Meet the Research Team

The following posts provide a personal insight into each member of the research team that we feel so strongly about supporting.

Please take a few minutes and read through what motivates each of them and pushes them forward in their work.

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Genevieve Chabot-Roy - a mothers approach

As a mother of a beautiful little girl, I truly appreciate the blessing of having a healthy child. I am convinced that the research project we are pursuing in the lab, will eventually modify the treatment of type 1 diabetic children and adults. I expect that this treatment will reduce and maybe remove the daily burden of living with diabetes.

What prompted Adam-Nicolas Pelletier to pursue this research

While working as a pharmacy technician prior to undertaking graduate studies, I had the opportunity to meet Type 1 diabetics, many of whom were still struggling with their medication. This made me realize that their life expectancy remains severely shortened without development of new therapeutic approaches. I undertook graduate studies with this perspective in mind, and joined a research team focused on finding a cure through the combined efforts of highly qualified personnel.

What's Important to Fanny Guimont-Desrochers PhD

Because Type 1 diabetes can be treated, we tend to forget the severity of this illness. However, diabetes is very insidious. Even though we can treat the decease, it is still associated with many secondary effects and complications. I have Type 1 diabetes and i perpetually worry about the complications that will strike me in the future. That is one of the reasons my research on diabetes is so important to me. We need to cure and prevent type 1 diabetes for the people afflicted with this disease and for the people they love.

What does Veronique Dugas PhD Think About

When I think about Type 1 Diabetes, I think about a life threatening disease that affects a growing number of individuals. Because of the accessibility of insulin for the patients, people tend to forget how difficult it can be for children and adults living with this disease on a daily basis. I am doing research on Type 1 diabetes to show patients afflicted with this pathology that I do care about them. In my thesis, i show that a new approach has a high therapeutic potential. Together, we hope to bring this treatment protocol to the patient.

Learn what motivates Erin E. Hillhouse PhD

Being a Type 1 diabetic myself, I always worry that I will pass on the diabetes susceptibility gene(s) to my future children. It is a known fact that mothers take great pride in protecting their children. By the same token, I take pride in that fact that I am working to ensure that my future children, as well as all Type 1 diabetics worldwide, will be able to lead long, healthy lives, no longer having to worry about the secondary effects associated with this disease.

Meet Roxanne Collin - BSc

What motivates me to pursue graduate studies on autoimmune diseases such as diabetes is the possibility to merge my interest in both science and the well-being of individuals. I believe that science will succeed in improving the quality of life of people living with Type 1 diabetes by discovering innovative treatment for this disease. I feel privileged that I can be part of this process which gives hope to children and their families.