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
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
Our student committee 2023-2024
Francis Noël Ph.D. (ULAVAL) Student representative
Maxence Le Palud Ph.D. (UdeM) Student representative
Arunima Sandeep Ph.D. (UQAM)
Cécile Bousch Ph.D. (UQAM)
Ming Sun Ph.D. (ULAVAL)
Romain Devillers Ph.D. (ULAVAL)
Shabeena Jegamohan Master (UQAM)
Laetitia Mwadi Master (UQAM)
Jihane Khalifa Master (UQAM)
Rose-Marie Boucher Bsc (ULAVAL)
Marie-Jeanne Archambault Ph.D. (UQAM)
Sébastien Chrétien Master (UdeS) Scholarship representative 2024-2025
Interested in getting involved with PROTEO? We’re always looking for student committee members to represent all PROTEO-affiliated institutions! Contact us at proteo@uqam.ca to find out more!
Our scientific teams
PROTEO member institutions
The Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications
PROTEO is supported by the FRQNT
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