News
October 2025
We are recruiting!
Positions: 1 Master student and 1 PhD student
Project 1: Study of the involvement of astrocytes in ALS.
Project 2: Study of the involvement of the extracellular matrix in ALS.
Dr. Silvia Pozzi is looking to recruit highly motivated students who want to join her laboratory in the Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience division of the CERVO Research Centre in Quebec City.
Candidates will conduct biochemical, molecular biology, imaging and behavioral studies in animals as well as in cell culture models (immortalized and primary).
Candidates must have a bachelor's/master's degree in one of the related scientific fields to be considered for this position.
Dr. Silvia Pozzi is strongly committed to having and maintaining a work team based on criteria of equity, diversity and inclusion, as well as respect, collaboration, responsibility and scientific enthusiasm.
Please send a cover letter expressing your research interests and career goals, along with your curriculum vitae and transcripts, using the contact us form.
October 2025
Proudly funded by CIHR
The lab has received a major grant from CIHR!
We are ready for great science!
September 2025
Congratulations Aurore!
Aurore has been awarded wit the Bourse de maîtrise pour la recherche sur la SLA de SLA Québec.
Great start for your master in neuroscience Aurore!
July 2025
Welcome to the 2025 Italian Free Movers students!
In July, the lab hosted two talented students from Italy who won the Free Movers fellowship to join us.
Luca and Alessandro were selected to conduct experiments on a project in collaboration between our lab and the Dr. Laura Tapella's lab at the Italian Universitá del Piemonte Orientale (UPO).
July 2025
Congratulations Marion!
Marion has been awarded with the NMD4C Collaborative Research Training Award to visit the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Durcan in Montreal!
Here a picture at the NMD4C annual meeting we attended in Ottawa in September.
Great science to come, congratulations Marion!
April 2025
Congratulations Amélie!
On April 7th, Amélie Poulin-Brière defended remarkably her PhD thesis titled: "Immunothérapies ciblant la protéine TDP-43 pour traiter la pathogenèse transmise par le liquide cérébrospinal de patients atteints de la sclérose latérale amyotrophique".
Congratulations Amélie!
February 2025
Welcome to the lab, Mauro!
Mauro G. Spatafora, a PhD student from Prof. M. Peviani's lab (University of Pavia, Italy), joined our lab for a fruitful 6-months collaboration.
Welcome to the group!
December 2024
Congratulations, Marion!
Marion has been awarded with a 3-years PhD fellowship from ALS Canada and Brain Canada!
Well done Marion!
December 2024
Great week of science in Montreal!
After a five-year stop due to the pandemic, the André Delambre Symposium returned to bring together the most renowned ALS researchers. The event was held in Montreal few days before the 35th International Symposium on ALS/MND.
We were proud to participate as a laboratory to both events and and present our research with four different posters.
Congratulations to Amélie for winning the BEST POSTER Award at the André Delambre Symposium.
Kudos to Aurore who volunteered during both events.
November 2024
Congratulations!
After two amazing years in the lab Shanna and Ariane officially received their MSc in Neuroscience!
Well done girls!
October 2024
Congratulations!
Ema's abstract was selected for a short talk at the Québec Connectomics.
Congratulations Ema!
March and July 2024
Welcome to the 2024 Italian Free Movers students!
In March and July, the lab hosted five talented students from Italy who won the Free Movers fellowship to join us.
Linda, Ionela, Martina, Samuel and Sara were selected to conduct experiments on a project in collaboration between our lab and the Dr. Laura Tapella's lab at the Italian Universitá del Piemonte Orientale (UPO).
November 2023
Congratulations!
After two amazing years in the lab Gloria received her MSc in Molecular Medicine!
Well done Gloria!
