Pauline Léveillé completed a master's degree and a Ph.D in human nutrition and public health at the University Paris 13 (France). In addition, she completed a first postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Sherbrooke where she was interested in the metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids and the cognition. In July 2017, she joined Professor Lippé's lab to do a second postdoctoral fellowship. Her research aims to investigate the associations between inflammatory biomarkers, oxidative stress and the presence of cardiometabolic complications; cognitive impairment and white matter integrity in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pauline is also involved in a study to characterize the impact of nutritional status on brain activity and cognitive development in children with cystic fibrosis. Awards and scholarships :
Postdoctoral fellowship from FRQS (2016 – 2018).
Postdoctoral fellowship from the department of medicine, Université de Sherbrooke (2015 – 2017).
Doctoral scholarship from Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche, France (2010 – 2013).
Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles award from FRQS (December 2017) for her article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Excellence prize, poster presentation, international Experimental Biology congress 2016, San Diego. (American Society of Nutrition ’s).
Winner of the competition, 3rd conference on OMICS, Institute of Cardiometabolism And Nutrition (ICAN). Paris (France), December 2015.
