Laboratoire d’Investigations sur les Mécanismes et Prédicteurs de liens entre Activités physiques, autres Comportements et Trajectoires de Santé
Pamela Tanguay, a student at the IMPACTS lab and doctoral candidate in health sciences research at Université de Sherbrooke, presented the results of her work comparing hybrid and traditional cardiac rehabilitation programmes at the Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (CACPR) 2025 Spring Conference in Calgary, Alberta. Pamela is supervised by professors Mathieu Bélanger and Nicole Marquis.
Congratulations to Victoria Dorimain, a doctoral research student in health sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke, on being awarded the Prix Huy Hao Dao 2024-2025. The prize, which recognises innovation and originality in research serving vulnerable populations, was created by the Department of Community Health Sciences in memory of Prof. Huy Hao Dao, a doctor and professor with a passion for public health, renowned for his human and scientific commitment. Victoria is directed by Prof Martine Shareck, Prof Mathieu Belanger et Prof Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay.
Our colleague Pierre Philippe Wilson Registe took part in the 3rd edition of the Symposium des étudiants en épidémiologie du Québec, held on May 22nd at the School of Public Health of the Université de Montréal. He presented his work on the importance of consistent measurements for monitoring physical activity during the transition from adolescence to adulthood from the MATCH research project directed by Prof Mathieu Bélanger.
We would like to offer our most sincere congratulations to our colleague, Véronique Thibault (RD, PhD), on receiving the 2024-2025 honourable mention from the Dean of Medicine and Health Sciences – Université de Sherbrooke. Professor Mathieu Bélanger of the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick supervised Véronique during her Master’s and recently completed PhD studies. Véronique is now pursuing a postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University.
This 5-year NSERC Discovery Grant project brings together expertise in activity monitor engineering and experimental biology to explore interdisciplinary questions related to sex differences in blood pressure regulation during sedentary postures. This research program aims to advance current methodologies while uncovering new insights into the vascular mechanisms that regulate blood pressure among males and females.