This summer, I had the great pleasure of returning to the field with Corinne (Coco) Audemard (VIMS, USA). Nearly thirty years ago, we worked together on Marteilia and its complex heteroxenous life cycle, a fascinating parasite of mollusks. Today, our research converges again around Vibrio — a remarkable scientific continuity across decades.
This conference offers a data-driven reflection on the challenges faced by trans people in academia, drawing on recent evidence and social observations. Esteban will begin with a comparative statistical overview of graduates by gender identity (trans, cis, non-binary, etc.), highlighting persistent gaps in access to and success within higher education. He will then explore the […]
Our new preprint is online!A beautiful adventure led by Jeffrey Liang with collaborators from UdeM, Roscoff, and the Rocha lab at Institut Pasteur.
Pavithra (Postdoctoral fellow, since September 2025) completed her PhD at the School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University (India). Using genomics, bioinformatics, and evolutionary modelling, she explored how genetic parasites emerge, persist, propagate, and accumulate within bacterial genomes, shaping host population dynamics.In the Le Roux Lab, she now focuses on the eco-evolutionary dynamics of […]
Nice discussions on every project, refreshing walks, and breathtaking landscapes on the road to Rimouski — fall was definitely here.We were joined by two special guests: Damien Piel (from Alexander Harms’ lab) and mini Jack, the newest (and tiniest) member of the team.Photo credit: Léa Zinsli.
There’s a park, located in the heart of Montreal, dedicated to those who have died of HIV/AIDS in Quebec! Do you know this park? Here’s a hint: it’s in the Village district, near Beaudry station. The Parc de l’Espoir (that’s what it’s called!) has been around since 1991. Nestled at the corner of rue Panet […]
The flag and coat of arms of the city of Montreal include an indigenous symbol! Can you guess which symbol it is? Here is the flag of Montreal: Maybe you’ve already noticed, but since September 13, 2017, at the center of the flag of the city of Montreal is a white pine tree. This tree […]
and have team meeting with her
led by two talented PhD students, Baptiste Darracq and Eloi Littner. Always a pleasure to collaborate with Celine Loot, Eduardo Rocha, and Didier Mazel from the Pasteur Institute, Paris. Darracq B, E. Littner, M. Brunie, J. Bos, P.-A. Kaminski, F. Depardieu, W. Slesak, K. Debatisse, M. Touchon, A. Bernheim, D. Bikard, F. L. Roux, D. […]
Bernard C, Labreuche Y, C. Diarra C, Daszkowski P, Cahier K, Goudenege D, Lamarche MG, Whitfield GB, Lang M, Valencia J, Groseille J, Piel D, Lee YJ, Weigele P, Brun YV, Rocha EPC and F. Le Roux (2025). Adaptive genomic plasticity in large-genome, broad-host-range vibrio phages. ISME J 19(1). https://academic.oup.com/ismej/article/19/1/wraf063/8106547 A piece of work passed […]
