Marc Cantin

Marc Cantin (1933–1990) was a Canadian Québécois doctor and professor. His studies were completed at Laval University in Quebec and at the University of Chicago. He was a professor at the University of Montreal and at McGill University and worked with the doctor Hans Selye. In 1980, he began to direct the hypertension research group at the Institute of clinical research at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Honours/Awards

• 1984 - Winner of the Prix Marcel-Piché
• 1986 - Winner of the Prix Léo-Pariseau
• Research Achievement Award from the American Heart Association, in conjunction with doctor P. Needleman
• Rue Marc-Cantin in Montreal's Technoparc industrial park has honoured his memory since 1992.
• site Web in Montreal marccantin.com.