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Marc-André Fortin

Contact Information

Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot

1065, avenue de la Médecine

Bureau 1752-B

Université Laval

Québec (Québec)

Canada G1V 0A6


Phone : 418-656-2131 poste 408682

Fax : 418-656-5343

marc-andre.fortin@gmn.ulaval.ca





Regular Member


Principal Investigator Training

  • Ph.D. in Energy and Materials Sciences, INRS-ÉMT (Université du Québec, Montréal)

  • Postdoctoral Research in Medical Imaging, Uppsala University and Linköping University, Sweden


Laboratory Name

Laboratory of Biomaterials for Medical Imaging


Affiliated Department

Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering


Other Affiliations

  • CHUQ – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec

  • Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)

  • CQMF – Quebec Centre for Functional Materials


Funding Agencies

  • Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec – Université Laval

  • Ministère des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie – Québec/Wallonia-Brussels Permanent Joint Commission

  • Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQ-NT)

  • Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et sécurité du travail

  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)


Laboratory Research

  • Production, preparation, and physicochemical characterization of metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles

  • Development of multifunctional paramagnetic contrast agents for biomedical imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and luminescence

  • Production of biomedical surfaces incorporating magnetic nanoparticles

  • Study of the cellular uptake, distribution, and toxicity of metallic nanoparticles in living organisms


Areas of Expertise

  • Metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles

  • Contrast agents


Teaching



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