Stranger by Albert Camus
Favorite hobby: Trying new food dishes with friends/family
Idea of happiness: Laughing with good people
Motto: Adventure is out there!
Birthday: August 17th
Abby Jones
Intern
abby.jones[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite movie: Death becomes her
Favorite book: I who have never known men
Favorite hobby: Crocheting and reading
Idea of happiness: Food
Motto: Comparison is the thief of joy
Birthday: August 19th
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Graduate students, Post-doctoral fellows and Research staff
Olivier Dionne
Ph.D. student 2021-2026
Florent Amiot
Ph.D. student 2020-2026
Salma Sekkat
M.Sc. student 2025
Viktoriia Bavykina
M.Sc. student 2022-2025
Colin Poirier
M.Sc. student 2022-2025
Louise Lecordier
M.Sc. student 2024
Muhammad Riaz Khan
Post-doc fellow 2020-2024
Dhaval Raghwani
M.Sc. student 2023-2024
Jeru Manoj Manuel
Post-doc fellow 2021-2024
Joannie St-Germain
Research assistant 2019-2022
Nelson Mounguengue
M.Sc. student 2022
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.D.-M.Sc. student 2020-2022
Javier Rocha Ahumada
M.Sc. student 2018-2020
Undergraduate students
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Shun Ye
Intern Summer-Fall 2026
Abby Jones
Intern Summer 2026
Gabriella Searle
Intern Summer 2026
Cloé Bérard
Intern Winter 2026
Amélia Drouin
Intern Winter 2026
Victor Croisetière
Intern Fall 2025
Mario Tapia Escamilla
Intern Summer-Fall 2025
Raphaël Robichaud
MD Intern Summer 2025
Daniel Kristofic
Intern Summer 2025
Étienne Delisle
MD Intern Summer 2025
Juan Alonso Martinez
Intern Summer 2025
Oumaima Dalle
Intern Summer 2025
Naïm Jos
Intern Winter 2025
José Díaz Maldonado
Intern Fall 2024
Alexia Côté
Intern Summer 2024
Carlos Alves de Lima
Intern Summer 2024
Thomas Papineau-Valex
Intern Winter 2024
Dhaval Raghwani
Intern Summer 2023
Angie Dion
MD Intern Summer 2023
Navya Srivastava
Intern Summer 2023
Philippe Dufour
Intern Summer 2023
Daphnée Levasseur
Intern Summer 2023
Maged Ibrahim
Intern Summer 2022
Intern Winter 2023
Tushar Patel
Intern Summer 2022
Frédérick Comtois
Intern Winter 2022
Anne Castonguay
Intern Winter 2022
Viktoriia Bavykina
Intern Summer-Fall 2021
Mathia Canepa
Intern Summer 2021
Nina Di Grande
Intern Fall 2020
Intern Summer 2021
Diana Junique
Intern Fall 2019
Inès Khatir
Intern Summer 2019
Jessica Avila Lopez
Intern Summer 2019
Micah Scott
Intern Summer 2019