In the lab

Research services

2019/9 to present: Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

  • Achievements and Tasks:
    • Led and coordinated multiple projects, identified issues, performed deep dives, proposed solutions, and planned projects and experiments
    • Planned and performed data and sample collection, interacted with patients, doctors, and health personnel, coordinated research efforts between stakeholders, networked, and fostered collaborations
    • Designed, planned, and led preclinical research, in silico, in vitro, and in vivo on animal models of cancer
    • Created and managed databases, analyzed data, developed data analysis pipelines and models, provided advice on statistical data analysis and modeling, and integrated multidimensional and multiomic data
    • Trained and managed trainees, participated in team efforts, troubleshooting, and process improvement
    • Shared results in international events, wrote manuscripts and funding applications, produced scientific illustrations, conducted scientific and tech watch, and gathered trends from the field and scientific events
    • Roadmapped, built infrastructure and strategy, managed budget and financial previsions, reviewed products and materials, and conducted quote inquiries and purchases.

2020/3 to 2020/4: Research Assistant for the Sustainable Development Chair at Laval University

  • Achievements and Tasks:
    • Organized interviews with specialists in sustainable development of businesses
    • Developed communication platform and material for the network, edited and published videos
    • Developed social networks and marketing of the initiatives, promoted the achievements

2014/10 to 2019/9: PhD candidate in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Laval University

  • Achievements and Tasks:
    • Designed and managed multiple research projects, led preclinical research in vitro, ex vivo, in vivo, in silico, coordinated multiple research teams, fostered collaboration, trained and managed trainees
    • Developed and validated preclinical scientific protocols, Improved processes and methods, developed bioinformatic molecular network analysis pipeline, partook in active troubleshooting and scientific watch
    • Wrote fellowship applications and research manuscripts, communicated results efficiently, presented results at international events, gathered information, trends and ideas from scientific events

2013/10 to 2014/6: Research laboratory intern (8 months) at University of Caen Normandy

  • Achievements and Tasks:
    • Developed and updated cell and molecular biology protocols to kill cancer cells in vitro
    • Cultivated cancerous and healthy primary cells isolated from human samples
    • Developed bioinformatic pipelines to identify targets of interest
    • Developed my research project and lead collaborative efforts, setup safety protocols

2013/4 to 2013/7: Research laboratory intern (2 months) at University of Caen Normandy

  • Achievements and Tasks:
    • Developed and update cell and molecular biology protocols to kill cancer cells in vitro
    • Cultivated cancerous cells
    • Developed my research project and led collaborative efforts, setup safety protocols

Supervision and management

  • Master’s Degree [n=1]
    • Amandine Duchemin (Completed, 2014)
  • Bachelor’s Degree [n=5]
    • Melissa Baiocco-Nunez (Completed, 2021)
    • Laurence Levasseur (Completed, 2020)
    • William Sebag (In Progress, 2020)
    • Shuxia Coté-Sergerie (Completed, 2019)
    • Sara Michel (Completed, 2017)
    • Sophia Lee (Completed, 2016)
    • Si Ting Shan (Completed, 2016)
    • Chris Lee (Completed, 2015)