In her prior position, she was Director, Scientific Development and Partnerships at the Neuro - the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University. Responsible for the development of major new research initiatives and alliances for the Institute, including international initiative, she spearheaded the transformation of the Neuro into an Open Science Institute. She was also Chief Operating Officer of the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute.

Previously, Dr. Poupon was the Associate Director for Scientific Affairs at the Fonds de recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) where she managed the FRSQ’s scientific programs and liaised with provincial, federal, and international scientific funding organizations. During the reorganization of the funding agency she was named Interim Scientific Director and member of the Board and advised on governance issues, organizational restructuration as well as change management.

Dr. Poupon, a graduate from École normale supérieure-Paris, obtained her PhD in Immunology at Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris.