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TALKS FOR VETS
June 17-19, 2025
Over two days in Montréal and Halifax, veterinary colleagues gathered to discuss parasite management in Québec and Nova Scotia, applying a One Health approach. Productive exchanges to strengthen collaborations at the animal-human-environment interface.
CPN SYMPOSIUM
June 5-8, 2025
The entire CFP team enjoyed together the CPN symposium where they presented the latest results from the lab and consolidated ties with other Canadian parasitological colleagues.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL EVs
April 22, 2025
Christopher Fernandez Prada led the international course “International School of Extracellular Vesicles in the One Health Context” (ISEVOH) at Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. About 30 graduate students and researchers from ten countries took part.
RESEARCH WEEK FMV
Mars 27th, 2025
Audrey Corbeil and Marie Zoé Lapierre were awarded by the jury of the research week of the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, with the second prize for best oral presentation and the second prize for best poster respectively.
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DONATION
February 13th, 2025
The Animo pour la vie Foundation, and his president, Dr Sébastien Kfoury, have made a generous donation to the Projet Laurent, which will support cutting-edge research in both animal and human well-being.
ONE HALTH FOR MEDICAL DOCTORS
Januray 8th, 2025
On January 8th, Christopher Fernandez Prada delivered a lecture titled "NTDs Know No Borders: Why One Health is Essential for Global Solutions" during the Incontri di Medicina Tropicale e Salute Globale, organized online by the Italian Society of Tropical Medicine and Global Health (SIMET).
UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE
October, 2024
On October 21st, a meeting took place between several researchers from the Université de Montréal, including Christopher Fernandez Prada, and a delegation from the Université de Liège to establish new collaborations.
LEISHMANIASIS EN EUROPA
June 23rd, 2024
In collaboration with Javier Moreno (Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain), Christopher Fernandez Prada publishes an article in La Conversacion on the problem of this neglected disease in Europe.
GREZOSP ANNUAL MEETING
May, 2024
After several years, le GRZOSP, Groupe de recherche en épidemiologie des zoonoses et santé publique, is meeting again to share updates and strengthen ties among its members.
JAVIER MORENO, VISIT FORM CARLOS III INSTITUT, SPAIN
April, 2024
For a three-month period, CFP Lab is hosting Javier Moreno, a Spanish researcher and Head of the Unit for Leishmaniasis & Chagas Disease at the National Centre for Microbiology - Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain.
PRIX D'EXCELLENCE VETOQUINOL
March 21st, 2024
During the Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire's Research Week 2024, Christopher Fernandez Prada was honored with the Prix d'Excellence Vétoquinol for graduate research supervision. This award recognizes his outstanding dedication to training graduate students.
Les perspectives Une seule santé des maladies tropicales négligées
January 26th, 2024
À l'occasion de la Journée mondiale des Maladies Tropicales Négligées, et durant le symposium Vers Une Seule Santé, Christopher Fernandez Prada a co-organisé, avec le Réseau canadien pour les maladies tropicales négligées et l'Initiative Une Seule Santé de l'Université de Montréal, un atelier sur les Maladies Tropicales Négligées à la FMV-UdeM.
BEST OF 2022 TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY
Summer 2023
The article Sex under pressure: stress facilitates Leishmania in vitro hybridization, signed by Rubens do Monte, Christopher Fernandez Prada and Nilmar Moretti, has been included in the list of the most cited and influential publications of 2022 in Trends in Parasitology.
Toxoplasma gondii IN CATS
September 2023
Christopher Fernandez Prada and Victoria Wagner sign an article explaining the problem of Toxoplasma gondii in cats.
1st PARASITOLOGY EXPERT PANEL
April 2022
Over 40 leading parasitologists, veterinary clinicians, pharmacologists, and expert epidemiologists, including Christopher Fernandez Prada, came together at the first Vetoquinol Scientific Roundtable Parasitology event (Paris, April 2022), stimulating the exchange between science and industry in veterinary parasitology and discussing challenges in feline parasite infections
MA RECHERCHE - SIMON GAGNON
2021
Do you want to know more about Simon Gagnon's MSc project?
PRIX D'EXCELLENCE 2019-20
April , 2021
Noélie Douanne, Victoria Wagner and Chloé Rosa-Teijeiro have been awarded with different prizes.
CHIENS VOYAGEURS. ATTENTION À LA Leishmania
November 1st, 2020
Victoria Wagner is interviewed about the problem of leishmaniasis in Canada at Radio Canada-Les années lumièr.
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
July 10th, 2020
Christopher Fernandez Prada is invited by Fiocruz Institut (Brazil) to give the seminar "Following the tracks of drug resistance through the study of extracellular vesicles".
