Personalities
The personalities on this page are the active researchers in the projects supported by Novalait during the last five years as well as active students in ongoing projects.
Agathe Lauzin
Control of the use of milk concentrates in cheesemaking industries. Ultrafiltration is a process widely used in dairy processing, especially for cheese milk concentration. Although this allows to increase the yield, a by-product requiring several treatment steps to be revalorized is generated. In an ecoefficient approach, reverse osmosis or nanofiltration processes are envisaged to generate […]
Alain Doyen
After completing his doctoral studies and a postdoctoral fellowship in food science and technology at Université Laval, Alain Doyen was recruited in 2014 as an assistant professor by the Department of Food Sciences at Université Laval. He closely collaborates with the NSERC-Novalait Industrial Research Chair in Efficiency of Milk Processing, supervised by Yves Pouliot. He […]
Annie Fréchette
Methods for preparing recycled manure bedding and their impact on cows health and milk quality. Over the last few years, an increased interest from canadian dairy farmers for using recycled manure as bedding has been observed. Negative effects are not well documented, but there is a risk that these bedding could potentially allow growth or […]
Caroline Halde
Caroline Halde has been a professor of ecological agriculture at Laval University since 2015. She grew up on an organic dairy farm in Montérégie, Quebec. She completed a bachelor’s degree in agronomy at Laval University, a master’s degree in pasture management in Nova Scotia and a Ph.D. in organic farming in Manitoba. She completed postdoctoral […]
Catherine Houssard
Ecoefficiency tool to optimize the use of milk constituents in the Greek Yogurt value chain in Quebec The aim of the project is to develop a decision support tool for Greek Yogurt processors in Quebec. This tool is based on the life cycle methodology. It will assess the ecoefficiency of several technological options to optimize […]
Christian Bouchard
As a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Water Engineering at Université Laval since 1992, Christian Bouchard conducts research and teaches in the field of water treatment and management, specifically potable water production. He also specializes in membrane filtration processes.
Christiane Girard
– Post-doctoral training to the National Institute for Research in Dairying (NIRD), Shinfield, Reading, Berkshire, England. Supervisor: Dr. J.W. Sissons (digestive physiology): 1984-1985. – Work transfer at INRA, Clermont-Ferrand-Theix, France (Digestive physiology– Dr Didier Rémond): 1993-1994. – Editor in Chief of Canadian Journal of Animal Science : 2011-2013 – Member of the Editorial Board of […]
Claude P. Champagne
Claude P. Champagne completed his studies in microbiology at the Université de Sherbrooke and pursued studies in food sciences and technology at Université Laval. He is employed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the St-Hyacinthe Research and Development Centre. His fields of expertise include: fermentation technologies, specifically cell immobilization, for the production of starter and […]
Claude Robert
Graduated in biochemistry from the Université de Sherbrooke, he then completed his graduate studies in animal sciences at Université Laval. His master’s work on the selection of biomarkers associated with back fat thickness in pigs was conducted at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Center for Dairy and Pork Research and Development in Lennoxville. His doctoral […]
Cristiano Côrtes
Mr. Côrtes holds a doctorate in animal sciences from Parana State University (Brazil) and INRA in Clermont-Ferrand / Theix (France). He is a veterinary. Upon arriving in Quebec, he completed a post-doctorate in animal sciences at the Sherbrooke Dairy and Pork Research and Development Center and Laval University, Quebec. He has over 12 years of […]
Daniel St-Gelais
Daniel St-Gelais completed his studies in microbiology and food sciences and technology at Université Laval. He spent 4 years working throughout the Canadian dairy industry, specializing in cheese production and whey processing. In 1984, he joined Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the St-Hyacinthe Research and Development Centre where he specialized in the processing of bovine, […]
Denis Roy
As a full professor in the Food Sciences and Nutrition Department at Université Laval since 2003, Chairholder in Lactic Cultures Biotechnology for Dairy and Probiotic Industries (2003–2017) and the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Cheese Technology and Typicity (2006–2011), Denis Roy began his research career in 1986 in the Dairy Section of the Food Research […]
Doris Pellerin
Doris Pellerin holds a master’s degree in rural economics and a doctorate in animal sciences from Université Laval. He is a professor of dairy production in the Department of Animal Sciences at Université Laval and has been the Director since 2003. He has also been Director of the Dairy and Beef Production Certificate Program since […]
