Yves Durocher PhD

Dr. Durocher obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the University of Montreal. He joined the NRC in 1995 to work on the production of membrane receptors and recombinant proteins for various industrial partners involved in drug discovery projects. He manages a section of 30 scientists and 4 Ph.D. students involved in protein expression and stable CHO cell line development for internal projects and external clients. His research activities focus on improving large-scale transient gene expression (LSTGE) platforms using HEK293 and CHO cells for r-protein production, and on developing and engineering stable CHO pool and clonal cell line platforms for r-protein manufacturing. Dr. Durocher is also an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine.