Jacques Genest

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Jacques Genest
Born(1919-05-29)May 29, 1919
Montreal, Quebec
DiedJanuary 5, 2018(2018-01-05) (aged 98)
Alma mater
University of Montreal
(M.D.)

Jacques Genest CC GOQ FRSC (May 29, 1919 – January 5, 2018) was a Canadian physician and scientist. He founded the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM)[1] and was an emeritus professor at Université de Montréal [2] and a professor at McGill University.[3] Genest was best known for founding and leading several organizations related to clinical research in Québec and for his work on arterial hypertension.

Life and career

Born in

Rockefeller Institute
in New York City, which later awarded him an honorary degree in 1986.

Upon returning to

francophone
researchers.

Now more firmly established, the department recruited dozens of researchers between 1952 and 1967. The department established close ties with

Marcel Piché, they founded the Claude Bernard Medical Center, which is known today as the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM). The provincial minister of health Alphonse Couturier allocated critical funds towards the foundation of this institution. Genest guided this foundation from 1967 through 1984. He also contributed to the establishment of a center for the study of bioethics
within the IRCM.

He died on 5 January 2018 at the age of 98.[4]

Scientific research

His interests in arterial hypertension led him to uncover the role of sodium, aldosterone, and angiotensin II in the renin-angiotensin system. He established tests for renin activity in plasma, which were important for the diagnosis of renovascular hypertension and as a predictor of the efficacy of surgical intervention. Additionally, he worked on the natriuretic factor present in heart atria.

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Les origines et les objectifs de l'Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal". www.ircm.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  2. ^ "In memoriam: Dr Jacques Genest Sr (1919-2018)" (in French). 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  3. ^ "Dr. Jacques Genest wins Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize". Med e-News. McGill University. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  4. ^ In memoriam: Dr Jacques Genest Sr (1919-2018)
  5. ^ Order of Canada citation
  6. ^ "Dr. Jacques Genest". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved August 17, 2017.

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