Affiliated with Université Laval & CERVO Research Centre

YDK Lab alumni

Olivier Tsiakaka

Axelle Donovou

Axelle Dovonou

Mario Méthot

Mario Méthot

Current position:
professionnel scientifique en santé à l'INESSS

Karine Bachand

Karine Bachand

Years in YDK lab:

Research Assistant (2001-2019).

Current position:
Scientific counselor, RAMQ

Erik Bélanger

Erik Bélanger

Years in YDK lab:

Post-doc (2012-2015), In vivo imaging of microglial dynamics

Current position:
Lab manager for Professor Pierre Marquet

Marc Bergeron

Marc Bergeron

Years in YDK lab:

Postdoctoral student

Current position:
Medical student at Laval University

Robert Bonin

Robert Bonin

Years in YDK lab:

Post-doc (2011-2015), Synaptic connectivity and plasticity in spinal nociceptive pathways

Current position:
Assistant Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Unviersity of Toronto

http://www.pharmacy.utoronto.ca/users/bonin-r

Cyril Bories

Years in YDK lab:

2015-2022

Current position:
Conseiller scientifique en recherche biomédicale Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec (MSSS)

Dominic Boudreau

Years in YDK lab:

Ph.D. (2004-2013), Mécanismes de régulation de l’inhibition GABAergique.

Current position:
Coordonnateur scientifique - Centre de démonstration en sciences physiques

http://www.cdsp.qc.ca/le-cdsp/equipe/

Annie Castonguay

Annie Castonguay, PhD

Years in YDK lab:

2006-2022

Current position:
Conseillère stratégique, Direction de la recherche et de l'innovation en enseignement supérieur, ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur

Émilie Chamma

Émilie Chamma

Years in YDK lab:

M.Sc. (2010-2013) Perturbation de la barrière hématoencéphalique dans la sclérose en plaque. Co-supervised with D. Côté (Laval)

Current position:
Senior Clinical Research Associate at Merck

Nadège Chéry

Years in YDK lab:

Ph.D. (1995-1999), Inhibitory control of neurons in the marginal zone (lamina I) of the rat spinal cord

Current position:
Science Writing & Editing / Meeting Reports / Translation at Pharmaceuticals

Matilde Cordero Erausquin

Matilde Cordero-Erausquin

Years in YDK lab:

Post-Doc (2003-2007), Développement de l’inhibition dans la moelle sensorielle

Current position:
Chargé de recherche, Level 1, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, France

http://www.eni-net.org/members/dr-matilde-cordero-erausquin

Michael Corrin

Michael Corrin

Current position:
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream & Associate Director MScBMC Graduate Program

http://michaelcorrin.com/

Santiago Costantino

Santiago Costantino

Years in YDK lab:

Post-Doc (2003-2007), Development of quantitative analysis of receptor clustering. Co supervised with Paul Wiseman (McGill Universty)

Current position:
Professeur titulaire- Biophotonique, imagerie oculaire, traitment d'images- Université de Montréal

http://recherche.maisonneuve-rosemont.org/en-ca/research/our-research-investigat…

Jeffrey Coull

Jeffrey Coull

Years in YDK lab:

Ph.D. (1999-2004), Plasticity of inhibition in the superficial dorsal horn and its contribution to neuropathic pain.

Current position:
Director at Encycle Therapeutics Inc

Harold Dehez

Years in YDK lab:

MsC (2005-2007), Imagerie de haute résolution à l’aide de faisceaux TM01. Co-supervised with Michel Piché (Laval University)
 
Ph.D. (2007-2013), Microscopie à hyper résolution optique. Co-supervised with Michel Piché

Current position:
Project leader at Doric Lenses Inc

http://doriclenses.com/

Ibrahima Dioné

Ibrahima Dioné

Years in YDK lab:

Postodral student (2014 - 2018)

Current position:
Professionnel de recherche (Mathématiques et Finances), Université Laval

Nicolas Doyon

Nicolas Doyon

Years in YDK lab:

Post-Doc (2006-2013), Développement de nouveaux algorithmes d’analyse des signaux.

Current position:
Professor, Dept. Mathematics & Statistics, Laval University, Quebec, QC

https://www.mat.ulaval.ca/departement-et-professeurs/direction-personnel-et-etud…

Pascal Dufour

Pascal Dufour

Years in YDK lab:

Ph.D. (2002-2010), Développement d’un système de microscopie à base d’axicon. Co-supervised with N. McCarthy (Laval University)

Current position:
Research Scientist at INO

http://morgansolar.com/

Suzie Dufour

Suzie Dufour

Years in YDK lab:

Ph.D. (2007-2012), Développement de nouveaux types de microsondes opto-électriques. Co-supervised with R. Vallée (Laval Univ.)

Current position:
Solutions Manager - BioMedTech chez INO

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Audrey Emond

Years in YDK lab:

Research assistant (2019- 2020)

Current position:
R&D professional at Meridian Bioscience Inc.

