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During my degree, I worked in the ViDEL as an intern. I studied cyanobacteria from the Canadian Subarctic. Wanting to learn more about these fascinating extreme environments, I started my Master’s degree in microbiology under the direction of Alex Culley. The main objective of my project is to characterize and compare the microbial diversity in four unstudied lakes of Stuckberry Valley, located on Ellesmere Island (Nunavut), using next-generation sequencing and bioinformatic tools. As global warming is twice as pronounced in the Arctic as anywhere else, it is crucial to study these areas before they disappear. My research is part of a Sentinel North project in which students from several labs with diverse backgrounds (e.g. chemistry, biology, paleolimnology) collaborate to bring the study to a next level. Beyond research, I’m part of the ULaval team participating in the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition organized by the MIT (Boston). I have also been a teaching assistant in an undergraduate laboratory in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Bio-informatics (ULaval). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1610913954195-VC9GOLWCUTU9T7T8JB2U/KCadoret.png Team - Karel Cadoret Karel Cadoret Undergraduate summer student karel.cadoret.1(commercial at)ulaval.ca My fascination with the world of microbiology began when I realized that we are all dependant on microbes, regardless of our complexity. And in fact, it is environmental microbiology that peaks my attention the most. I just finished my second year in the microbiology program at UL and I will work with ViDEL this summer focusing on the diversity and dynamics of viral communities in polar aquatic environments. Knowing that one of the principal actors in climate change in the Arctic is microbes, I really wanted to join the ViDEL team and enrich my knowledge. My project this summer will consist of the characterization of the viral diversity of Lake B, a meromictic lake located on the north coast of Ellesmere Island by using metagenomic methods and bioinformatics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1624580813804-C34BTNDUJLYIHH6MSL4A/DSCF2452_crop.jpg Team - Josephine Rapp Sentinel North Postdoctoral Fellow josephine.rapp.1(commercial at)ulaval.ca I am a polar microbial ecologist that uses 'omic techniques to study the diversity and function of the smallest inhabitants of the Arctic - microbes and their viruses. My overarching aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the key microbial players and mechanisms that drive ecosystem functioning in the cryosphere, knowledge needed to better predict the consequences of ongoing environmental changes for the future Arctic Ocean. During my PhD research at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany, I looked at the impact of sea-ice melt and biological transport processes on microbial diversity, function and connectivity across different Arctic Ocean environments, as well as into associations between bacteria and sea-ice algae. For my first postdoc position at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA, I studied the genomic adaptations in the microbiomes of Arctic subzero sea-ice and permafrost brines for survival under extreme environmental stresses. One focus of this work was also the role of microbe-virus interactions in shaping microbial adaptation strategies since recent work shows that viruses in the cryosphere display a high degree of taxonomic novelty, infect dominant community members, and serve as gene repositories and transfer agents, therefore likely bolstering microbial evolution. As part of ViDEL, I will continue to explore virus-microbe interactions and focus on different cryo-habitats in the projected Last Ice Area of the Arctic, trying to better understand the ecological importance of habitat stability in the face of climate change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499048192972-1XY2JWSXNYZFZNDISTF8/image-asset.jpeg Team - Valérie Langlois PhD candidate valerie.langlois.8(commercial at)ulaval.ca Since I was little I always had so many questions about every living thing and I always wanted to discover something new. I always loved learning about ecology and I can’t wait to discover how viruses play a role in the northern environment. I was born and grew up in Québec City where I studied biology at Université Laval. I graduated in 2014 and started a second BSc in Bioinformatics in the fall of 2016. I am now joining ViDEL to pursue a Master’s degree project focused on the viral