Our researchers

Yojiro Yamanaka, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

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  • Evolution and development of female reproductive tracts in vertebrates
  • Microcirculation during puberty and regular hormonal cycles and menopause
  • Ovarian cancer

Robert S. Viger, PhD

Professor, Université Laval

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

Derek Boerboom, DVM, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

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

Vilceu Bordignon, DMV, MSc, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

research axis 1

  • Animal biotechnology
  • Embryo development
  • Reproductive Biology

Cathy Vaillancourt, PhD

Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)

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  • 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

Jacques J. Tremblay, MSc, PhD, LLB

Professor, Université Laval

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  • Leydig cell differentiation and function
  • Male sexual differentiation
  • Transcription factors and regulation of gene expression

Jacquetta Trasler, MD, PhD

Professor, McGill University

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  • Birth defects research
  • Epigenetics
  • Infertility

Teruko Taketo, PhD

Professor, McGill University

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  • 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

Lawrence C. Smith, DVM, MSc, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 1

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

Rima Slim, PhD

Professor, McGill University

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  • 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.
Bernard Robaire

Bernard Robaire, PhD

Professor, McGill University

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  • Androgen action
  • Male reproductive ageing
  • Reproductive toxicology
Francois Richard

François Richard, PhD

Professor, Université Laval

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

Christopher Price, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

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

Isabelle Plante, PhD

Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)

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  • Development of alternative models
  • mammary gland biology and development
  • Toxicology

Nicolas Pilon, PhD

Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

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

R.-Marc Pelletier, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

Cristian O’Flaherty, DVM, PhD

Full professor, Surgery Department (Urology division) McGill University

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Makoto Nagano, PhD, DVM

Associate professor, McGill University

research axis 1

  • 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

Loydie A. Jerome-Majewska, PhD

Associate Professor, McGill University

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  • Craniofacial Development
  • Labryrinth Layer Development

Frédéric Leduc, PhD

CEO, Immune Biosolutions, Inc

  • Development of nutraceutical chicken antibodies
  • Therapeutic and diagnostic antibody discovery for difficult targets

Julie L. Lavoie, PhD

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

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  • Animal model and human tissue
  • Exercise training
  • Healthy pregnancy and pathology (hypertensive disorder and diabetes)
Barbara Hales

Barbara Hales, PhD

Professor, McGill University

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  • Birth defects research
  • Developmental and reproductive toxicology
  • Teratology

Greg FitzHarris, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

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  • Cell Division
  • Embryogenesis
  • Oocyte development
Raj Duggavathi

Raj Duggavathi, BVSc, MVSc, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

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

Géraldine Delbès, PhD

Associate professor, INRS-Centre Armand Frappier-Santé biotechnologie

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  • Génomics
  • Reproductive toxicology
  • Testicle

Daniel Cyr, PhD

Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)

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  • Environmental toxicology
  • Epididymis
  • Stem cells

Hugh J. Clarke, PhD

Professor, McGill University

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  • 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
Alexandre Boyer

Alexandre Boyer, PhD

Associate professor, Université de Montréal

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  • physiology and homeostasia of gonads and endocrine tissue
  • Signaling pathways
  • Transgenesis and functional genomics

Daniel J. Bernard, PhD

Professor, McGill University

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

Clémence Belleannée, PhD

Associate Professor, Université Laval

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  • Male infertility and cancer of the reproductive system
  • Post-testicular maturation
  • Signalization of the primary cilium

Benoit Barbeau, PhD

Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal

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  • Human endogenous retrovirus (hERV) envelope proteins and their role in in trophoblast fusion
  • Implication of hERV Env protein in immunosuppression
  • Placental exosomes and the role of hERV proteins in their internalisation by target cells

Jay Baltz, PhD

Professor and Senior Scientist, University of Ottawa

  • Early embryo development
  • Infertility
  • Mammaliam oocyte growth and maturation

Eric Asselin, PhD

Professor, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)

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

Pierre Leclerc, PhD

Professor, Université Laval

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  • Male infertility
  • Sperm fertilizing competence
  • Sperm/egg interaction

Bruce D. Murphy, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

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

Claude Robert, PhD

Professor, Université Laval

research axis 1

  • Early embryonic development
  • Genetics
  • Génomics

Marc-André Sirard, DMV, PhD

Professor, Université Laval

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  • 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

Carlos Reyes-Moreno, PhD

Professor, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)

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  • Immunology/Inflammation
  • Oncology
  • Reproductive Biology

Daniel Dufort, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

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  • 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
Serge McGraw

Serge McGraw, PhD

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

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

Jocelyn Dubuc, DVM, MSc, DVSc

Professor, Université de Montréal

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

Guylain Boissonneault, PhD

Professor, Université de Sherbrooke

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

Sarah Kimmins, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

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

Kalidou Ndiaye, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

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  • Follicular development
  • Ovarian function
  • Reproductive immunology

