Stéphanie holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry with an option in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Ottawa. She completed her Honours project in Dr. Yannick Benoit’s laboratory, where she developed a 3D co-culture colorectal cancer model to better replicate the colorectal cancer tumor microenvironment.
She has completed several co-op placements across healthcare, academic, and industry settings, including working as a Recreational Therapy Assistant at Bruyère, a Research Assistant at the CHEO Research Institute under the supervision of Dr. Kyle Cowan supporting research on the role of Pannexin 1 in skeletal muscle function, and a Research Assistant at STEMCELL Technologies contributing to the development of 3D liver models to assess drug-induced liver injury better.
Having gained wet-lab research experience from her undergraduate degree, she is now transitioning to clinical research, working with Dr. Lochmüller’s research group at the Ottawa Hospital Neuromuscular Centre and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.
