Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 1, 1991
• Invested on: April 29, 1992

This Montrealer has established one of the best-equipped microbiology hospital laboratories in Canada. Since the early eighties, he has been firmly committed to the fight against AIDS, conducting the first study on the distress caused by the disease. His commitment, and that of his multidisciplinary team, has enabled AIDS sufferers to benefit from treatments that are not only on the leading edge of technology, but also humane.