On the left, Dr. Peter Anderson, CFBS President, Presenting Senator Morin with the 2002 CFBS Science Advocacy Award

CFBS Political Advocacy of Science Award was presented to the Honorable Senator Yves Morin at the CFBS 45th Annual Meeting, June 2002, Palais des Congres de Montreal by Dr. Peter Anderson, CFBS President.

A physician and a scientist, the Honorable Yves Morin is an internationally renowned researcher in cardiology. He studied Medicine at Laval and completed his training in Toronto, London and Paris. During his academic career, he was Director of the Québec Institute of Cardiology and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Laval. He has been President of the Québec Medical Research Council and President of the Québec Universities Research Commission. At the national level, he has been Vice-President of the Medical Research Council of Canada and Vice-President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. At the time of his appointment to the Senate, he was Vice-President of the Science Advisory Board of Health Canada, Member of the Council of Science and Technology Advisors (Canada) and Member of Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He has published more than 300 monographs, book chapters and scientific papers. His interests are the development of a strong national health care system and of an effective science policy for Canada.

From the left Dr. Diane Finegood, CIHR Director of the Institute of Nutrition and Diabetes, Dr. Peter Anderson, CFBS President, Senator Yves Morin, Dr. Alvin Shrier, CFBS Incoming President and 2002 Meeting LOC Chair