Jacques Corbeil

Dr. Corbeil received his bachelor of science degree, with a concentration in biochemistry, and a master of science, with a concentration in experimental medicine, from Universit Laval. He obtained his PhD from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia , where he studied HIV-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma. Dr. Corbeil then moved to the University of California in San Diego for postdoctoral training in infectious diseases. He created the UCSD Center for AIDS Research Genomics core laboratory and achieved associate professor status, before moving back to Quebec City. Dr. Corbeil currently focuses on using the latest techniques in bioinformatics and machine learning to assist and facilitate the processes of diagnosis and prognosis determination and to optimize response to treatment. Modern genomic techniques generate a deluge of data that needs to be interpreted using novel bioinformatic approaches. Dr. Corbeil uses state-of-the-art instrumentation and big data analytics to facilitate the interpretation of complex phenotypic data. His research includes investigating how infectious microorganisms interact with their hosts, examining the effects of antibiotics on the microbial flora, exploring how to design small molecules and drugs to interfere with specific microbial functions and integrating omic data in cancer research. Dr. Corbeil operates at the interface of computer and omic sciences. Dr. Jacques Corbeil is currently the Canada Research Chair in Medical Genomics and serves as an advisor to a number of biotechnology oriented companies.