Jean-Pierre Despr茅s wins 2018 Manulife Prize
$50,000 award recognizes research pioneer who screened for abdominal obesity and acted to prevent it
捆绑SM社区, in association with Manulife and the 捆绑SM社区 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), announced that Dr. Jean-Pierre Despr茅s, Professor at the Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine at Universit茅 Laval and pioneer in developing screening techniques for visceral obesity, is the winner of the 2018 Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health.
鈥淲ith the awarding of the Manulife Prize to Dr. Despr茅s, 捆绑SM社区 and the MCCHE continue to promote research that is strengthening the connection between healthy living and economic prosperity鈥 says Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management. 鈥淭hrough his impactful research, Dr. Despr茅s has not only established a transformative diagnostic approach, but is also ensuring that these discoveries are put into practice through community and government engagement, which is contributing to the overall well-being of society.鈥
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