Members list

Valérie Langlois

Co-principal investigator of the TAQ

Ph.D., Professor

INRS, Quebec

Valérie Langlois holds the Canada Research Chair in Ecotoxicogenomics at INRS. Her research focuses on advancing standardized eDNA protocols, developing molecular tools to monitor biodiversity and assess contaminant impacts on ecosystems.

Hugo Asselin

Co-Principal investigator of the TAQ

Ph.D., Professor

Université du Québec en Abitibi Temiscamingue, Quebec

Hugo Asselin is professor at UQAT's School of Indigenous Studies and he holds the Desjardins Chair in Small Community Development at UQAT. He conducts collaborative research with Indigenous and other local communities on various topics, including land and natural resources governance.

Catherine Dubuc

B.Sc., Research associate at the TAQ

INRS, Quebec

Catherine Dubuc is currently a master’s student at the Ecotoxicogenomics and eDNA Laboratory at INRS-ETE in Quebec City. Her research focuses on making eDNA more accessible and widely used by municipalities across Quebec.

To Tuan Anh

B.Sc., Research associate at the TAQ

INRS, Quebec

Tuan Anh To is currently working at the Ecotoxicogenomics and eDNA Laboratory at INRS-ETE in Québec. His research focuses on developing and optimizing analytical techniques to assess the effects of various contaminants on the detoxification systems of aquatic species.

Steve Vissault

M.Sc., Research associate at the TAQ

INRS, Quebec

Steve has a Master’s degree in Computational Ecology from Université du Québec à Rimouski. He led the development of serveral scientific platforms such as mangal.io and Biodiversité Québec, creating R libraries, databases, and web interfaces.

Julie Couillard

Ph.D., Research associate and coordinator of the TAQ

INRS, Quebec

She is specialized in molecular biology, cell culture, and gene expression analysis under stress conditions such as infections and cancer. At TAQ, she supports student projects and contributes to lab coordination and data analysis within eDNA initiatives.

Fidji Sandré

Ph.D., Research associate at the TAQ

INRS, Quebec

Fidji Sandré is a postdoctoral researcher at the Ecotoxicogenomics and eDNA Laboratory at INRS-ETE in Quebec. She works on the use of eDNA for the detection of special-status or invasive species.

Limoilou Renaud

Ph.D., Research associate at the TAQ

Université du Québec en Abitibi Temiscamingue, Quebec

Limoilou is a postdoctoral researcher at the School of indigenous studies of the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Her research interests focus on wildlife-habitat relationships, biodiversity conservation, and the use of both quantitative and qualitative approaches to answer various ecological questions.