ecology of microbial mats under the direction of Dr. Alexander Culley (director) and Dr. Warwick Vincent (co-director). My project is a comparative study of viral populations in microbial mats in thermokarst lakes in the region of Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik and Ward Hunt Island. Given that thermokarst lakes are significant contributors to global warming, understanding the diversity and dynamics of these microbial populations might give us key information about what we can expect going forward. Outside the lab, I enjoy sports and travelling. I did competitive cheerleading and figure skating for years. I also love to be near water, there are no troubles in life that a walk or a short stay on the side of a lake/river/the ocean can’t help to make better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1565358898205-Z7T3AYTY1U29KELQKE5K/AM+Lapointe Team - Anne-Marie Lapointe Master’s student anne-marie.lapointe.8(commercial at)ulaval.ca I have always loved the science of life. After completing my Biology classes in high school, I knew right away that I wanted to study the Life Sciences. Then, when I discovered that it was possible to study living beings that were microscopic in size, a whole new world opened up for me and I was hooked. I am extremely curious by nature and have always wanted to learn and so I knew immediately that microbiology was the right thing for me. I was born in Sainte-Marie de Beauce, but since 2016, I have been studying microbiology at Université Laval in Microbiology. I am interested in environmental microbiology and how microbiology is changing in the context of climate change and thus I joined the team of Alexander Culley (director) and Dermot Antoniades (co-director) to pursue a Master's degree. My project is multidisciplinary, integrating both microbiology and its paleolimnology. The main objective of my project is to characterize and compare the microbial diversity in different sediment cores that have been taken from lakes in the Stuckberry Valley, located on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island (Nunavut), using a molecular approach. These lakes have never been studied before and I am very excited to learn more about them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1610992380656-SMKU2NN3RMQ3PNF18UAE/Tomas+Pitot Team - Thomas Pitot PhD candidate thomas.pitot.1(commercial at)ulaval.ca Recently graduated with a Master's degree in Oceanography from Aix-Marseille University in France, I developed through my studies a strong interest for keystone microbial interactions in marine environments and more precisely for viral impacts within these complex ecosystems. As a Master's degree student, I wrote a thesis on the “Analysis of the taxonomic and functional diversity of phytoplankton giant viruses using metagenomic and cultural approaches “and I am now joining ViDEL to pursue a PhD. My project focuses on the characterization and the ecology of Nucleocytoviricota in the High Arctic (microbial mats and freshwater environments) and will involve so-called “omic” approaches to determine which NCLDVs can be found in such ecosystems and how they interact and affect their hosts and the different pathways they are involved in. Outside of the lab, I like spending time outdoors, hiking, taking photographs, and having a good time with friends. I am also fond of diving, but now that I have left the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea, I’ll probably take a break for a while! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1624581054651-HRO29H8AAKICMQ6MFRQ9/AlexCulley.png Team - Alex Culley Associate Professor a13xcu113y(commercial at)gmail.com A critical aspect to predicting the breadth and magnitude of the impact of climate change in the Arctic is elucidating how the organisms endemic to this region are being affected. As in the majority of ecosystems on Earth, the most abundant and diverse groups of biological entities in the Arctic are the microbes. The overarching objective of my research program is to characterize the diversity and dynamics of viruses that infect microbes and elucidate their role in Arctic microbial ecology. For more, please click here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/e291914d-0136-4013-b78e-b4512f07aa3c/Cherise+Spotkaeff.jpeg Team - Make it stand out Cherise Spotkaeff crus(commercial at)hawaii.edu Cherise is a PhD candidate who is investigating the biogeography of viruses in volcanically-associated environments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/86591168-28da-49bd-9930-79dac8e2f486/1-CULLEY_Loki+sampling.jpeg Team - Alex Culley, PBRC Associate Researcher aculley(commercial at)hawaii.edu Microbiomes, the ensemble of diverse microbes including viroids, viruses, archaea, bacteria, and protists, underpin the biogeochemical and ecological functioning of the biosphere. Microbes accomplish these life-sustaining transformations of matter and energy through complex interactions that remain poorly understood in many environments. My research program takes an interdisciplinary approach to better understand microbiome function in extreme environments, from the Last Ice Area in the Canadian High Arctic to lava tubes in the Hawaiian Islands. 