Martin Simard

BSc Biochemistry,
Université de Sherbrooke,1996

PhD Microbiology (Molecular biology-Alternative splicing),
Université de Sherbrooke,2001

Post-doctoral fellow Genetic and Molecular biology-RNA interference,
University of Massachusetts Medical School,2002-2005

Professor ,
Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie

Université Laval
Oncology, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center
2260, boul Henri-Bourassa, Local L3.106
Québec, Québec, Canada G1J 0J9

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Research Interests

Gene regulation
Small non-coding RNAs, microRNAs
Argonaute proteins
Molecular genetics
Developmental processes

Current Research Projects

Deciphering cellular modulators of the microRNA pathway.
Understanding the regulation and implication of Argonaute proteins involved in microRNA-mediated gene silencing.
Toward understanding the role of tRNA-derived small RNAs in animals.