Prospective students

I am looking for graduate students and postdoc to work in my lab. Please take a look at the page regarding the ongoing projects. If you are interested in these areas of research, just send me an email. You will find below the research mission, vision and core values of my lab as well as the way I work with my students and postdoc.

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Research Mission, Vision and Core Values

The mission of the research team I supervise is to work together to contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge at the national and international levels. I make sure that this achievement is the driving force in my laboratory at the University of Sherbrooke.

Lab work requires a sustained effort where achieving small goals are valued because these small goals lead to large successes. Every step leading to a complete research project should be accurately recorded and valued. I believe that every challenge faced works to transform the researcher for the better. My lab environment is implemented on a team model where the success of each lab member will come naturally as a by-product of the lab’s success.

To create a spirit of teamwork and shared research advancement, I schedule lab meetings every two weeks. These meetings are an opportunity to set up team goals, as well as individual goals for each two-week period. Each member of the lab will be accountable to each other for his or her own work. I believe accountability helps each lab member to be more productive, provides comradery, and additional motivation to complete assignments on time. I track the lab’s goals and each student’s goals to ensure we are progressing toward the lab’s objectives. My goal is to empower you, as a student or postdoc, to persevere in their research projects, as well as being available to them for advice and guidance.

To keep you encouraged, I will recognize your achievements, as well as help you to overcome the pain that every researcher faces when things are not working as expected. I pay special attention to push every member of the group to explore and reach their full potential. If you want, I will create opportunities for co-publication, co-editing with researchers outside of our lab, and abroad internships to help you grow and reach both your short and long-term goals.

With all these elements together, I believe any lab would be well on its way to great discovery.

Student Supervision, Mentoring and Advising

While being available to students a priority, I will guide you in a way that you will become more autonomous in your learning and problem-solving. As an advisor, it is also important to foster your critical-thinking and decision-making skills. I will motivate you to publish your research, as well as to participate in competitions and scholarship programs. I will recognize your success, as well as support you during challenging times.

Beyond the pursuit of excellence, it is essential that lab members foster honesty, a willingness to help each other, and a desire to create and participate in an enthusiastic atmosphere.

Through my teaching activities and mentoring, I want to enable you to become successful, as well as named among the best scientists in the world. The best reward I can receive as a professor is to see my students reach their academic and professional goals.