Edith Charbonneau
Édith Charbonneau completed her bachelor’s, master’s and PhD studies in animal sciences at Université Laval, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin. She has worked as a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Université Laval since 2007. Her primary areas of research and teaching include nutrition and dairy company management. […]
Elsa Vasseur
Elsa Vasseur obtained her master’s degree in agricultural sciences (with a specialization in rural development) from the Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture in Lille, France. She obtained a second master’s degree in animal sciences (specializing in animal behaviour) at AgroParisTech before coming to Quebec to pursue a PhD at Université Laval. She also completed an NSERC postdoctoral […]
Eric Paquet
Eric Paquet completed his undergraduate studies in computer science at the University of Sherbrooke. He then specialized in machine learning as part of his master’s degree in computer science at the Université de Montréal. He was then director of bioinformatics for 8 years at the Centre de Recherche Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (CRCHUQ) before undertaking […]
Florence Pomerleau-Lacasse
What are the best alternatives to timothy in association with alfalfa? The increase in temperature and hydric stress due to climate change could negatively affect the productivity and persistence of drought sensitive forages, like timothy, the principal grass in Quebec. A project with the aim of evaluating six binary mixtures of alfalfa and grass at […]
Gaétan Tremblay
Gaëtan Tremblay holds a Ph.D. in animal nutrition from Université Laval. He is a researcher at the Quebec Research and Development Center of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. He is working on improving the nutritional value of food for ruminants and, more specifically, forages stored in dry or silage form, in order to maximize their uses […]
Gilles Bélanger
Dr. Gilles Bélanger is a research scientist in forage crop agronomy at the Québec Research and Development Centre of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Dr. Bélanger received his B.Sc. in Agriculture from Université Laval in 1982, his M.Sc. in Crop Science from the University of Guelph in 1984, and his D.Sc. in Plant Ecology from the […]
Gilles Fecteau
A graduate of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1986, Gilles Fecteau completed a fellowship in medicine and bovine surgery in 1987. After three years as head of clinical training at the Faculty, he completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of California–Davis. In 1993, he obtained the status of Diplomat from the […]
Gisèle Lapointe
Ms Lapointe previously directed the Department of Food Science at Laval University in Québec City, and was a regular member of the STELA Dairy Research Centre from 1995 and of INAF since its inception. She joined the Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph in January 2015, and has recently been awarded the […]
Guillaume Brisson
Professor Guillaume Brisson joined the food science department of Laval University in 2017. He is interested in understanding the mechanisms of interactions between food components, their roles in the structural organization of food matrices and their impact on the digestion and bioavailability of nutrients. He has extensive expertise in the dairy sector after having worked […]
Ismaïl Fliss
Full Professor in the Department of Food Science at Université Laval. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF) and current director of the STELA Research Centre. He is also Vice-President of the Quebec Association for Food Safety (AQIA), an association affiliated with the prestigious […]
Jean-Philippe Roy
Jean-Philippe Roy has worked as a veterinarian since 1999 and as a professor at the Faculty of Veterinarian Medicine since 2003. He has also been a member of the Canadian Bovine Mastitis and Milk Quality Research Network since 2005 as a researcher. He is an expert in mammary gland health, the control and prevention of […]
Jocelyn Dubuc
Dr. Dubuc earned a Doctoral degree in veterinary medicine (DMV) and a Masters degree in veterinary sciences (MSc) at the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire (FMV) of the Université de Montréal. He also completed a Doctor of veterinary science (DVSc) program at the University of Guelph; this program was a combination of dairy health management residency […]
Juan Carlos Arango Sabogal
Dr. Arango Sabogal is a veterinarian graduated from the Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia and holds a certificate in Animal-Human-Environment Interface and Health from the Microprogram in Veterinary Public Health and a Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences from the Université de Montréal. He has also completed two postdoctoral fellowships, one at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University […]
Julien Chamberland
