Michel Bouvier
Michel Bouvier | |
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Born | September 14, 1958 |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Fields | Biochemistry and molecular pharmacology |
Notable awards | Fellow of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada[1]/ Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences / Canada Research Chair in Signal Transduction and Molecular Pharmacology[2] |
Michel Bouvier (born September 14, 1958) is a Canadian biochemist and molecular pharmacologist. He is a professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine at Université de Montréal; a principal investigator and the Chief Executive Officer at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer; and an Associate Vice-President in Research, Scientific Discovery, Creation and Innovation at Université de Montréal. His work focuses on the study of cell signaling towards the discovery of new pharmaceutical drugs.[3]
Biography
Michel Bouvier earned a B.Sc. in Biochemistry (1979) and a Ph.D. in Neurological Sciences (1985) from Université de Montréal, and then completed a post-doctoral fellow (1985-1989) at Duke University under the supervision of Dr. Robert J. Lefkowitz (2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[4]). Bouvier is a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of Université de Montréal and a principal investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) at Université de Montréal.[5]
Research
He is a world-known expert[6][7] in cell signaling and drug discovery, notably in the field of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).[8] GPCRs constitute the largest single protein family involved in the transduction of hormonal signals and neurotransmitters. Their physiological significance makes them a prime target in drug development, and over a third of existing drugs use GPCRs as their target site of action. Bouvier’s work in the regulation of receptors led to new paradigms (inverse agonism; pharmacological chaperones; receptor polymerization; and pluri-dimensionality of signaling), which, coupled with the development of bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET)-based methods, have a direct impact on drug discovery.[9] He has authored over 260 scientific articles,[10] filed 36 patent applications, and delivered over 400 lectures as a guest lecturer. Bouvier holds the Canada Research Chair in Signal Transduction and Molecular Pharmacology[11]
References
- ↑ Michel Bouvier at RSC
- ↑ Research Chair
- ↑ "Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal (French)". www.biochimie.umontreal.ca.
- ↑ "Michel Bouvier | FORCES magazine". www.magazineforces.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal (French)". www.biochimie.umontreal.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ User, Super. "Domain Therapeutics, Université de Montréal, IRICoR and McGill University sign new licensing and partnership agreement on G-Protein Coupled Receptor biosensor technology". Parc d'Innovation de Strasbourg | Eco-parc d'activité en Alsace. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "Université de Montréal (via noodls) / Michel Bouvier at the helm of IRIC". www.noodls.com. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "MICHEL BOUVIER – Canadian Academy of Health Sciences / Académie canadianne des sciences de la santé". cahs-acss.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ "Michel Bouvier". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ↑ Government of Canada, Industry Canada (2012-11-29). "Canada Research Chairs". Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links
- Curriculum vitae, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer at the Université de Montréal
- Michel Bouvier's lab