Santiago Costantino, PhD

Santiago Costantino is the head of the Vision Health research axis as well as the director of the biophotonics research unit at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center. With an in-depth knowledge of biophysics, biophotonics and micro-engineering, he applies the science of lasers and microscopy to the domain of biomedical research. He is also a Full Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at University of Montreal.

Santiago Costantino

Our current team members

Our team consist of biologists, physicists, engineers and eye specialists.

Interested in joining in? See our Open Position page.

Joannie Roy

Joannie Roy, Ph. D.

Lab Manager

joannie.roy@umontreal.ca

Charles Belanger

Charles M. Bélanger Nzakimuena, P. Eng., M. A. Sc

Research Engineer

Nicolas Desjardins Lecavalier

Nicolas Desjardins-Lecavalier, B. Ing, M. Sc.

Ph.D. Candidate

nicolas.desjardins-lecavalier@umontreal.ca

Marisse Massis

Marisse Massis Solano, MD

Ph.D. Candidate

marisse.masis.solano@umontreal.ca

Emmanuelle Richer

Emmanuelle Richer, B. Ing.

Ph.D. Candidate

Graziana Modica

Graziana Modica, Ph. D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

graziana.modica@umontreal.ca

Sebastien This

Sebastien This, Ph. D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

sebastien.this@umontreal.ca

Denise Descovich

Denise Descovich, MD

Clinical Studies

Melanie Bluteau

Melanie Bluteau

Intern

Alejandra Martinez Petro

Alejandra Martinez Petro, B.Sc.

Clinical Studies

alejandra.martinez.petro.cemtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

Former members

Graduate Students

  • Loic Binan, Ph. D.

  • Diane Sayah, Ph. D., O. D.

  • Maxime Gagnon, M.Sc.

  • Pierre Guesquière, M. Sc.

  • Maribel Hidalgo-Aguirre, Ph. D.

  • Kanwarpal Singh, Ph. D.

  • Jonathan Bélisle, Ph. D.

Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Javier Mazzaferri, Ph. D.

  • Ali Almasieh, Ph. D.

  • Dario Kunik, Ph. D.

  • Antoine Godin, Ph. D.

  • Caroline Dion, Ph. D.

Pictures of the team and of our labs