Dr. Leo P. Renaud

Leo Renaud, a physician and neuroscientist, is recognized internationally for his pioneering efforts in defining a role for peptides in synaptic transmission in the mammalian central nervous system and for the identification and functional characterization of pathways in the brain that are critically involved in maintaining cardiovascular and hydromineral homeostasis. He has contributed substantially to the establishment of hospital-based centres for research and training both at McGill University and the University of Ottawa, and many of his own students are now established neuroscientists. In 1994, he received a prestigious Distinguished Scientist Award from the Medical Research Council.