RUBENS DO MONTE, VISIT FROM FIOCRUZ, BRAZIL
Winter 2020
Dr. Rubens do Monte, Researcher in Public Health at Fundação Oswaldo Cruz in Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil – Fiocruz Minas, spent three months in CFP Lab group.
NEW DIAGNOSTIC TOOL AGAINST RESISTANT PARASITES
Spring 2019
Christopher Fernandez Prada discusses Leishmania and drug resistance in "Le Veterinarius".
PARASITES OF SMALL RUMINANTS
Spring 2019
Noélie Douanne discusses internal and external parasites of small ruminants in "Le Veterinarius", with a special focus on Haemonchus contortus diagnostics.
MA RECHERCHE - NOÉLIE DOUANNE
January 2019
Do you want to know more about Noélie Douanne's PhD project? Here she describes her work with Leishmania exosomes in only 150 words.
JOURNÉE DE LA RECHERCHE 2028
November 2018
Noélie Douanne and Chloé Rosa-Teijeiro were awarded the "Coup du Coeur du public" prize for their projects (PhD talk and MSc poster) during the most recent Journée de la Recherche at the FMV. Congratulations!
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SHEEP PARASITES
17 September 2017
Christopher Fernandez Prada discusses parasitism among pastured sheep herds in this "Terre de chez nous" article.
CSM 2025 MONTREAL
June 18, 2025
Christopher Fernandez Prada contributed to the CSM2025 Annual Conference with a presentation highlighting his team’s most recent research on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Leishmania parasites. This work offers new insights into the complex mechanisms driving drug resistance in these important human and animal pathogens, with potential implications for future therapeutic strategies.
CANADIAN SOCIETY OF ZOOLOGY
April 24, 2025
Christopher Fernandez Prada gave a plenary lecture titled “Multi-Omics Analysis of Leishmania EVs: Unraveling Drug Resistance and Immune Modulation” at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoology in Waterloo, Ontario, where he was also appointed Chair of the Parasitism, Immunity and Environment (PIE) Section.
PODCAST DU COQ À L'ÂNE
April, 2025
Don't miss episode 42 of the podcast Du coq à l'âne "Quand le coq et l’âne tirent les vers du nez d’un expert en parasitologie", where we talk about parasites, One Health, equity, the Laurent Project...
RESEARCH WEEK FMV
Mars 24th, 2025
Christopher Fernandez Prada was one of the panellists at a round table discussion on antibiotic resistance during the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire's Research Week 2025. A rich exchange with a clear objective: not to look for the blame, but for solutions.
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WEBINAIRE Echinococcus
February 12th, 2025
More than 500 participants from Canada and the United States attended the presentation entitled “Echinococcus, a multifaceted issue: What Canadian veterinary teams need to know” hosted by Drs Emily Jenkins and Christopher Fernandez Prada
1st PROJET LAURENT SYMPOSIUM
November, 2024
On November 28th, researchers, healthcare professionals, patient partners, and engaged families gathered around Projet Laurent, a unique transdisciplinary initiative that combines science, innovation, compassion, and passion.
MEETING WITH CFIA
September, 2024
David Nanang, Vice-President of Science at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, met with several researchers from Université de Montréal, including Christopher Fernandez Prada, last September, strengthening the ties between the two institutions.
UPDATE ON CANINE LEISHMANIASIS
June 18th, 2024
The latest news on canine leishmaniasis will be presented at a round table, in which Christopher Fernandez Prada will be one of the invited experts.
CPN24 BANFF
April 25-28th, 2024
Ana Ibarra and Christopher Fernandez Prada had the opportunity to meet fellow Canadian parasitologists during the Canadian Parasitology Network congress CPN24, which took place in Banff from 25-28 April. Ana presented part of her work on cross-resistance of Sodium stibogluconate and methotrexate in wildtype Leishmania infantum.
3rd PARASITOLOGY EXPERT PANEL
March 2024
Experts discuss the benefits of a more
‘cat-centric’ view on parasitology, including Christopher Fernandez Prada, at the anual Vetoquinol Scientific Roundtable Parasitology event (Lisbon, March 2022).
PRIX COUP DE COEUR PRÉSENTATION
March 21st, 2024
During the FMV research week, Audrey Corbeil (PhD student) received the Coup de Cœur prize for the best oral presentation. Her talk titled "Empaquetage préférentiel des vésicules extracellulaires chez Leishmania infantum dans le contexte de la résistance à l'antimoine" stood out.
Additionally, Ana Ibarra Meneses (Postdoctoral Fellow) presented her project titled "Exploring Leishmania metabolism to outsmart drug resistance", while Rafael Fernandes Ferreira showcased his project titled "Interaction hôte-parasite dans le contexte de la résistance de Leishmania spp. aux antimoniaux" in poster format. Francesca Theoret and Max Adriá (MSc students) participated in the "My Project in 180 Seconds" competition.
