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Louis Bernatchez

ResearcherBiologieUniversité Laval

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Louis Bernatchez

Researcher

Biologie

Natural Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
44 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 25 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 37 research grants (37 NSERC), most recently in 2020.

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Latest papers

Multidisciplinary Evaluation of a 10-Year Restoration Program for Two Endangered Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Populations.
Evolutionary applications · 2026 · senior author
Genome-Wide Population Structure of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in a Subarctic Great Lake.
Evolutionary applications · 2026
Environmental RNA reflects seasonal changes in the metabolic activity of stream salamanders.
Scientific reports · 2026

All 254 publications

Latest funding

Déterminismes moléculaires et sélectifs du maintien du potentiel adaptatif dans un écosystème aquatique hétérogène
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$195,000
Un séquenceur de table de nouvelle génération pour la métagénomique comparative, la génomique fonctionnelle, et la biologie des systèmes.
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$128,950
Production d'omble de fontaine adaptée aux changements climatiques: évaluation de l'importance des effets épigénétiques_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$530,600

All 58 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 254 publications.

Multidisciplinary Evaluation of a 10-Year Restoration Program for Two Endangered Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Populations.

Fauchet L, Ferchaud AL, Guay JC, Moore JS, Derôme N, April J, Bernatchez L

Evolutionary applications2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/eva.70289 PMID: 42375653

Genome-Wide Population Structure of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in a Subarctic Great Lake.

Hénault P, Bouchard R, Boguski DA, Malley BK, Normandeau E, Babin C, Dallaire X, Bernatchez L, Zhu X, Moore JS

Evolutionary applications2026

DOI: 10.1111/eva.70268 PMID: 42253485

Environmental RNA reflects seasonal changes in the metabolic activity of stream salamanders.

Brochu MP, Asselin H, Côté G, Doucet C, Plante F, Soumila L, Bernatchez L, Langlois VS

Scientific reports2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-53142-x PMID: 42129515

New Insights Into the Biogeography of Six Garra Species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Persian Gulf Basin.

Hashemzadeh Segherloo I, Naser MD, Yasser AG, Tabatabaei SN, Shaloei F, Rahmati S, Keshani H, Mansouri A, Normandeau E, Freyhof J, Hallerman E, García-Machado E, Changizi A, Bernatchez L

Ecology and evolution2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.73463 PMID: 42052424

Trait-Based Biomonitoring Using eDNA Metabarcoding to Assess Anthropogenic Disturbances on Freshwater Fish Communities.

Morissette O, Côté G, Couillard MA, Pouliot R, Bernatchez L

Molecular ecology resources2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.70131 PMID: 41858251

Genome-wide association study and genomic selection for growth-related traits in Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica).

Marín-Nahuelpi R, Urzúa-Encina C, Xuereb A, Mallet M, Mallet A, Normandeau E, Babin C, Yáñez JM, Bernatchez L

BMC genomics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12864-025-12100-z PMID: 41126050

Captive rearing effects on the methylome of Atlantic salmon after oceanic migration: Sex-specificity and intergenerational stability.

Venney CJ, Bouchard R, April J, Normandeau E, Lecomte L, Côté G, Bernatchez L

Molecular ecology resources2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13766 PMID: 36760032

DNA methylation patterns linked to salinity and geography in the American eel (Anguilla rostrata).

Ulmo Díaz G, Audet C, Normandeau E, Venney CJ, Wellband K, Turgeon J, Bernatchez L

Environmental epigenetics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/eep/dvaf012 PMID: 41368280

Shared Dispersal Patterns but Contrasting Levels of Gene Flow in Two Anadromous Salmonids Along a Broad Subarctic Coastal Gradient.

Bouchard R, Babin C, Normandeau E, Xuereb A, Boulanger F, Coxon A, Diamond S, Fireman R, Lameboy J, Louttit N, Natawapineskum G, Okimaw D, Torio D, Varty S, Moore JS, Fraser D, Bernatchez L

Molecular ecology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/mec.17739 PMID: 40108992

Population Genetic Structure of Three-Spined Sticklebacks in the St. Lawrence: A Gradient of Change.

Delaive S, Sylvestre F, Xuereb A, Lecomte L, Boyle B, Otis C, Bernatchez L, Derome N

Ecology and evolution2025

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71153 PMID: 40270791

Déterminismes moléculaires et sélectifs du maintien du potentiel adaptatif dans un écosystème aquatique hétérogène

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bernatchez, Louis

$195,000

Un séquenceur de table de nouvelle génération pour la métagénomique comparative, la génomique fonctionnelle, et la biologie des systèmes.

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Derome, Nicolas

$128,950

Production d'omble de fontaine adaptée aux changements climatiques: évaluation de l'importance des effets épigénétiques_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Bernatchez, Louis

$530,600

L'ADN environnemental comme nouvel outil de gestion de la faune piscicole au Québec_x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Bernatchez, Louis

$361,350

Séquenceur d'ADN pour un programme de recherche intégré en écologie génomique

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bernatchez, Louis

$134,515

Documenting genetic diversity of wild Eastern Oyster populations towards improving production

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Plus Grants Program

Principal investigators: Bernatchez, Louis

$12,500

Integrating genomics, phenotypes and local ecological knowledge towards improving capelin stock**management in Canadian Atlantic and Arctic waters

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Bernatchez, Louis

$580,915

Population genomics towards improving Eastern Oyster production

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Bernatchez, Louis

$25,000

Développement d'une stratégie d'ensemencement innovante pour le Saumon Atlantique de la rivière Romaine visant à optimiser son adaptation à l'environnement microbien naturel

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Derome, Nicolas

$130,000

Outils de gestion intégrés pour une exploitation durable du flétan du Groenland dans tout l'est du Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Bernatchez, Louis

$573,091

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Louis Bernatchez

Latest papers

Latest funding

Multidisciplinary Evaluation of a 10-Year Restoration Program for Two Endangered Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Populations.

Genome-Wide Population Structure of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in a Subarctic Great Lake.

Environmental RNA reflects seasonal changes in the metabolic activity of stream salamanders.

New Insights Into the Biogeography of Six Garra Species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Persian Gulf Basin.

Trait-Based Biomonitoring Using eDNA Metabarcoding to Assess Anthropogenic Disturbances on Freshwater Fish Communities.

Genome-wide association study and genomic selection for growth-related traits in Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica).

Captive rearing effects on the methylome of Atlantic salmon after oceanic migration: Sex-specificity and intergenerational stability.

DNA methylation patterns linked to salinity and geography in the American eel (Anguilla rostrata).

Shared Dispersal Patterns but Contrasting Levels of Gene Flow in Two Anadromous Salmonids Along a Broad Subarctic Coastal Gradient.

Population Genetic Structure of Three-Spined Sticklebacks in the St. Lawrence: A Gradient of Change.

Déterminismes moléculaires et sélectifs du maintien du potentiel adaptatif dans un écosystème aquatique hétérogène

Un séquenceur de table de nouvelle génération pour la métagénomique comparative, la génomique fonctionnelle, et la biologie des systèmes.

Production d'omble de fontaine adaptée aux changements climatiques: évaluation de l'importance des effets épigénétiques_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_

L'ADN environnemental comme nouvel outil de gestion de la faune piscicole au Québec_x000d_

Séquenceur d'ADN pour un programme de recherche intégré en écologie génomique

Documenting genetic diversity of wild Eastern Oyster populations towards improving production

Integrating genomics, phenotypes and local ecological knowledge towards improving capelin stock**management in Canadian Atlantic and Arctic waters

Population genomics towards improving Eastern Oyster production

Développement d'une stratégie d'ensemencement innovante pour le Saumon Atlantique de la rivière Romaine visant à optimiser son adaptation à l'environnement microbien naturel

Outils de gestion intégrés pour une exploitation durable du flétan du Groenland dans tout l'est du Canada

Frequent collaborators

Patrice Couture

Nicolas Derome

Dany Garant

Christian Roberge

Michelle Tseng

Marie Filteau

Dylan Fraser

Paul Bentzen

Tommi Linnansaari

Ben Koop

Gesche Winkler

Nadia Aubin-Horth

Gilles Gauthier

Dominique Robert

Christina Semeniuk

Hugo Asselin

Jacques Corbeil

Jean-Sébastien Moore

Philippe Archambault