Affiliations

• Department of Veterinary Biomedicine - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Université de Montréal
• Director of the Groupe de recherche en pharmacologie animale du Québec (GREPAQ)

Research expertise

• Pain, algology
• Pharmacology
• Animal models
• Neurophysiology
• Biomarkers

Main research projects

• Understanding and treating osteoarthritic pain in pet animals: An approach based on neurogenomics and neuropeptidomics manipulation. NSERC - Discovery
• Pet pain and well-being: The animal at the heart of our lives! NSERC - Alliance
• Transcutaneous breast cancer diagnosis by canine odorology: comparative validity in Quebec. CIHR, SCC, BC - Spark

Approaches used

• Experimental rodent models
• Natural models of degenerative disease
• Quantitative sensory tests, biomechanics, psychometrics
• Epigenomics
• Proteomics

Keywords

Dog, Cat, Human-animal relationship, Imaging, Behaviour