ACERCA ASSOCIATION LAUNCHING
Decembre 13th, 2023
Last December 13th was held in Montreal the launching of the Association of Spanish Scientists Resident in Canada, ACERCA, where the Spanish Ambassador to Canada, Alejandro Martínez Serrano, the former astronaut and former Minister of Science and Innovation of Spain, Pedro Duque, and the Vice-Rector of Research of the University of Montréal, Yves Joanette, were present. It was a great netwoking occasion for Christopher Fernández Prada and Aida Mínguez Menéndez to meet other Spanish researchers and members of the industry.
THE IMMUNITY-AMR PROJECT
Summer 2023
A new project on antibioresistance and immunity in dairy cows. What influence does the immune system have on antibiotic treatment failure?
DÉCOUVERTE DE L'ANNÉE
January 2023
The research led by Christopher Fernandez Prada, in collaboration with his McGill University colleagues David Langlais and Martin Olivier, is included in the list of the 10 discoveries of the year for the Québec Scienceé Magazine. His PhD student Noélie Douanne participates in it.
Leishmania IN 3 MINUTES
March, 2022
Audrey Corbeil presents their project in 3 minutes during the CRIPA annual conference 2022 : L’identification des biomarqueurs associés à la résistance médicamenteuse chez Leishmania.
DES CHIENS IMPORTÉS AFFECTÉS PAR UN PARASITE
April 21st, 2021
Christopher Fernandez Prada is interviwed for TVA Nouvelles to talk about some cases of leishmaniasis in imported dogs.
THE BHAGIRATH SINGH EARLY CAREER AWARD IN INFECTION AND IMMUNITY 2020
Christopher Fernandez Prada was recently awarded the prestigious Bhagirath Singh Early Career Award in Infection and Immunity for his work on Leishmania and exosomes.
A FLESH EATING PARASITE
October 2020
A flesh-eating parasite carried by dogs is making its way to North America. You can read our last article in The Conversation about dog importation, Leishmania and exosomes.
MA RECHERCHE - CHLOÉ ROSA-TEIJEIRO
April 2020
MSc student Chloé Rosa-Teijeiro "J’explore les mécanismes de résistance de Leishmania."
CANADIAN PARASITOLOGY EXPERT PANEL
July 2019
Christopher Fernandez Prada collaborates with veterinarians from across Canada to establish new guidelines for managing parasitism in companion animals.
PINT OF SCIENCE ST-HYACINTHE
May 20th-22nd, 2019
Several members of the CFP lab helped organize the first-ever St-Hyacinthe chapter of Pint of Science, a worldwide popular science festival. Christopher Fernandez Prada presented on the topic of playing "hide and seek" with parasites.
PRIX D'EXCELLENCE 2017-18
February 7th, 2019
Noélie Douanne was awarded the Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole prize. Chloé Rosa-Teijeiro was featured on the Dean's List and won the Boehringer-Ingelheim and Dr Serge Larivière awards. Wilmer Martinez was awarded the Zoetis prize for his MSc project. Victoria Wagner was featured on the Dean's list.
DIRECTEUR ADJOINT DU GREMIP
January 2019
Christopher Fernandez Prada joins Dr. Mariela Segura as a director of the GREMIP (Group de recherche en maladies infectieuses de production animale, FMV-UdeM).
ECHINOCCOCUS MULTILOCULARIS
July 2018
Christopher Fernandez Prada discusses risks and prevention of emerging parasite Echinococcus multilocularis in "Le Veterinarius".
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FACTSHEETS SHEEP PARASITES
Summer 2017
Christopher Fernandez Prada participates in a project for the creation of a collection of factsheets on parasitism and its control in small ruminants in collaboration with CEPOQ (Centre d'expertise en production ovine du Québec).
OUTREACH ACTIVITY
June 8, 2025
This little comic about how Leishmania exchange resistance genes in the sandfly vector wins an outreach award during the Canadian Parasitology Network Symposium, held on June in Lac-Delage, Quebec
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PARASITO 2025 BRAZIL
April 24, 2025
Christopher Fernandez Prada delivered a plenary lecture titled “Multi-Omics Analysis of Leishmania EVs: Unraveling Drug Resistance and Potential Quiescence Traits” at the PARASITO 2025 congress, organized by the Brazilian Society for Parasitology in Salvador de Bahia. More than 500 parasitology researchers attended.
SAVOURE TA RECHERCHE
April, 2025
Don't miss episode 42 of the podcast Du coq à l'âne "Quand le coq et l’âne tirent les vers du nez d’un expert en parasitologie", where we talk about parasites, One Health, equity, the Laurent Project...
