Jacques Leblanc
Encyclopedia
Jacques Leblanc is a Québécois
physiologist
and professor, born in Saint-Joachim-de-Montmorency. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of contemporary biomedical research in Quebec and Canada
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Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
physiologist
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
and professor, born in Saint-Joachim-de-Montmorency. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of contemporary biomedical research in Quebec and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Honours/Awards
- 1989 - Winner of the Prix Marie-VictorinPrix Marie-VictorinThe Prix Marie-Victorin is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec, which "goes to researchers in the pure and applied sciences whose work lies in fields outside biomedicine. These fields include the natural and physical sciences, engineering, and technology, and the...
- 1991 - Winner of the Léo-Pariseau PrizeLéo-Pariseau PrizeThe Léo-Pariseau Prize is a Québécois prize which is awarded annually to a distinguished individual working in the field of biological or health sciences. The prize is awarded by the Association francophone pour le savoir , and is named after Léo Pariseau, the first president of Acfas. The award...
- 1992 - Made an emeritus member of ACFASAcfasAssociation francophone pour le savoir is the principal French-language learned society in Canada and, particularly, Quebec.The Acfas was founded in 1923 as the Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences . Its name was changed in 2001 to the Association francophone pour le...
- 1994 - Winner of the Prix Michel-SarrazinPrix Michel-SarrazinThe Prix Michel-Sarrazin is awarded annually in the Canadian province of Quebec to a celebrated Québécois scientist who, by their dynamism and productivity, have contributed in an important way to the advancement of research biomedical. It is named in honour of Michel Sarrazin who was the first...