Following a B.Sc in Biochemistry/Physiology (U.Ottawa), he pursued research training in the areas of neural regeneration (UBC) and stem cell research (Montreal Neurological Institute and Toronto Hospital for Sick Children). He started his independent research program at the University of Montreal in 2006, where his lab focuses on how mechanisms of neural plasticity can be engaged to promote neural function and repair. Currently situated at the Research Center of the University of Montreal Hospital (CRCHUM), his lab's specific research themes include adult neural stem cells, the effects of exercise on the brain, and neural repair in Alzheimer's disease and spinal cord injury.