Updated: Wed, 10/02/2024 - 13:45

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to McGill students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.

Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université McGill, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

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Benoit Cousineau

Benoit Cousineau
Contact Information
Phone: 
514-398-8882
514-398-3914
Email address: 
benoit.cousineau [at] mcgill.ca
Biography: 

Dr. Benoit Cousineau obtained a PhD in Biochemistry from Université de Montréal in 1997 studying RNA enzymes or ribozymes and molecular evolution. He then pursued his training at the Wadsworth Center at the New York State Department of Health as a postdoctoral fellow where his research focused on elucidating the mobility pathways of bacterial group II introns. He joined the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at McGill University as a Principal Investigator in 2001. His research program is multidisciplinary involving bacteriology, molecular microbiology, microbial genetics and evolution. The Cousineau Lab studies the splicing, mobility, function and evolution of bacterial group II introns at the molecular level. Furthermore, through various collaborations, his research group engineers the “food grade” and Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) gram-positive bacterium Lactococcus lactis to produce and deliver biologically active molecules in the treatment or prevention of different human diseases.

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