Francesco Ferrini

Francesco Ferrini

Years in YDK lab:

Post-Doc (2008-2010), Mapping synaptic connexions to lamina I projection neurons in the spinal cord

Current position:
Assistant Professor, University of Torino

Martin Gagnon

Martin Gagnon

Years in YDK lab:

Post-Doc (2005-2007), Target directed discovery of compounds modulating intracellular chloride

Current position:
Director, Research and Enterprise at Otago University (new Zealand)

Florence Keller

Years in YDK lab:

Post-Doc (2003-2006), Étude des propriétés des neurones de la couche I de la moelle in vivo.

Current position:
Head of DPS Proposal Managers at Lonza

https://www.linkedin.com/company/lonza/

Iason Keramidis

Years in YDK lab:

Ph.D. (2016-2022) - Imbalance of inhibitory control and excitatory drive associated with cognitive deficits in Alzheimer’s disease and aging

Current position:
Postdoctoral Scholar - Stanford University

https://profiles.stanford.edu/iason-keramidis

Charalampos Labrakakis

Charalampos Labrakakis

Years in YDK lab:

Post-Doc (2003-2010), Distinct properties of GABAA-mediated inhibition in dorsal horn inhibitory interneurons.

Current position:
Assistant Professor - University of Ioannina

http://users.uoi.gr/clabrak/

Sophie Laffray

Sophie Laffray

Years in YDK lab:

Post-doc (2007-2012), Imagerie fonctionnelle des neurons de la lamina I in vivo.

Current position:
Maître de conférence, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France

Charles-Antoine Lamontagne

Charles-Antoine Lamontagne-Carpin

Years in YDK lab:

Ph.D. (2012-2015), Sonder la biomécanique des cellules à l’aide de la microscopie à force atomique; Co supervised with Normand Marceau (Laval University)

Current position:
Consultant

Yoan LeChasseur

Yoan LeChasseur

Years in YDK lab:

Ph.D. (2003-2010), Développement de nouveaux types de microsondes opto-électriques. Co-supervised with Réal Vallée (Laval)

Current position:
Product Manager at Doric Lenses

http://doriclenses.com/

Melina Papalampropoulou-Tsiridou

Years in YDK lab:

Ph.D. (2016-2021). Ph.D. thesis title: Expression patterns of Acid -Sensing Ion channels in primary sensory neurons

Current position:
Planning, Programming, and Research Officer - Jeffery Hale Saint Bridig's hospital (grouped as part of CIUSSS de la Capitale Nationale)

Modesto Peralta

Modesto Peralta

Years in YDK lab:

Research assistant

Current position:
Research assistant at Cervo (Martin Lévesque's lab)

Jimena Perez-Sanchez

Jimena Perez-Sanchez

Years in YDK lab:

PhD (2012 - 2018). Unconventional components of inhibition that contribute to the regulation of sensitization in the spinal cord dorsal horn

Current position:
Postocdoral fellow at University of Oxford

Julie Poirier

Julie Poirier

Years in YDK lab:

M.Sc. (1996-1999), Time course of neuronal degeneration in the pilocarpine model of epileptogenesis

Current position:
Senior Corporate Counsel, Pfizer R&D Legal, Paris, Fr

Steven Prescott

Steven Prescott

Years in YDK lab:

M.D./Ph.D. (1998-2005), Electrophysiological properties of spinal lamina I neurons

Current position:
Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

http://www.prescottlab.ca/

Anne Sebilo

Anne Sebilo

Current position:
Professionnelle de Recherche, Plateforme d'outils moléculaire, Centre de recherche CERVO

Gabrielle Thériault

Gabrielle Thériault

Years in YDK lab:

Ph.D. (2009-2014), Applications de microscopie à base d’axicon. Co supervised with N. McCarthy (Laval Univ.);

Current position:
Marketing Manager at Gentec-EO

François Thérriault-Proulx

Francois Therriault-Proulx

Years in YDK lab:

M.Sc. (2005-2008), Études des bolomètres pour l’imagerie fonctionnelle.

Current position:
Co-founder and CEO at Medscint

http://www.mdanderson.org/education-and-research/departments-programs-and-labs/l…

Louis Thibon

Louis Thibon

Years in YDK lab:

PhD (2013-2017). Méthodes d'augmentation de résolution en microscopie optique exploitant le modelage de faisceau laser et la déconvolution

Current position:
Ingénieur de recherche en optique photonique et traitement d’image chez Bioaster (Lyon - Gerland).

Tak Pan Wong

Tak Pan Wong

Years in YDK lab:

Ph.D. (1996-2000), Co supervised with A.C. Cuello (McGill)

Current position:
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University | Researcher, Douglas Institute

http://www.douglas.qc.ca/researcher/tak-pan-wong

Ji Zhang

Ji Zhang

Years in YDK lab:

Post-Doc (2003-2005), Étiologie immunologique de la douleur chronique

Current position:
Associate professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery Faculty of Medicine McGill University