Our Team

Josette-Renée is the President and CEO of Génome Québec. Previously, CEO of the Institut du Savoir Montfort and Vice President of Research and Education at Hôpital Montfort. She is also the founder of Streamline Genomics, a digital health company that combines precision medicine and artificial intelligence. Josette-Renée has many other roles, including Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Université de Montréal and Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Ottawa. Until 2018, she was Vice President of Business Development at Mitacs. Her interest in governance and research has led her to serve on numerous boards and on a variety of academic, industry, and scientific committees.

Josette-Renée holds a PhD in genetics from the University of British Columbia and a certificate in bioinformatics, and she completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Cambridge University in England. Her research interests include health services for minority communities, the identification and interpretation of genetic abnormalities in leukemia, the development of digital tools for the medical community.

Stéphanie Lord-Fontaine is a senior research administrator with close to 20 years of experience in the academic and biopharmaceutical sectors as well as in research funding agencies. From 2007 to 2017, she was the Senior Director of Scientific affairs at Genome Quebec. In her role of Executive Director of the Oncopole, she participated in the design and launch of several large-scale oncology projects in Quebec. She also worked at the federal level, in Director of Research roles at Brain Canada and the Kidney Foundation of Canada. Stephanie started her career in the industry leading preclinical research for BioAxone Therapeutic. She holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry, followed by postdoctoral training in neuroscience. Her current role is to oversee the research investment strategy and operations for the different partnerships and funding programs at Genome Quebec.

A seasoned financial manager, Mr. Bergeron holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from HEC and has earned several national and international certifications. He has twenty years of experience in the strategic management of financial services and ten years as assistant comptroller and in other accounting roles within major international organizations. Before joining the Génome Québec team in 2017, he served as Manager, Corporate Strategic Initiatives, at Roche Diagnostics. In addition to his duties, Marc was invited to participate in various international working groups, including one on financial best practices and another on the development of a budget process automation platform, which was implemented globally at Roche. Under his leadership, and for twelve consecutive years, his teams earned recognition for best performance in the quality of financial information.

Patrick Blondin completed a PhD in animal science at Université Laval. He pursued his studies for several years at North Carolina State University before coming back to Québec. He then worked in a private organization, Boviteq, for 18 years, mainly in research and development, and also as Director of Operations by interim. He got promoted as Vice President Research and Innovation in 2018. Patrick is a co-author of more than 80 scientific publications. He joined the Centre d’expertise et de services Génome Québec team in October 2021 as Vice President, Technology Centres.

Marie-Kym Brisson is a recognized manager with a passion for public affairs and communications who counts 25 years of experience in the research and innovation, finance, political and cultural sectors. She has an extensive track record of achievement in areas shaped by the social and political agendas in Québec and Canadian context. For the past 15 years, Marie-Kym has dedicated her career to the strategic development of genomics in Québec. In this capacity, she has implemented various initiatives aimed at promoting cooperative partnerships and broadening the influence of genomics in the human health, agriculture/agrifood, forestry and environmental sectors.

She has been particularly involved in the development of Génome Québec’s mission on education, training and social acceptance with innovative, school-based programs for youth, such as DNA Mission. She has served on the board of directors of the Cancer Research Society and for several years now has been on the board of a residential facility for people living with HIV-AIDS. 

Marie-Kym Brisson graduated from the Université de Montréal with a degree in political science and communications. She also holds a certificate in Management Leadership from the Institut de Leadership du Québec.