Team

Delphine Bouilly

Head researcher

I am delighted to lead this interdisciplinary research laboratory, where we explore the fascinating interfaces between nanomaterials and biological molecules. My team is made up of curious and passionate individuals whom you can meet below. In addition to the lab, I teach courses on physics, nanotechnology, and biosensors, lead or contribute to several scientific networks, develop educational resources, and am the mother of two young children!

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Claudia M Bazan

Research Advisor

I completed a PhD in chemistry-physics in 2013 at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. I then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Université de Montréal under the supervision of Carlos Silva and Delphine Bouilly. As a Research Advisor in the lab, I am involved in all projects, as well as being responsible for managing the lab and training equipment users. I also coordinate external collaborative projects.

Students :

Madline Sauvage

Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Biology

In 2014, I arrived in Montreal and completed a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences at the Université de Montréal. I went on to do a Master's in the laboratories of Sylvie Mader and Delphine Bouilly, and a year later I fast-tracked to a PhD to continue my research project. Fascinated by this project, I decided to take it out of the laboratory and create a start-up to transform this innovation into a concrete solution for breast cancer patients.

Jade Cimmino

Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Biology

After completing a bachelor's degree in biology with a specialization in molecular biology at the Université de Montréal, I pursued a master's degree in Delphine Bouilly's laboratory. A year later, motivated by my project, I fast-tracked my PhD, where I explore the intersection between biology, physics and engineering to develop innovative biosensors.

Eve Petit

Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering

I began my training with a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at INSA Lyon (an engineering school in France). Since I wanted to apply the field of materials to healthcare, I chose to do a master's degree in research in biotechnology engineering at the Université de Sherbrooke (director: Marc-Antoine Lauzon). To build on this success, I'm now doing a PhD in biomedical engineering at IRIC, Université de Montréal, co-directed by Delphine Bouilly and David Knapp.

Jeanine Looman

Master's student in Biomedical Engineering

I moved to Montreal in 2018 to study biological engineering at McGill. I then went on to do a master's in biomedical engineering in Delphine Bouilly's lab, where my research project combines my favorite subjects: engineering, programming and data analysis.

Jean-Nicholas Deraspe

Master's student in Physics

I originally studied music (a long time ago!), then finally decided to go back to school to do a bachelor's degree in physics and now a master's degree.

Paul Vézina

Master's student in Physics

After completing a bachelor's degree in cooperative physics at the Université de Sherbrooke, I moved to Montreal and began my master's in Delphine Bouilly's laboratory. I am co-supervised by the researcher Carlos Silva and my research focuses on ultrafast spectroscopic analysis of GFETs.

Arnaud Lessard

Master's student in Physics

I began my bachelor’s degree in physics at the Université de Montréal, specializing in astrophysics. I quickly discovered that what I was most passionate about was connecting experimental measurements to simulations based on my own hypotheses, and seeing these projects lead to concrete applications. This motivated me to pursue a master’s degree in biophysics in Delphine Bouilly’s lab.

Joaneve Milette

Coordinator of the Advanced Materials Academy

Graduated with a master’s degree in international communication, I worked in communications and event management for a few years before joining the wonderful team of Delphine, the IRIC, and the RQMP in September 2024. My main role is coordinating the Advanced Materials Academy, a project funded by NSERC’s CREATE program and affiliated with the RQMP, under Delphine’s leadership. I also work with the Bouilly Lab and the IRIC team on the coordination of various projects.

Alumni

Ryan Borotra (Master, 2025); Éléonore Lévesque (Internship, 2025); Louis-Philippe Lehoux (Internship, 2025); Amira Hana Bencherif (PhD, 2022); Anouk Béraud (Master, 2021 – Stage, 2018); Phillipe Desjardins (Master, 2018); Ève Campeau-Poirier (Internship, 2018); Godefroy Borduas (Internship, 2017); Elizabeth Huliganga (Internship, 2017)

This content has been updated on 18 March 2026 at 16h45.