Biography
Laura is a physiotherapist and PhD candidate in biology at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. She divides her time between clinical practice in physiotherapy and research. Following a master’s degree in Clinical and Biomedical Sciences focused on the effects of strength training in women with myotonic dystrophy type 1, she is now pursuing her doctoral research under the supervision of Pénélope Paradis-Deschênes and Marie-Claude Sincennes. Her doctoral project explores the effects of the menstrual cycle and ischemic preconditioning on sports performance, while allowing her to further develop her knowledge of female physiology.
