Full professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproduction
Faculty of Medicine

Prof. Breton received her PhD in Biophysics from the University of Montreal and is currently a Professor of Medicine at Université Laval and Professor Emeritus at Harvard Medical School. She is the recipient of the Canadian Research Chair in Epithelial Dynamics of the Kidney and Reproductive Organs.

Prof. Breton has a broad interest in epithelial biology, having made significant contributions to our understanding of ion transport and mucosal immunity in both renal and epididymal epithelia. Her work uses cutting-edge microscopy approaches to study the function of epithelial cells while they reside in their native environment. The Breton laboratory recently showed that epithelial cells located in the kidney and the epididymis can adopt a variety of tasks, including their role as mediators of immunity and inflammation.

The goal of her current research is to fill the knowledge gap on this non-traditional role of epithelial cells, which will inform how male infertility and kidney disease are diagnosed and treated in the future.