Dr. Louis-Philippe Boulet named CIHR 2014 Distinguished Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences

AllerGen investigator Dr. Louis-Philippe Boulet was presented the 2014 CIHR-ICRH-CTS Distinguished Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences award during the 7th annual Canadian Respiratory Conference (CRC) held in Calgary, Alberta, from April 24-26, 2014.

As part of the honour, Dr. Boulet delivered a keynote lecture at the conference: “From Asthma Pathophysiology to Knowledge Translation: A Journey Through Airways and Human Behaviour,” in which he reviewed various aspects of research on asthma, airway function and inflammation/remodelling.

Dr. Boulet is a lung specialist at l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (iuCPQ), a professor of medicine at Laval University’s Department of Medicine, and a site leader of AllerGen’s Clinical Investigator Collaborative (CIC).

Established in 2006 by the CIHR’s Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) and the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS), this annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of respiratory sciences in Canada.

Read the CIHR announcement about Dr. Boulet’s award here.