Fernand Labrie

Fernand Labrie
Born (1937-06-28) June 28, 1937
Quebec City, Quebec
Notable awards Order of Canada
National Order of Quebec

Fernand Labrie, OC OQ MSRC (born June 28, 1937) is a Canadian medical researcher who specializes in endocrinological research and prostate cancer research.

Born in Quebec City, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1957 from the Séminaire de Québec. He received his Doctor of Medicine in 1962 and a Ph.D. in 1966 from Université Laval. From 1966 to 1969, he took his postdoctoral studies at the University of Cambridge and the University of Sussex.[1]

In 1966, he joined the faculty of Université Laval as an Assistant Professor. In 1969 he was made an Associate Professor, and in 1974 he was made a Full Professor. In 1990, he was made the Head of the Department of Physiology. In 1969, he was made the Director of the Molecular Endocrinology Research Centre.[1]

Honours

In 1981, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition for being "one of the leading authorities in contemporary endocrinological research".[2] In 1991, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. In 1990, he was awarded the Government of Quebec's Prix Michel-Sarrazin. In 1998, he was awarded the Izaak-Walton-Killam Award. In 2007, he was awarded the King Faisal International Prize.

References

  1. 1 2 Elizabeth Lumley, ed. (July 1997). Canadian Who's Who 1997: Volume 32. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802049966.
  2. "Order of Canada citation".
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