SCIENTIFIC ROUNDTABLE IN PARASITOLOGY
Mars, 2025
At the 4ᵉ Scientific Roundtable in Parasitology held in Venice, Christopher Fernandez Prada represented Canada, presenting his “One Health” approach and highlighting the need to address antiparasitic resistance in felines.
WORLD NTD DAY
Januray 30th, 2025
On January 30th, Christopher Fernandez Prada had the honor of hosting a webinar in commemoration of World NTD Day. Intersectoral collaboration, One Health, and strengthening health systems to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases were on the agenda.
CSPC 2024
November, 2024
Three students from our lab, Audrey Corbeil, Rafael Ferreira and Marie Zoé Lapierrre, attended CSPC2024. Under the theme “Empowering Society: The Transformative Value of Science, Knowledge, and Innovation”.
ÉQUINOCOCCOSE IN QUÉBEC
July, 2024
Don’t miss the latest popular science article on echinococcosis, a disease not very common in Quebec but one that requires attention.
CSPS Edmonton
June 2nd, 2024
Christopher Fernandez-Prada was invited by the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (CSPS) to give a lecture entitled Redefining the Fight Against Leishmania: Emerging Opportunities in Therapeutic Advancements at the organization's annual conference in Edmonton on June 12.
LEISHVET 2024
April 18-20th, 2024
The Alive 2 congress on animal leishmaniasis, organized by the Leishvet research group, took place in Nice, France on April 2024. Christopher Fernandez Prada was invited as a keynote speaker and panelist.
SAVOURE TA RECHERCHE 2024
March 21st, 2024
During FMV's research week, graduate students engaged in a unique scientific outreach activity presented in a sweet manner. Ana Ibarra Meneses (Postdoctoral Fellow), Audrey Corbeil (PhD student), and Francesca Theoret (MSc student) showcased their projects through creative cake presentations.
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3rd PARASITOLOGY EXPERT PANEL
March 4-7th, 2024
Christopher Fernandez Prada was invited as a speaker at Vetoquinol's 3rd Global Parasitology Experts Roundtable, held in Lisbon from March 4 to 7, 2024. During the event, he delivered a lecture titled "Extracellular vesicles in drug-resistant Leishmania: impact on parasite infectivity and immune modulation"
2022 CANADIAN NETWORK FOR NTDs AWARD
November 2023
Noélie Douanne (Christopher Fernandez Prada Lab), in collaboration with Martin Olivier Lab (GeorgeDong) and David Langlais Lab (Atia Amin), received The 2022 Canadian Network for NTDs Award for Outstanding Canadian NTDs Research Paper.
MICROSCOPIC CREATURES, COMPANION ANIMALS - SAVOIR MÉDIA
Summer 2023
Do you want to know a little more about parasites and their study? Come and visit our laboratory at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine with Chloé Savard from Savoir Média.
ZOETIS EXCELLENCE AWARD RESEARCH
Giardia IN 3 MINUTES
March, 2022
Simon Gagon presents their project in 3 minutes during the CRIPA annual conference 2022 : Modélisation de l'interaction de 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘶𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 avec des cellules de l'intestin.
MA RECHERCHE - AUDREY CORBEIL
2021
Do you want to know more about Audrey Corbeil's PhD project?
MA RECHERCHE - VICTORIA WAGNER
March 12th, 2020
Do you want to know more about Dr. Wagner's MSc project?
UN PARASITE MANGEUR DE CHAIR
October 2020
French version of the viral article about Leishmania in Canada
PRIX D'EXCELLENCE 2018-19
March 12th, 2020
Noélie Douanne, Victoria Wagner, Audrey Corbeil, and Chloé Rosa-Teijeiro have been awarded with different prizes.
PARASITOLOGY ON FARMS
June 24th, 2019
Noélie Douanne, Victoria Wagner, Mira Hajjar, and Elizabeth Matte collaborate with Christopher Fernandez Prada to publish an article in "La Terre de chez nous" on the subject of parasite prevention in livestock.
TAKING CARE OF OUR MOOSE
May 1st, 2019
Christopher Fernandez Prada is collaborating on a project to study the ecology of moose populations and winter ticks in eastern Canada, as featured in the University of Laval news.
PARASITOLOGY FOR MILK PRODUCERS
February 6th, 2019
Noélie Douanne spoke to a large audience of Québec milk producers at a workshop organized by the CHUV Clinique ambulatoire bovine and sponsored by Op+lait (Group de recherche en qualité du lait).
MILK EXOSOMES
January 2019
Audrey Corbeil (MSc student), Christopher Fernandez Prada, and Martin Olivier (McGill University professor) discuss exosomes in milk in this "Terre de chez nous" article.
TICKS
May 2018
Christopher Fernandez Prada pens an article in "Le Veterinarius" about ticks and tick prevention for pets.