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Sophie Breton completed her Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Montreal, specializing in Microbiology and Immunology. She subsequently obtained a Master's degree in Oceanography from UQAR. Her doctoral studies were also at UQAR, where she achieved significant recognition, including the Governor General's Gold Medal. She pursued a three-year postdoctoral fellowship at Kent State University, enhancing her expertise in molecular and evolutionary biology, and followed this with another postdoctoral fellowship in mitochondrial proteomics at the University of Montreal. Her research is integrative, focusing on how new species form and how organisms adapt to their environments. Specifically, her team studies the role of mitochondria and their genomes in adaptation and speciation processes. Sophie's work aims to understand the function, structure, expression, evolution, and transmission of mitochondrial genomes, as well as the co-adaptation of mitochondrial and nuclear genomes and the physiological mechanisms of animal adaptation to environmental pressures.
Most programs require French B2 level; specific departments may require C1 or C2.