Research professional (2015-)

 

Academic background

  • Postdoctoral training (Supervisor : Christian Klopfenstein, Centre de développement du porc du Québec, 2013-2015) on Bioexclusion and biocontainment strategies in pig farms to control epidemics resulting from airborne viral and bacterial transmission.
  • Postdoctoral training (Supervisor : Stéphane P. Lemay, University of Saskatchewan, 2010-2012) on Airborne bacteria and virus capture by a biotrckling filter developed for animal farms.
  • Graduate studies (Ph.D) in microbiology (Supervisor : Caroline Duchaine, co-supervisor : Daniel Massé, Université Laval, 2004-2009) on Impact of production systems on swine confinement buildings bioaerosols.
  • Graduate studies (M.Sc) in microbiology (Supervisor : Caroline Duchaine, co-supervisor : Jamila Chakir, Université Laval, 2002-2004) on Biological activities of respirable dust from Eastern Canadian peat moss factories.
  • Undergraduate studies in microbiology (Université Laval, 1997-2000)

 

Relevant trainings

  • Training on quantitative PCR (Edward Topp, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, Ontario, Canada, summer 2005)
  • Identifying filamentous fungi (Guy St-Germain, Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada, November 2006)
  • Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem (PHARE) training program (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2002-2009 & 2010-2011) Aerosol and Particle Measurement Short Course (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, August 2011)

 

Relevant employment

  • Teaching assistant for the laboratory MCB-2001 Isolement et culture des microorganismes, Université Laval, 2009
  • Developing a web-based course on aerobiology (Supervisor : Caroline Duchaine, 2009-2010)
  • Developing of website for Caroline Duchaine's laboratory : www.bioaerosols.ulaval.ca (Supervisor : Caroline Duchaine, 2011)

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