Dr. Vincent Archambault

Biography

After completing his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at the Université de Montréal, Vincent Archambault pursued his PhD at Rockefeller University, where he focused on the fundamental molecular mechanisms controlling cell cycle progression. He studied how cyclins and the cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk1) coordinate cell cycle events in budding yeast. Currently, he is a tenured professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the Université de Montréal and a researcher at the Institute of Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC), where he leads a research unit on cell cycle regulation. Archambault and his team investigate the molecular mechanisms that regulate cell division cycle progression, as disruptions in these pathways can lead to excessive cell proliferation and chromosome segregation defects, both hallmarks of cancer. Their research harnesses the model organism Drosophila melanogaster and cell lines, combining genetics, biochemistry, and microscopy approaches to better understand normal cell cycle functioning and identify potential therapeutic targets for cancer.

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