Sophie Petropoulos, PhD

Assistant professor, Université de Montréal

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  • 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 Gévry, PhD

Professor, Université de Sherbrooke

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

Aimee Ryan, PhD

Associate professor, McGill University

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

William Pastor, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University

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  • Epigenetics
  • Gene regulation
  • Placental development

Jean-Claude Labbé, PhD

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

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  • Cell polarity and mitosis
  • Germ cell division
  • Organization and function of the germinal syncytium

André Tremblay, PhD

Full professor, Université de Montréal

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

Maritza Jaramillo, PhD

Associate Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)

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  • Congenital toxoplasmosis
  • mRNA translation
  • Trophoblast and macrophage biology

Juan Carlos Arango Sabogal, DMV, PhD

Adjoint professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 1

  • Bayesian analysis and machine learning
  • Infectious diseases epidemiology
  • Performance of diagnostic tests for endometritis

Marie Saint-Dizier, DVM, PhD

Professor, Université de tours

Stéphane Fabre, PhD

Research director, INRAE (National Research Institute for Agriculture and Environment)

  • Ovarian function
  • Prolificacy major genes
  • Small ruminants molecular genomics

Fabrice Saez, PhD

Professor researcher

  • Epigenetic of male gametes
  • Oxidative stress and sperm quality
  • Post-testicular maturation of spermatozoa

Nicole Hagen-Picard, PhD

Professor

  • Endocrine disruption
  • Pharmacokinetic/Toxicokinetic
  • Theriogenology

Tara Barton-Maclaren, PhD

Rearch Manager, Health Canada

  • Computational Toxicology
  • Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment
  • New Apporach Methods for human health risk assessment

Konstantin Khetchoumian, PhD

Research Associate

  • Development
  • Gene expression regulation
  • Reproductive Biology

Jacques Drouin, PhD

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

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  • Epigenetics
  • Hormone action
  • Pituitary development and function
Sylvie Breton

Sylvie Breton, PhD

Full professor, Université Laval

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

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
Véronique Ouellet

Véronique Ouellet, PhD

Assistant Professor, Université Laval

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  • Adaptation
  • Physiology
  • Resilience
Julie BrindAmour

Julie Brind’Amour, PhD

Associate professor, Université de Montréal

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  • Developmental epigenetics
  • Intergenerational epigenetic transmission
  • Ovogenesis
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

Étienne Audet-Walsh, PhD

Adjunct professor, Université Laval

research axis 3

  • Mammary gland and lactation
  • Molecular endocrinology
  • Prostate

Laurence Charton, MSc, PhD

Professor, INRS

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  • Biosocial factors
  • Human infertility
  • Human reproduction

Kevin Wade, PhD

Associate Professor and Director, Dairy Information Systems Group, McGill University

research axis 1

  • Big data analyses
  • On-farm management systems
  • Research in applied artificial intelligence

Sébastien Buczinski, DMV, DÉS, MSc, Dipl. ACVIM

Professor, Université de Montréal

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  • Health of new-born calves
  • Use of diagnostic tests at the farm
  • Use of predictive models at the farm

Marianne Villettaz-Robichaud, agr., PhD

Adjoint Professor, Université de Montréal

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  • Calving
  • Dairy cattle behaviour
  • Dairy cattle welfare

Simon Dufour, DMV, PhD

Professor, Université de Montréal

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  • Diagnostic tests
  • IBR-BVD vaccination
  • Pregnancy-associated-glycoprotein

Guylaine Sauvé, DMV, MSc

Professor, Institut de technologie agroalimentaire du Québec - Campus de St-Hyacinthe

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  • Animal health
  • Dairy production
  • Milk quality

Xianming Zhang, PhD

Associate Professor and co-director, Centre for Research in Molecular Modeling, Concordia University

research axis 2

  • Environmental and analytic chemistry
  • Environmental and molecular modeling
  • Organics contaminants

Julie Hussin, PhD

Associate professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 4

  • Cardiofertility multi-omic analyses
  • IA adoption in reproductive health
  • IA approaches

Anthony Estienne, PhD

Associate professor, Université de Montréal

research axis 3

  • Follicular health and intercellular communication
  • Folliculogenesis regulation
  • Ovarian physiology

Cristiano Côrtes, MSc, PhD

Researcher in animal production, Agrinova

research axis 5

  • Animal nutrition
  • Sustainable animal production
  • Technology and knowledge transfer

Bernhard Payer, PhD

Group leader, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CGR)

research axis 3

  • Reproductive Biology
  • Stem cells

Sylvain Riendeau

Professor, Institut de technologie agroalimentaire du Québec - Campus de St-Hyacinthe

research axis 5

  • Artificial insemination
  • Dairy production
  • Reproduction and genetic

Karine Dufresne, PhD

Assistant professor, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) (Sept. 2024)

research axis 3

  • microbiota of the female reproductive system
  • Reproductive health