{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"INRS","provider_url":"https:\/\/dev.inrs.ca\/en\/","author_name":"inrsadmin","author_url":"https:\/\/dev.inrs.ca\/en\/author\/inrsadmin\/","title":"Alain Lamarre | INRS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"G3zBorf4mA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.inrs.ca\/en\/research\/professors\/alain-lamarre\/\">Alain Lamarre<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.inrs.ca\/en\/research\/professors\/alain-lamarre\/embed\/#?secret=G3zBorf4mA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Alain Lamarre&#8221; &#8212; INRS\" data-secret=\"G3zBorf4mA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/dev.inrs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Lamarre_Alain2.jpg","thumbnail_width":900,"thumbnail_height":708,"description":"Research project for a Master's or PhD student in Virology and Immunology :Study of B lymphocytes dysfunction during persistent viral infections\u00a0(PDF)\u00a0Research InterestThe main focus of Dr Lamarre\u2019s laboratory is to understand the mechanisms that permit the establishment of viral persistence both from the host and virus perspectives. We are particularly interested in characterizing the correlates of protection against the hepatitis C virus. Our research program is divided in three main projects: 1. Characterizing the mechanisms involved in the establishment of viral persistence focusing primarily on the neutralizing antibody response. 2. Developing a novel vaccination platform against chronic viral infections and cancer based on plant virus-like particles.\u00a0BiographyDr. Alain Lamarre obtained his B.Sc. from the department of Biological Sciences (1988) at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and his Ph.D. in Virology and Immunology (1996) from Institut Armand-Frappier. After postdoctoral training in Virology and Immunology at the Institute of Experimental Immunology in Zurich, Switzerland in the laboratory of Profs. Hans Hengartner and Rolf Zinkernagel he joined the INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier in 2002. He was a CIHR New Investigator Award recipient from 2002 to 2007 and currently holds the Jeanne and J.-Louis L\u00e9vesque chair in Immunovirology from the J.-Louis L\u00e9vesque Foundation.The research interests of his laboratory, funded by CIHR and NSERC, are aimed at a better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for viral persistence with the ultimate goal of improving the treatment and prevention of chronic viral infections."}