Biofouling of filtration systems in the dairy industry: formation mechanism, characterization and control strategies. Biofilm formation on filtration membrane (biofouling) represents a major issue for the dairy industry. Surviving to membrane cleaning, they affect membrane performance and reduce the microbial quality of dairy products. The objectives of this project are to understand mechanisms behind the […]
Julien Chamberland
Julien Chamberland is a specialist in cheese technology. Since 2020, he is professor in the Department of Food Science at Université Laval, where he leads the work of the Educational Leadership Chair in Cheese Technology to contribute to the development of the next generation of cheese technologists. As a researcher at the STELA center, his […]
Kevin Wade
Use of computer technologies to help dairy producers make the most of the data that are generated on their farms so that they can improve their management systems. • Information systems in dairy cattle management • The use of artificial intelligence in the development of on-farm decision support • Data visualisation techniques • Large data […]
Laurent Bazinet
Dr. Laurent BAZINET is professor at the department of Food Sciences at Université Laval since July 2002, Chair of the NSERC – Industrial Research Chair on Electro-Membrane Processes, Director of the International Associated Laboratory on Bio-production of Natural Antimicrobials, Head of the Laboratory of Food processing and Electro-membrane Processes and an active member of the […]
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni is an Associate Professor at CIRAIG (International Reference Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services) in the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal where he teaches Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Sustainable Production. He is co-holder of the International Chair on the Life Cycle, supported by eight […]
Marc-André Sirard
After graduated studies at University Laval on in vitro fertilization to generate the first clinical method to produce test-tubes calves in 1985, he went for a post-doctoral training to the laboratory of Neal First in Wisconsin to study in vitro maturation of oocytes. He came back to Québec in 1987 and became a industrial chair […]
Marie Filteau
Microbiologist by training, Marie Filteau holds a doctorate in food science and technology. She then specialized in systems biology at the postdoctoral level. She is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science at Laval University. Her research focuses on food quality (sap and maple syrup, meat and dairy products) and combines microbial ecology […]
Marie-Laurence Lemay
In-depth study of virulent lactococcal phages using CRISPR-Cas9 The Lactococcus lactis bacteria is extensively used to produce an array of fermented dairy products. Notwithstanding the advancements in phage control in the last decades, L. lactis phage sensitivity still poses a constant risk to milk fermentation processes. Virulent lactococcal phages belonging to the sk1 group are […]
Mario Jacques
After completing his doctoral thesis in microbiology at the Université de Montréal, Dr. Mario Jacques did his post-doctoral training at the University of Calgary. He then joined the Department of Pathology and Microbiology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Université de Montréal in 1985. He is currently Professor in this department and Director of […]
Mazen Bahadi
Development of well-being bioindicators in the milk of dairy cows Milk analysis by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is currently the official method for milk analysis and qualities. The project aims to develop bioindicators of cows well-being in milk, which will be evaluated by FTIR spectroscopy as part of milk recording. This will help following […]
Mérilie Gagnon
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of lactic bacteria isolated from silages and raw milk In Quebec, Cheddar is of great economic importance. It is essential to avoid losses associated with the development of unsuitable organoleptic characteristics. These properties are modulated by cheese microbiota, including secondary flora. Lactic bacteria, particularly the Lactobacilli, greatly involved in the production […]
Michel Britten
After completing his doctoral studies in Food Science and Technology, Dr. Britten joined the Food Research and Development Centre in St. Hyacinthe, where he led the Dairy Industry section from 1998 to 2002. He is a regular member of the Dairy Science and Technology Research Centre (STELA), the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF) […]
Michele Heitz
Michèle Heitz has been a full professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Université de Sherbrooke since 1998. For more than 25 years, together with her research group, Ms. Heitz has worked in the field of environmental biotechnologies, specifically on treatments involving the biofiltration of polluted air by volatile organic compounds or […]
Nathalie Bissonnette
Nathalie Bissonnette is a graduate of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Université de Sherbrooke. She has completed postdoctoral studies at the Institute of Genetics and of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Université de Strasbourg in France. Nathalie Bissonnette is primarily interested in host-pathogen interactions and the genetic and epidemiological factors of bovine paratuberculosis at […]
