Members List
Valérie Langlois
Director 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-Director 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.
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.
Tuan To Anh
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.
Julie Couillard
Ph.D Research associate at 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.
Limoilou Renaud
Ph.D., Tenure-track professor
Institut de recherche sur les forêts, UQAT, Quebec
Limoilou is a Tenure-track professor at the Institute for Forest Research 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.