Simon Lapierre MD, MSc, FRCPC

Dr. Simon Grandjean Lapierre, MD, MSc, FRCPC is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases at the Montreal University. Simon Grandjean Lapierre completed an MD at Université de Sherbrooke and residency training in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Medical Microbiology at Université de Montréal. He also completed an MSc in molecular diagnostics applied to mycobacteria at Université Aix-Marseille and then did post-doctoral training in sequencing-based TB diagnostics implementation and novel technologies in Global Health in Madagascar.

Simon Grandjean Lapierre directs a translational research program focusing on the impact of molecular epidemiology on TB control in high-burden settings and new technologies including digital cough monitoring for screening and clinical monitoring of TB disease. His research is supported by the Fonds de Recherche Santé Québec, Canadian Institutes for Health Research, and the Wellcome Trust.