Noémie-Manuelle Dorval-Courchesne

Research Interests

• Biologically-derived materials and devices
• Protein-based materials
• Engineered living materials
• Sustainable biocomposites
• Nanobiomaterials

Current Research Projects

• Synthesis of self-assembling collagenous and amyloid-like protein materials with novel functions
• Fabrication of sustainable protein-based bioplastics
• Design, synthesis and evolution of protein-based bioelectronics
• Engineering of “living” responsive wearables

Tools and Expertises

• Molecular biology, cloning and protein expression in E. coli
• Optoelectronic characterization of biomaterials
• Nano and micro-scale spectroscopic, structural and mechanical characterization of materials
• Bioprocesses