Committees

Steering Committee

Valérie Langlois

Director of the TAQc

Ph.D., Professor, INRS, Quebec

Valérie Langlois holds the Canada Research Chair in Ecotoxicogenomics at INRS. Her research focuses on advancing standardized eDNA protocols, developing molecular tools to monitor biodiversity and assess contaminant impacts on ecosystems.

Hugo Asselin

Co-Director of the TAQc

Ph.D., Professor, Université du Québec en Abitibi Temiscamingue, Quebec

Hugo Asselin is professor at UQAT’s School of Indigenous Studies and he holds the Desjardins Chair in Small Community Development at UQAT. He conducts collaborative research with Indigenous and other local communities on various topics, including land and natural resources governance.

Diana Iglesias

Executive Committee Member

Director of Innovation and Programs

at Genome Quebec

Diana plays a key role in the strategic development and implementation of innovative genomics projects. With expertise in scientific program management and stakeholder engagement, she actively contributes to advancing research and knowledge translation in health, environment, and agri-food sectors. Her leadership fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and enhances the visibility of Quebec research at national and international levels.

Guillaume Côté

Executive Committee Member

M.Sc., Biologist

Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs

Martin Laporte

Executive Committee Member

Ph.D., Biologist

Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs

Aurore Lucas

Executive Committee Member

M.Sc., Head of Environment and Sustainable Development

City of Rouyn-Noranda

A biologist and ecologist by training, Aurore Lucas holds two master’s degrees in functional ecology and biology from Montpellier (France) and UQAT. Her professional career has led her to design and carry out various projects related to major environmental and territorial issues, such as climate change, biodiversity, and sustainable resource management.

André Michel

Executive Committee Member

Director of the office of Rights and Territory Protection

Innu-Takuaikan Uashat mak Mani-Utenam (ITUM)

Vani Mohit

Executive Committee Member

Ph.D., Biologist

Centre d'expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec (CEAEQ) - MELCCFP

Vani specialized in microbial ecology during her PhD and postdoctoral fellowship. She is now a biologist at the Direction des expertises en évaluation du risque at CEAEQ (MELCCFP). Her work focuses on the development and use of rapid detection tools for genetic material from aquatic microorganisms, invasive exotic aquatic plants, and other indicator organisms for freshwater quality.

Geneviève Parent

Executive Committee Member

Ph.D., Research scientist

Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Yann Surget-Groba

Executive Committee Member

Ph.D., Professor

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Yann Surget-Groba is a professor in ecological and environmental genomics at the Université du Québec en Outaouais. His research focuses on conservation genetics and adaptation to climate change, as well as the development of tools for monitoring biodiversity and threatened and vulnerable species.

Hélène Trudeau

Executive Committee Member

Ph.D., Professor

Université de Montréal

Hélène Trudeau focuses her research on normative systems in international law, constitutional law, and administrative law to ensure global environmental protection.

Steve Vissault

TAQc coordinator

M.Sc., Research associate

INRS, Quebec

Steve has a Master’s degree in Computational Ecology from Université du Québec à Rimouski. He led the development of serveral scientific platforms such as mangal.io and Biodiversité Québec, creating R libraries, databases, and web interfaces.

External Committee

Caren Helbing

External Committee Member

Ph.D., Professor

University of Victoria

Anaïs Lacoursière

External Committee Member

Ph.D., Research scientist

Station Biologique de St. Andrews, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Florian Leese

External Committee Member

Ph.D., Professor in Aquatic Ecosystem Research

University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Kristian Meissner

External Committee Member

Ph.D., Development Manager & Head of Jyväskylä office

Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)

Kristian Meissner brings over two decades of expertise in water quality research and environmental management, with a focus on strategic development in standardization and monitoring. With more than a decade in international water quality method standardization, he chairs two working groups in CEN and ISO dedicated to DNA method standards for aquatic biodiversity monitoring and bioassessment. He co-founded and co-chairs iESTF, an inclusive platform for standard seed document development of molecular methods, and led major initiatives such as renewing Finland’s national environmental monitoring strategy to 2030.

Catherine Richter

External Committee Member

Ph.D., Research Molecular Biologist

U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center

Gerald Tetreault

External Committee Member

Ph.D., Research Scientist

Environment and Climate Change Canada