
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

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

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
[at]usherbrooke.ca
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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

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

Viktoriia Bavykina
M.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

Salomé Sabatié
M.Sc. student
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

Colin Poirier
M.Sc. student
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

Dhaval Raghwani
M.Sc. student
dhaval.manilal.raghwani[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Black
Favorite movie: The Pursuit of Happiness
Favorite book: The Subtle Art of not giving a Fuck
Favorite hobby: Trying out new cuisines and traveling
Idea of happiness: Satisfaction
Motto: Strive for excellence
Birthday: March 19th

Antxon Etchebest
M.Sc. student
[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

Antonin Paquet
B.Sc. 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

Thomas Papineau-Valex
B.Sc. student
thomas.papineau-valex[at]usherbrooke.ca
ABOUT ME
Favorite color: Red
Favorite movie: Princess mononoke
Favorite book: Empire and fondation
Favorite hobby: Board game
Idea of happiness: Being with family and friends
Motto: Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well
Birthday: January 20th
ALUMNI
Graduate students, Post-doctoral fellows and Research staff

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Joannie St-Germain
Research assistant 2019-2022

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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Daphnée Levasseur
Intern Summer 2023

Angie Dion
Intern Summer 2023

Navya Srivastava
Intern Summer 2023

Philippe Dufour
Intern Summer 2023

Maged Ibrahim
Intern Summer 2022
Intern Winter 2023

Nelson Mounguengue
Intern Summer 2022

Tushar Patel
Intern Summer 2022

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