About us

About PROTEO

PROTEO, The Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications is a network of 74 research teams from 13 institutions working on all aspects of proteins, from their chemistry to their physiological roles:

• Université Laval
• Université de Sherbrooke
• Université de Montréal
• McGill University
• Concordia University
• Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
• INRS – Institut Armand-Frappier
• CERASP
• Université d’Ottawa
• Université du Québec à Montréal
• Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup
• Cégep de Shawinigan
• CNETE
• Conseil national de recherches Canada

Proteins are ubiquitous macromolecules that play essential physiological roles in the functioning of all living organisms. Not only are these biomolecules the main target of drugs used in the clinic, their use and manipulation are at the heart of biotechnological, prophylactic, industrial and environmental applications. Moreover, proteins offer innovative solutions to many socio-economic and environmental challenges facing society in Québec, such as the development of ecologically sustainable and inexpensive methods for the synthesis of artificial flavoring for the food industry, the development of preventive treatments for chronic diseases associated with aging, and the use of innovative bioprocesses to foster growth of the green economy.

Nevertheless, the fundamental study of the functioning of proteins within living organisms, their engineering at the molecular level, their biomanufacturing and their efficient use in biological systems remain complex and require a multidisciplinary research strategy and an integrated innovation chain. It is in this context that PROTEO’s unifying research theme is to understand at the molecular level the functioning of proteins in complex biological systems in order to exploit their full potential for applications in human health, agriculture, the food industry and the environment.

Our direction team

Director of PROTEO

Steve Bourgault, Ph.D.

Département de Chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal
C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville
Montréal, H3C 3P8, Canada

Co director of PROTEO

Sabine Elowe, Ph.D.

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval
Axe of Reproduction, mother and youth health,
CHU de Quebec research Centre.

Coordinator

Marylou Meyer, M.Sc.

201 Av. du Président-Kennedy,
Montréal, QC H2X 3Y7

Member of the Executive Committee - Head of internal affairs

Nicolas Bisson

Member of the Executive Committee - Head of communications

Sophie Gobeil

Member of the Executive Committee - Head of academic affairs

Bruno Gaillet

Member of the Executive Committee - Head of scientific affairs

Pierre Lavigne

Member of the Executive Committee - Head of external affairs

Denis Leclerc

Student representative

Francis Noël

Megan-Faye Parker

Student representative

Our scientific committee

Axis leader 1: Fundamental discoveries on the function of proteins and interactomes

Élodie Boisselier

Axis leader 1: Fundamental discoveries on the function of proteins and interactomes

Xavier Roucou

Axis leader 2 : Engineering of proteins and innovative biological systems

Joelle Pelletier

Axis leader 2 : Engineering of proteins and innovative biological systems

David Kwan

Axis leader 3 : Biofabrication, bioprocessing and scaling up to enhance discoveries

Gregory De Crescenzo

Axis leader 3 : Biofabrication, bioprocessing and scaling up to enhance discoveries

Patrick Vermette