Florence Doualla-Bell obtained her PhD at the University of Paris-Sud (University of Paris XI) in France. After 18 years as associate professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill, she joined the Public Health Laboratory for the province of Quebec as Scientific Coordinator. She puts her skills and professional know-how at the service of health community in order to build research capacity and to develop appropriate research programs. Her ability to translate a concept into a measurable project, to manage diverse research projects simultaneously, to utilize team’s talent working always in a result oriented perspective define her work.
Role in Syst-OMICS
I am providing management and scientific supports to the project through the progress of Activity 4 research which aims to demonstrate the innovative use of next generation sequencing and efficient algorithm in developing guidelines for strain typing relevant for human surveillance and outbreak investigations. Indeed, I am responsible to ensure Activity 4 is completed on time and within the dedicated budget providing quarterly scientific and financial reports as requested. I also assist, participate and support student and staff in their scientific production.