Profile

Audrey Berneche is a scientific professional in the IRSST’s Laboratory Division, where she is responsible for coordinating analyses performed in the microbiology laboratory. With a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology and a concentration in molecular biology, in 2012 she went on to earn a master’s degree in biology, with microbiology as her area of study, at the Université de Sherbrooke. She then worked in industry as a coordinator of production and quality control laboratory activities (microbiology). Through this experience, she gained expertise in environmental controls, microbial identification, quality control and laboratory management. Ms. Berneche is a certified microbiologist with the Association des microbiologistes du Québec (AMQ) and a member of the Canadian College of Microbiologists (CCM).

• Team: Laboratory Division - Microbiology and Instrumentation
• Research field: Chemical and Biological Hazard Prevention

Expertise

• Microbial identification (molecular and classical biology)
• Quality control
• Equipment validation

Professional orders and other affiliations

• Association des microbiologistes du Québec (AMQ)       
• Collège canadien des Microbiologistes (CCM)