The lab keeps doing what it does best! This edition of the Quebec annual C. elegans meeting was a vibrant one rich in insights, knowledge and engagement. Special congratulations for everyone who participated: Ph.D. student Anna Caridys Ramírez Suárez for delivering a beautiful poster presentation 🌟 Ph.D. student Marin Pascal for an outstanding talk and for landing first place in the worm general knowledge Kahoot 🥇 Ph.D. student Ivan Valette for his talk, for which he deserv

Ph.D. student Noémie Frébault has delivered a sharp, well-spoken presentation for her doctoral exam, marking another big step forward in her doctorate's degree. Great job Noémie!!

Ph.D. student Yann Aghiles Chabi gave a beautiful talk today at the UQAM Journée de la recherche en sciences, and was awarded Best Presentation of the day. Congrats Yann!

Marin Pascal, Ph.D. student gave an insightful talk at the Montreal C. elegans Monthly Meeting about neuron-glia interactions through SAX-7/L1CAM and neuronal architecture maintenance.

Noémie Frébault, Ph.D. student gave a talk at the CERMO-FC Research Center Meeting about alternative protein ALTZYX-1 and was awarded best oral presentation . Congrats again!

Noémie Frébault, Ph.D student gave a great talk this morning at the 2025 International Worm Meeting at UC Davis on AltZyxin, an alternative protein translated from the same transcript as Zyxin, and it's regulation of muscle biology. Very well done!

Ivan Valette, Ph.D. student gave an informative talk at the Quebec Worm Meeting at UQTR today on MIG-6/papilin as a global regulator of the extracellular matrix that affects TGF-β signaling . Well done!

Yann Aghiles Chabi, Ph.D. student gave an informative talk at the Quebec Worm Meeting at UQTR today on dietary restriction, and it's preservation of neuronal integrity during aging via PHA-4/FOXA-mediated regulation of the cell adhesion molecule SAX-7/L1 . Well done!

Dr. Raphaël Dima successfully and flawlessly defended his Ph.D. thesis yesterday, earning his well-deserved doctoral degree. Congratulations on this remarkable milestone, Raphaël! Your insight, creative thinking and warm spirit have left a lasting impact on the lab. We are very proud of you and are excited to see what comes next! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Ph.D. student Noémie Frébault gave a very interesting talk yesterday at the 2025 UQAM Research Day about AltZyxin, an alternative muscle protein. Great work!