Marc Bergeron, PhD

Professor, Biomedical Foundations
Marc Bergeron
Contact Information

mbergeron@rossu.edu

Biography

Dr. Marc Bergeron first obtained B.Sc. degrees in Microbiology and Biology from Université Laval, Canada, followed by a M.Sc. degree in Environmental Sciences from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada, studying the evolutionary ecology of fish parasite assemblages. Following an invertebrate pathology internship at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, Dr. Bergeron returned to Université Laval where he obtained a Ph.D. degree in Microbiology/Immunology, working on murine immune responses to Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of Chagas Disease. Prior to being hired by Ross University School of Medicine in 2008, Dr. Bergeron pursued a post-doctoral fellowship with Michel J. Tremblay at the Laboratory of Human Immuno-Retrovirology, where he studied HIV-1/T. cruzi co-infection in human primary blood-derived macrophages and dendritic cells. Since being employed by Ross University School of Medicine, Dr. Bergeron has been active in research, collaborating on OneHealth initiatives such as the Caribbean EcoHealth Programme (Teasdale-Corti Global Health Research Partnership Program/International Development Research Centre, Canada), and working on dengue virus and Zika virus epidemiology and pathogenesis. Dr. Bergeron teaches Immunology and Virology at Ross University School of Medicine.

Honors & Awards

Adtalem Excellence Award 2023 

Adtalem Excellence Award 2022 

Ron Taylor Award for excellence in performance 2010 

Laval University/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Award 2001 

Office franco-québécois pour la jeunesse (PERFORME programme) 1997 

Affiliations & Memberships

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
American Society for Microbiology
Infectious Diseases Society of America
HIV Medical Association
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Team-Based Learning Collaborative
 

Publications

Publications  

Shalauddin Ahmed, Paul Ricketts, Marc Bergeron, Walter Jones and Lisa Indar. 2013. Distribution, burden and impact of acute gastroenteritis in Dominica, 2009-2010. J Health Popul Nutr. 31(4 Suppl 1): 43-56. 

Karima El Fadili, Michaël Imbeault, Nadine Messier, Gaétan Roy, Benjamin Gourbal, Marc Bergeron, Michel J. Tremblay, Danielle Légaré and Marc Ouellette. 2008. Modulation of gene expression in human macrophages treated with the anti-leishmania pentavalent antimonial drug sodium stibogluconate. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 52(2): 526-33. 

Bergeron, M., J. Blanchette, P. Rouleau and M. Olivier. 2008. Abnormal IFN-gamma-dependent immunoproteasome modulation by Trypanosoma cruzi-infected macrophages. Parasite Immunol. 30(5): 280-92. 

Bergeron, M. and M. Olivier. 2006. Trypanosoma cruzi-mediated IFN-g-inducible nitric oxide output in macrophages is regulated by iNOS mRNA stability. J. Immunol. 177(9): 6271-6280. 

Gilbert C.*, M. Bergeron*, S. Méthot, J.-F. Giguère and M. J. Tremblay. 2005. Statins could be used to control replication of some viruses, including HIV-1. Viral Immunology 18(3): 474-489. *Co-first authorship 

Sun, J., M. Bergeron, B. Barbeau, G. Boivin and M. J. Tremblay. 2005. Influenza virus activates human immunodeficiency virus type-1 gene expression in human CD4-expressing T cells through an NF-kB-dependent pathway. Clinical Immunology 114: 190-198. 

Bergeron, M., D. J. Marcogliese and P. Magnan. 1997. The parasite fauna of brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill), in relation to lake morphometrics and the introduction of creek chub, Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill). Ecoscience 4(4): 427-436. 

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Education
  • Undergraduate Degree:  
    • MSc in Environmental Sciences, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec, CANADA, 1997 
    • BSc in Biology, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, CANADA, 1993 
    • BSc in Biology, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, CANADA, 1992 
  • Medical/Doctoral Degree: 
    • PhD, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, CANADA, 2007 
  • Fellowship: 
    • Postdoctoral fellow, Laboratory of Human Immunoretrovirology, Centre de recherche en infectiologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec, Québec, CANADA, 3 years 
  • Other Degrees/Training: 
    • Insect Pathology, Unité des systèmes vectoriels, Institut Pasteur, Paris, FRANCE, 1997-98 
    • Certificate in Disaster and Emergency Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA, 2020