Claude Bouchard
Claude Bouchard (born 1939) is Professor and the John W. Barton, Sr. Endowed Chair in Genetics and Nutrition at Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), where he is also the Director of the Human Genomics Laboratory. He is known for his research on the role of genetics in obesity and in the process of adaptation to regular physical activity. He was president of the Obesity Society in 1991–92.
Claude Bouchard | |
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| Born | 1939 (age 84–85) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Education | Laval University University of Oregon University of Texas at Austin |
| Known for | Obesity Exercise science |
| Awards | Membership in the Order of Canada (2001) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology |
| Institutions | Laval University Pennington Biomedical Research Center |
| Thesis | Univariate and Multivariate Genetic Analysis of Anthropometric and Physique Characteristics of French Canadian Families (1977) |
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