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(Photo credit Josephine Z. Rapp) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1506530593973-Q2PHKGO5RHSXO29B5QJV/WK+2017+-+3.jpg Pics n Clips Valérie and Adrien in the helo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046459360-GV6Z7GYA3CKA6T789FN8/ML+Limnos+transport Pics n Clips Myriam Labbé ready to work on Ward Hunt Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046968488-YQMYJFPDW8Z1TZ2DHCJX/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Dennis Sarrazin on a ridge on the north coast of Ellesmere Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499133548863-0QIY28LQ5666R0CI2JPP/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Ride home touching down (photo courtesy of D. 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Rapp) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499047431126-PWHB7FSSZB86GKJY0FCY/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Warwick Vincent leading science day at the Centre d'études nordiques science center in Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046572236-IOU0NJXV9AT6FTECAZ4U/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Myriam Labbé filtering, filtering & more filtering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046756913-LBPCSN82LCZ1IO4PD9S9/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Lab all closed up and ready to leave Ward Hunt Island for 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1506530640732-PLYHV1FA61ZONFOQUB7I/WK+2017+-+4.jpg Pics n Clips Kuujjuarapik Inukshuk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046663246-57GUJ48850YBJAR6GUF5/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Alex Culley in Neige Bay, Milne Fjord https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046866294-PRGQ22PHCG0Z5V4K6QJI/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Alex Culley sampling water from an ice island in Disraeli Fjord (Photo D. Sarrazin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1599496978634-BR8RIXLJJ6MTOLOCKSX4/IMG_6957.JPG Pics n Clips Nunavik, Québec. the valley of the Kwakwatanikapistikw River (photo W. Vincent) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499047145647-ZXX1IZSZLTUG12YGVWPF/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Thores lake glacier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1506530488886-BMA6SGFNKRLAIY6Z4AJG/WK+2017+-+2.jpg Pics n Clips Stromatolites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1535291661969-1AN9C38DWU6RMVUBJ72D/0P6A4921.jpg Pics n Clips The last day, we were lucky enough to get to Thores Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1565361018800-7AIAWHQCVXP908P05H3M/Thores+fly+camp.jpg Pics n Clips Fly camp at Thores Lake. Where is the fog? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1535291727073-5UQ0FYN7DGKFF2HDI0PU/IMG_6452.jpg Pics n Clips Our trusty steed, the Twin Otter, in typical Resolute conditions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499047669772-1H2WZ1TZBJA9LWJ70H7H/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Great Whale River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499134226264-8M5KOZCBKFMV29TFLPJ0/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips From right to left Jérôme Comte, Warwick Vincent, Michel Paquette and Paschale Bégin in the Ward Hunt Island sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1506530344903-33LBPYI75CD56D54TUVJ/WK+2017+-+1+%281%29.jpg Pics n Clips Adrien and Valérie in the field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1605981649373-QTU287I5W2S45L5LQ173/AC_iceisland.jpg Pics n Clips Sampling an ice island in Disraeli Fiord https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499047549069-9HIGD9FE7U7V3IMZTNN5/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Vani Mohit and Alice Lévesque ready to sample the permafrost thaw ponds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499047720955-G9I5JFZE0KIG6KIFN55Q/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Alice Lévesque in action sampling the thermokarst pond SAS 2A https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499133187066-R7YYKB94ZUNH9HR9C09A/AC_YT_iceisland.JPG Pics n Clips Yukiko Tanabe & Alex Culley sampling from an ice island in Disraeli Fjord (photo by D. 