Fernand Labrie Explained

Fernand Labrie
Birth Date:28 June 1937
Birth Place:Laurierville, Quebec
Death Place:Quebec City, Quebec
Awards:Order of Canada
National Order of Quebec

Fernand Labrie, (June 28, 1937 – January 16, 2019) was a Canadian medical researcher who specializes in endocrinological research and prostate cancer research.

Life and career

Born in Laurierville, Quebec, 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] Labrie died at the age of 81 in January 2019.[2] [3]

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".[4] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Canadian Who's Who 1997: Volume 32. University of Toronto Press. 0802049966. July 1997. Elizabeth Lumley.
  2. Web site: Le Dr Fernand Labrie s'éteint à 81 ans . radio-canada.ca . 17 January 2019 . fr . 17 January 2019.
  3. Irwin Goldstein (sexologist) . Goldstein . Irwin . Bélanger . Alain . Cusan . Lionelo . Archer . David . Nappi . Rossella E. . Portman . David . Jennifer . Gudeman . In Memoriam: Fernand Labrie, June 28, 1937 – January 16, 2019 . Sexual Medicine Reviews . January 2019 . 7 . 2 . 199–201 . 10.1016/j.sxmr.2019.02.007. 91188816 .
  4. Web site: Order of Canada citation. 11 June 2018 .