André Parent, (born October 3, 1944 ) is a

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researcher specializing in

neurobiology Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions, and its disorders. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, ...

, and Professor Emeritus at

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. Born in

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, he attended the

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(BSc 1967) and subsequently earned a PhD in

neuroanatomy Neuroanatomy is the study of the structure and organization of the nervous system. In contrast to animals with radial symmetry, whose nervous system consists of a distributed network of cells, animals with bilateral symmetry have segregated, defi ...

from Université Laval in 1970. He undertook postdoctoral studies at the

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. In 1981, he became a professor at the department of anatomy at Laval University; and between 1985 and 1992, he was the scientific director of the research centre of the ''Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus'' and the director of the neurobiology laboratory at the faculty of medicine at the university. His research activity focusses on brain structures that are involved in motor control and often implicated in various neurodegenerative diseases.

Honours/Awards

* 1994 - Fellow of the

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(section III: Academy of Sciences) * 1995 -

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awarded by Acfas (Association francophone pour le savoir) * 1997 - Killam Fellowship awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts * 1996 - J.C.B. Grant Prize awarded by the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies * 2001 - Jerry Friedman Prize awarded by the Parkinson Society of Canada * 2002 - Wilder-Penfield Prize awarded by the Quebec Government * 2008 - Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences * 2016 - Officer of the

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* 2017 - "Grands diplômés (Gloire de l'Escolle)" Medal awarded by the Université Laval * 2017 - Officer of the

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* 2018 - Fellow of the American Association of Anatomists

References

External links

André Parent on PubMed
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