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(Photo credit Josephine Z. Rapp) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046572236-IOU0NJXV9AT6FTECAZ4U/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Myriam Labbé filtering, filtering & more filtering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1506530344903-33LBPYI75CD56D54TUVJ/WK+2017+-+1+%281%29.jpg Pics n Clips Adrien and Valérie in the field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499047145647-ZXX1IZSZLTUG12YGVWPF/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Thores lake glacier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1506530488886-BMA6SGFNKRLAIY6Z4AJG/WK+2017+-+2.jpg Pics n Clips Stromatolites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046968488-YQMYJFPDW8Z1TZ2DHCJX/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Dennis Sarrazin on a ridge on the north coast of Ellesmere Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046756913-LBPCSN82LCZ1IO4PD9S9/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Lab all closed up and ready to leave Ward Hunt Island for 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499047720955-G9I5JFZE0KIG6KIFN55Q/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Alice Lévesque in action sampling the thermokarst pond SAS 2A https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499133548863-0QIY28LQ5666R0CI2JPP/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Ride home touching down (photo courtesy of D. Sarrazin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499133187066-R7YYKB94ZUNH9HR9C09A/AC_YT_iceisland.JPG Pics n Clips Yukiko Tanabe & Alex Culley sampling from an ice island in Disraeli Fjord (photo by D. Sarrazin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1565361018800-7AIAWHQCVXP908P05H3M/Thores+fly+camp.jpg Pics n Clips Fly camp at Thores Lake. Where is the fog? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499047669772-1H2WZ1TZBJA9LWJ70H7H/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Great Whale River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499047549069-9HIGD9FE7U7V3IMZTNN5/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Vani Mohit and Alice Lévesque ready to sample the permafrost thaw ponds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1565361102482-I6EP3WHG8NOJH0XAWQ8F/EI+and+CG+Thores+glacier.jpg Pics n Clips Elise and Catherine on their way to the Thores Glacier/Thores Lake interface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/5ef4f72e-652f-4d43-8902-0430fa32251d/20210831-DSCF7979.jpg Pics n Clips - Make it stand out One of the more curious and courageous visitors to our ship. (Photo credit Josephine Z. Rapp) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1565361238037-52VXO7YTOQIJXEWOUSLZ/Pilipoosie+on+the+Lake.jpg Pics n Clips Pilipoosie strolling towards the Thores Glacier on the lake ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1605982269172-8U748GEARTPQFLSKIL5C/IMG_6514.jpeg Pics n Clips Catherine sampling Ward Hunt Island water tracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1506530640732-PLYHV1FA61ZONFOQUB7I/WK+2017+-+4.jpg Pics n Clips Kuujjuarapik Inukshuk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/67ac7b2e-c784-49ba-917c-c694f59aaf56/20210902-DSCF8017.jpg Pics n Clips - Make it stand out The Louis in parking position and a full day of ice work ahead of us! (Photo credit Josephine Z. Rapp) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/904edbe2-1b2c-4421-91c7-93ef6dc838f2/Cherise+Spotkaeff.jpg Pics n Clips - Make it stand out Cherise talking viruses in tubes at AVW12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499047230506-5X209Z841JDWEZ61S6JU/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips The littoral mats of Ward Hunt Lake, presented by Jérôme Comte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499134073898-9UYIWIK67VXG73EST31M/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Paschale Bégin, Myriam Labbé and Alex Culley discussing who will float and who will sink if the ice cracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1535291727073-5UQ0FYN7DGKFF2HDI0PU/IMG_6452.jpg Pics n Clips Our trusty steed, the Twin Otter, in typical Resolute