Pierre Lacasse
Pierre Lacasse received a PhD in animal sciences from McGill University in 1993. In 1994, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand, where he studied the relationship between mammary blood flow and milk yield. Since 1995, he has been conducting research on the biology of lactation for Agriculture […]
Rachel Gervais
Rachel Gervais completed her bachelor’s and PhD studies in animal sciences at Université Laval. She completed her postdoctoral studies at the University of Gand in Belgium. She is now a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Université Laval. Dr. Gervais’ research focuses on the effects of diet and nutrition on milk composition, vitamin […]
Sébastien Buczinski
Sébastien Buczinski graduated from the École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (France) in 2002. After completing a residency at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Université de Montréal and passing the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Food Animal emphasis) board exams, he then completed a master’s degree in veterinary clinical science. He has been a professor […]
Sébastien Fournel
Sébastien Fournel holds bachelor and master degrees in agri-food engineering from Université Laval and a doctorate in chemical engineering from Université de Sherbrooke. He also completed three postdoctoral fellowships at Université de Sherbrooke, INRS-ETE and Université Laval. During his graduate studies, his research work focused on the adaptation of livestock buildings to animal welfare (alternative […]
Simon Dufour
Simon Dufour spent 10 years as a practising veterinarian in Quebec and British Colombia before completing a PhD in epidemiology at the Université de Montréal. He then went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in epi-informatics at the University of Prince Edward Island. His expertise lies in the modelling of dairy cattle diseases to better […]
Stéphanie Claveau
Stéphanie Claveau holds a degree in biology from the Université de Sherbrooke and completed graduate studies in environment, also at the Université de Sherbrooke. Her master’s work was done at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Research and Development Center in Sherbrooke, and focused on the contribution of dairy cattle manure to greenhouse gas emissions. She was […]
Steve Labrie
Steve Labrie obtained his PhD in microbiology at Université Laval. He has been a professor in the Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition since 2006 and is an active member of STELA and INAF. His research mainly focuses on the microbiology of specialty cheeses. He has worked with cheesemaking companies of all sizes on a […]
Sylvain Moineau
After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in microbiology (1987), Sylvain Moineau completed a master’s degree (1990) and PhD (1993) in food sciences and technology at Université Laval. Since 1996, he has been working as a professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Université Laval. Sylvain Moineau […]
Sylvie Turgeon
Sylvie Turgeon is a Professor in the Department of Food Science at Laval University, Director of the Institute on Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF) and Co-Director of the UMR in Gastronomic Sciences which brings together researchers from the ITHQ and Laval University. Previously, Dr. Turgeon was Director of the STELA Research and Milk Science […]
Véronique Ouellet
Véronique Ouellet has a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and a master’s degree in animal science from Laval University. She also completed a research internship in reproduction at the Freie Universität in Berlin. After that she completed her Doctorat in animal sciences at Laval University with a research internship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the […]
Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao is a Professor at the Department of Animal Science of McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He obtained his BSc and MSc from Nanjing Agricultural University in China and PhD from Cornell University. He was trained as a lactation physiologist. His primary research interests pertain to the interaction between pathogens and hosts in cows and […]
Yvan Chouinard
Le professeur Yvan Chouinard a obtenu son doctorat en sciences animale de l’Université Laval et a complété un stage postdoctoral en nutrition de la vache laitière à l’Université Cornell aux États-Unis. Il est actuellement professeur au Département des sciences animales de l’Université Laval où il enseigne la physiologie et la nutrition des ruminants. Il est […]
Yves Pouliot
He graduated from University Laval in 1987 with a PhD in Food Science and Technology. Dr Pouliot started as research associate for the STELA Dairy research group in 1988 and got a first contract at Université Laval as assistant professor in 1990 and full professor in 1995. He has served at two occasions as acting […]