"Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity; Professor Département de microbiologie infectiologie et d'immunologie, Université Laval"

Professor at Université Laval in Quebec City, Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Infection and Immunity, and a Burroughs Wellcome Scholar, Dr. Marc Ouellette is without any doubt the world leader in the field of Leishmania resistance to antimicrobials. Leishmaniasis is a neglected parasitic disease that affects 15 million people in the world and for which there is very limited effective treatment. Dr. Ouellette's research discoveries have generated hope for the development of new drugs and vaccines. Recognized internationally, he has research activities in Brazil, Columbia, India, Tunisia, France} Portugal and Iran. Moreover, he has published extensively and trained 50 graduate and postgraduate students. Overall, Marc Ouellette is a true Olympian whose legacy to science} medicine and society is exceptional.