Professor
McMaster University
McMaster University
Guillaume Paré is Director of the Clinical Research Laboratory and Biobank (CRLB) – Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory (GMEL). He is also Deputy Director of the Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute (TaARI), a Professor of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, a Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, and a University Scholar at McMaster University. A medical biochemist with board certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Dr. Paré completed a Master’s in Human Genetics at McGill University under the supervision of renowned geneticist Thomas Hudson. He further trained in genetic epidemiology with Paul Ridker at Harvard Medical School. His clinical interests are centered on lipoprotein disorders, obesity and cardiovascular disease prevention, with research interests in cardiovascular genetics, biomarker development and pharmacogenomics. Dr. Paré’s research combines high-throughput biomarker screens with genetics, bioinformatics and epidemiology to identify novel cardio-metabolic biomarkers. He has published more than 350 original contributions in peer-reviewed journals, which have been sited over 40,000 times. These include first or last authored articles in the NEJM, Lancet, Circulation, EHJ, Stroke, JACC, Nature Communications, Circulations Genomics and Precision Medicine and AJHG. He was inducted to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artist and Scientists in 2018.
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Friday, October 27, 2023
15:15 – 15:30 EST