conditions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046866294-PRGQ22PHCG0Z5V4K6QJI/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Alex Culley sampling water from an ice island in Disraeli Fjord (Photo D. Sarrazin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1506530593973-Q2PHKGO5RHSXO29B5QJV/WK+2017+-+3.jpg Pics n Clips Valérie and Adrien in the helo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1535291661969-1AN9C38DWU6RMVUBJ72D/0P6A4921.jpg Pics n Clips The last day, we were lucky enough to get to Thores Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1535291599989-NLBZSK3S3GDNZ8JA8R87/IMG_6620.jpg Pics n Clips Sometimes it feels like summer camp up here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499047431126-PWHB7FSSZB86GKJY0FCY/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Warwick Vincent leading science day at the Centre d'études nordiques science center in Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1570723071010-36PMPQUNXPPM9AVC7TAU/Thores+Lake%2C+mirror+calm Pics n Clips Thore Lake, mirror calm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1605981649373-QTU287I5W2S45L5LQ173/AC_iceisland.jpg Pics n Clips Sampling an ice island in Disraeli Fiord https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1599496978634-BR8RIXLJJ6MTOLOCKSX4/IMG_6957.JPG Pics n Clips Nunavik, Québec. the valley of the Kwakwatanikapistikw River (photo W. Vincent) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046663246-57GUJ48850YBJAR6GUF5/image-asset.jpeg Pics n Clips Alex Culley in Neige Bay, Milne Fjord https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1507747041747-5I01R27P0OUJ7MSPM5TR/WHI+Lake+2017+-+1.jpg Pics n Clips Brrrr...Ward Hunt Lake 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499046459360-GV6Z7GYA3CKA6T789FN8/ML+Limnos+transport Pics n Clips Myriam Labbé ready to work on Ward Hunt Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1498328455325-XN4Z3WC1DCBGL09D9DN8/WHI_2014+-+1+%2811%29.jpg Pics n Clips https://www.viralecologylab.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1498329372741-QS8AI6XL5D686EPTCHWC/WHI_2014+-+1+%287%29.jpg Contact https://www.viralecologylab.com/past-members daily 0.75 2025-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499131799020-6YYZHXUNBKZJIBT5TEAH/image-asset.jpeg Past Members Olivia Blenner-Hassett worked on the optimization of methods to produce RNA viromes from aquatic environments. She is presently a graduate student in Lyle White's laboratory at McGill University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1526780732312-U24C3FU9PXNDBQ994CZS/alice_winter.JPG Past Members Alice Lévesque graduated with honors this year and will be starting a position at the J. Craig Venter Institute in San Diego shortly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/70a8110f-e1ed-4065-93a0-5cfc66581050/mlabbe_crop2.jpg Past Members - Make it stand out Myriam Labbé is now a scientific reporter for the Chronicle-Telegraph, as well as a Research Assistant in the laboratory of Roger Levesque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499355502931-YW2REIAQBJTUWL1L6GW6/image-asset.jpeg Past Members Martyne Audet helped get the lab up and running, was the lab technician, and participated in many projects, including the investigation of viruses in the St. Lawrence River. She presently works at CRIBIQ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499131838095-RFYM3JBXXA08YR4IZV4S/Vani_crop.jpg Past Members Vani Mohit headed several projects during her tenure in the ViDEL, including the characterization of newly discovered microbial mats from the High Arctic. She is presently a Scientific biologist with the Ministère de l'Environnement et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1600352130893-F56L9HYS9HKKIHSQIBPT/catherine+girard_website.jpg Past Members Catherine Girard is a now a Assistant Professor in the Département des sciences fondamentales at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi where she intends to continue studying microbes in the North. She can be reached at Catherine5_Girard(commercial at)uqac.ca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/70a8110f-e1ed-4065-93a0-5cfc66581050/mlabbe_crop2.jpg Past Members - Make it stand out Myriam Labbé is now a scientific reporter for the Chronicle-Telegraph, as well as a Research Assistant in the laboratory of Roger Levesque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1600352130893-F56L9HYS9HKKIHSQIBPT/catherine+girard_website.jpg Past Members Catherine Girard is a now a Assistant Professor in the Département des sciences fondamentales at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi where she intends to continue studying microbes in the North. She can be reached at Catherine5_Girard(commercial at)uqac.ca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1526780732312-U24C3FU9PXNDBQ994CZS/alice_winter.JPG Past Members Alice Lévesque graduated with honors this year and will be starting a position at the J. Craig Venter Institute in San Diego shortly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/cb6d0ecb-e39a-46c2-b375-deff7af739ad/TPitot.JPG Past Members - Make it stand out Thomas Pitot is a PhD student in the Moineau laboratory at Université Laval. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499355502931-YW2REIAQBJTUWL1L6GW6/image-asset.jpeg Past Members Martyne Audet helped get the lab up and running, was the lab technician, and participated in many projects, including the investigation of viruses in the St. Lawrence River. She presently works at CRIBIQ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/825d9765-4d76-4b6c-8d3f-504697ce5160/VLanglois_crop.jpg Past Members - Make it stand out Valérie Langlois is presently a postdoctoral fellow in the Gregory-Eaves and Iversen laboratories at McGill University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499131838095-RFYM3JBXXA08YR4IZV4S/Vani_crop.jpg Past Members Vani Mohit headed several projects during her tenure in the ViDEL, including the characterization of newly discovered microbial mats from the High Arctic. She is presently a Scientific biologist with the Ministère de l'Environnement et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499131799020-6YYZHXUNBKZJIBT5TEAH/image-asset.jpeg Past Members Olivia Blenner-Hassett worked on the optimization of methods to produce RNA viromes from aquatic environments. She is presently a graduate student in Lyle White's laboratory at McGill University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/ace883a5-d9e0-418c-94ee-4b047e24cdfe/JRapp_DSCF2452_crop.jpg Past Members - Make it stand out Josephine Rapp is a Scientific Coordinator for REV Ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/0cc7bac3-9a5d-4b76-ab70-4bad250d9278/AMLapointe.jpeg Past Members - Make it stand out Anne-Marie Lapointe works at the Brain Research Center CERVO in Quebec City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/4d264bac-6bbe-461c-ba7b-0e54dfba9f7a/CMarois.jpg Past Members - Make it stand out Catherine Marois from Université Laval with a MSc in Microbiology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/3c7b84ad-f3f4-453a-a29f-7a216035519d/Juliette+Provencher-Photo.jpg Past Members - Make it stand out Juliette Provencher is a Research Professional in the ocean research program TAKUVIK, who is currently participating in the expedition REFUGE-ARCTIC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499130248057-VGVMAT5T2IR4JOH7SYF7/disraeli+glacier.JPG Past Members https://www.viralecologylab.com/projects daily 0.75 2025-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1535292254659-EUNYU79SMAQTB0LXE48F/IMG_6602.jpg Projects Catherine Girard and Elise Imbeau collecting aerosols near the lagoon on Ward Hunt Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1624581239833-QBK1KMZYLPRT9EO6N7TQ/SN+LIA+module+interaction+diagram_v5.png Projects - Make it stand out SN-LIM Interactome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499126016788-BZMVI0XXO4LBNT8KVKL2/image-asset.jpeg Projects A. Lévesque sampling in the SAS valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499126192291-4XD32Y9FE2RKD98XJ1DJ/image-asset.jpeg Projects Myriam Labbé, Denis Sarrazin & Alex Culley sampling in Neige Bay, Milne Fjord (Photo courtesy of D. Sarrazin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/9e144b45-dab1-4e4e-99a3-41d93f935938/lavatube_NPS.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499126016788-BZMVI0XXO4LBNT8KVKL2/image-asset.jpeg Projects A. Lévesque sampling in the SAS valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1624581239833-QBK1KMZYLPRT9EO6N7TQ/SN+LIA+module+interaction+diagram_v5.png Projects - Make it stand out SN-LIM Interactome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1535292254659-EUNYU79SMAQTB0LXE48F/IMG_6602.jpg Projects Catherine Girard and Elise Imbeau collecting aerosols near the lagoon on Ward Hunt Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1499126192291-4XD32Y9FE2RKD98XJ1DJ/image-asset.jpeg Projects Myriam Labbé, Denis Sarrazin & Alex Culley sampling in Neige Bay, Milne Fjord (Photo courtesy of D. Sarrazin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5946bb368419c29f0ef73eff/1498327985978-L2X1SJFS3DPKIP17HVCL/redhills.JPG Projects