Eric Asselin, PhD

Professor, UQTR

research axis 3

  • Animal models and transgenesis
  • Hormone-dependent cancers of the female reproductive system
  • Physiology and endocrinology

Clémence Belleannée, PhD

Associate Professor, Université Laval

research axis 1

  • Role of primary cilia in the controle of epididymis development and homeostasis
  • Role of small non-coding RNA in the control of post-testicular sperm maturation in the epididymis

Daniel J. Bernard, PhD

Professor, McGill University

research axis 3

  • Mechanisms of GnRH action
  • Molecular mechanisms of IGSF1-deficiency syndrome
  • Transcriptional regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone synthesis

Derek Boerboom, DVM, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 3

  • Cancers of the reproductive system
  • Roles of developmental signaling pathways in gonadal physiology
  • Transgenesis and functional genomics

Guylain Boissonneault, PhD

Professor, Université de Sherbrooke

research axis 2

  • Genetic instability of spermiogenesis
  • Nuclear-mitochondrial crosstalk in chromatin dynamics
  • Sperm genetic integrity test

Vilceu Bordignon, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

research axis 3

  • Cell reprogramming
  • Genome editing
  • Oocyte and embryo development
Alexandre Boyer

Alexandre Boyer, PhD

Associate professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 3

  • Role of signaling pathways in gonadal physiology and endocrine tissues
  • Steroidogenesis
  • Transgenesis and functional genomics
Sylvie Breton

Sylvie Breton, PhD

Full professor, Université Laval

research axis 1

  • Epithelial dynamics and mucosal immunity
  • Post-testicular regulation of male reproduction
  • protection and storage in the epididymis

Julie Brind’Amour, PhD

Associate professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 1

  • Developmental epigenetics
  • Intergenerational epigenetic transmission
  • Ovogenesis
Julie BrindAmour

Julie Brind’Amour, PhD

Associate professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 1

  • Developmental epigenetics
  • Intergenerational epigenetic transmission
  • Ovogenesis

Hugh J. Clarke, PhD

Professor, McGill University

research axis 2

  • Communication between the growing oocyte and its follicular niche
  • Growth and meiotic maturation of the oocyte
  • In vitro systems that support oocyte growth and maturation

Daniel Cyr, PhD

Professor, INRS

research axis 2

  • Cellular junctions
  • Epididymis
  • Male reproductive toxicology
Geraldine-Delbes

Géraldine Delbes, PhD

Associate professor, INRS-Centre Armand Frappier-Santé biotechnologie

research axis 2

  • Developmental Origin of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
  • Endocrine disruptors and testis development
  • Reproductive toxicology

Jacques Drouin, PhD

Director, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal

research axis 3

  • Epigenetics
  • Hormone action
  • Pituitary development and function

Jocelyn Dubuc, DVM, MSc, DVSc

Professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 1

  • Metabolic and reproductive tract diseases in postpartum dairy cows
  • Observational and controlled field studies conducted on commercial dairy farms
  • Reproductive management of dairy herds

Daniel Dufort, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

research axis 3

  • Deciphering the signals involved in maternal-fetal crosstalk
  • Determining how hormones and growth factors render the uterus receptive for embryo implantation
  • Elucidating the role of the Nodal signaling pathway in proper timing of parturition and how its deregulation leads to preterm birth in mice and humans
Raj Duggavathi

Raj Duggavathi, BVSc, MVSc, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

research axis 1

  • Metabolic regulation of bovine fertility
  • Ovarian physiology
  • Transcriptional mechanisms of granulosa cell functions

Greg FitzHarris, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 3

  • Cell Division
  • Embryogenesis
  • Oocyte development

Nicolas Gévry, PhD

Professor, Université de Sherbrooke

research axis 3

  • Genomics and Bioinformatics
  • Hormone-dependent cancers and nuclear receptors
  • Regulation of gene expression in the ovaries
Barbara Hales

Barbara Hales, PhD

Professor, McGill University

research axis 2

  • Birth defects research
  • Developmental and reproductive toxicology
  • Teratology

Maritza Jaramillo, PhD

Associate Professor, INRS

research axis 2

  • Functional genomics
  • Placental cell dysfunction during infections
  • Regulation of mRNA translation in placental cells

Loydie A. Jerome-Majewska, PhD

Associate Professor, McGill University

research axis 3

  • Craniofacial Development
  • Labryrinth Layer Development

Sarah Kimmins, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

research axis 2

  • Environmental effects on the epigenome and offspring development and health
  • Epigenetics
  • Infertility in men

Jean-Claude Labbé, PhD

Professor, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, University of Montreal

research axis 3

  • Cell polarity and mitosis
  • Organization and function of the germinal syncytium
  • Self-renewal of germinal stem cells

Julie L. Lavoie, PhD

Professor and École de kinésiologie et des sciences de l'activité physique of Université de Montréal.

research axis 2

  • Exercise training
  • Preeclampsia
  • Renin-angiotensin system

Pierre Leclerc, PhD

Professor, Université Laval

research axis 1

  • Fertility power of sperm
  • Sperm/oocyte interactions
Serge McGraw

Serge McGraw, PhD

Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Foetomaternal and Neonatal Pathologies Axis, University of Montreal

research axis 3

  • Embryonic development
  • Epigenetic modifications and disturbance
  • Prenatal Exposure to alcohol

Bruce D. Murphy, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 1

  • NR5A2 orphan receptor family
  • Ovulation and luteal function
  • Reactivation of the embryo at the termination of the diapause

Makoto Nagano, PhD, DVM

Associate professor, McGill University

research axis 3

  • Spermatogonial stem cells: Fate decision control
  • Spermatogonial stem cells: Male fertility preservation and restoration for boys and men
  • Technology: Cell separation Transplantation Stem cell propagation culture Drug development

Kalidou Ndiaye, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 1

  • Follicular development
  • Ovarian function
  • Reproductive immunology

Kalidou Ndiaye, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 1

  • Follicular development
  • Ovarian function
  • Reproductive immunology

Cristian O’Flaherty, DVM, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

research axis 2

  • Male infertility
  • Redox signaling in male reproduction
  • Sperm activation (motility;capacitation and acrosome reaction)
Véronique Ouellet

Véronique Ouellet, PhD

Assistant Professor, Université Laval

research axis 2

  • Dairy herd resiliency
  • Heat stress
  • Placental functions

William Pastor, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University

research axis 3

  • Epigenetics
  • Gene regulation
  • Placental development

Sophie Petropoulos, PhD

Assistant professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 2

  • Investigate how the early ex vivo environment modify the methylome, transcriptome and noncoding RNAs of the first three lineages (TE, EPI and PE)
  • Investigate the role of noncoding RNAs in the lineage formation and programming of the human embryo at a single-cell resolution
  • Unravel fundamental aspects of preimplantation embryo development and RNA biology

Nicolas Pilon, PhD

Professor, UQAM

research axis 3

  • Molecular genetics of sex determination
  • Mouse models for rare genetic diseases
  • Neural crest cell development in health and disease

Isabelle Plante, PhD

Assistant professor, INRS

research axis 2

  • Cell-cell interactions and intercellular junctions
  • Environmental toxicology and carcinogenesis
  • Mammary gland development and breast cancer

Christopher Price, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 1

  • Dairy cow fertility
  • Fibroblast growth factors and ovarian function
  • Folliculogenesis

Carlos Reyes-Moreno, PhD

Professor, UQTR

research axis 2

  • Cytokines and inflammatory pathways
  • Inflammation and cancers of reproductive and genito-urinary systems
  • Inflammation and macrophages/trophoblast interactions
Francois Richard

François Richard, PhD

Professor, Université Laval

research axis 1

  • Genomic and epigenomic
  • Role of cyclic nucleotides in mitochondrial function
  • Role of cyclic nucleotides in ovarian function
Bernard Robaire

Bernard Robaire, PhD

Professor, McGill University

research axis 2

  • Androgen action
  • Male reproductive ageing
  • Reproductive toxicology

Claude Robert, PhD

Professor, Université Laval

research axis 1

  • Early embryonic development
  • Genetics
  • Génomics

Aimee Ryan, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

research axis 2

  • claudin family of tight junction proteins
  • epithelial barriers and morphogenesis
  • neural tube closure

Marc-André Sirard, DMV, PhD

Professor, Université Laval

research axis 1

  • Follicular growth and differentiation using trancriptomics and the evaluation of the follicular quality
  • Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of the oocyte and the embryo
  • Reproduction and epigenetics in domestic animals

Rima Slim, PhD

Professor, McGill University

research axis 1

  • Be able to offer DNA diagnosis of recurrent fetal loss and appropriate genetic counseling
  • Elucidate the mechanisms by which the identified genes lead to recurrent fetal loss.
  • Identify new genes responsible for recurrent fetal loss.

Lawrence C. Smith, DVM, MSc, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 3

  • Epigenetic control of early embryo development
  • Stem cell reprogramming and differentiation

Guillaume St-Jean, DVM, PhD, DACVP

Assistant professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 1

  • Development and physiology of the uterus
  • Mechanisms of intracellular signaling pathways
  • Pathogenesis of uterine diseases

Teruko Taketo, PhD

Professor, McGill University

research axis 2

  • Failure in the second meiotic division in the oocytes of XY sex-reversed female mouse
  • Sexual differentiation of the mouse gonad and germ cells
  • Surveillance of oocytes with synaptic errors during fetal and neonatal ovarian development

Jacquetta Trasler, MD, PhD

Senior Scientist, McGill University

research axis 2

  • Mouse/human assisted reproduction
  • Normal and abnormal epigenetic programming during gametogenesis and embryogenesis
  • Reproductive toxicology/dietary effects on offspring outcomes

Jacques J. Tremblay, MSc, PhD, LLB

Professor, Université Laval

research axis 3

  • Leydig cell differentiation and function
  • Regulation of gene expression
  • Transcription factors

André Tremblay, PhD

Full professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 3

  • Cell biology of nuclear receptors
  • Hormonal response of reproductive tissues
  • Transcriptional mechanisms in breast and ovarian tumorigenesis

Cathy Vaillancourt, PhD

Professor, INRS

research axis 2

  • Anxiety and depression (SAD) maternal and the mother-placenta-fetal axis
  • Melatonin and serotonin in placental function and fetal development
  • Virus and toxins and placental function

Robert Viger, PhD

Professor, Université Laval

research axis 3

  • Mammalian sex determination
  • Regulation of gonad-specific gene expression
  • Regulation of hormone expression and action in the gonads

Yojiro Yamanaka, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

research axis 3

  • CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing
  • Oviduct development and homeostasis
  • Preimplantation development and embryonic stem cells
Gustavo Zamberlam

Gustavo Zamberlam, DMV, MSc, PhD

Associate professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 1

  • Ovarian physiology
  • Physiology of the pituitary gland: regulation of gonadotropins synthesis
  • Pituitary and gonadal disorders

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