Gabriel Leon Plaa

Background

Plaa, Gabriel Leon was born on May 15, 1930 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Jean and Lucienne (Chalopin) Plaa. arrived in Canada, 1968.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Francisco, 1958.

Career

Assistant toxicologist, City/County San Francisco, 1954-1958; assistant professor School Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1958-1961; associate professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1961-1968; professor, U. Montreal, 1968-1995; department chairman pharmacology, U. Montreal, 1968-1980; vice-dean Faculty Medicine, U. Montreal, 1982-1989; director Interuniv. Center Research in Toxicology, U. Montreal, 1991-1995; retired, 1995; professor emeritus, 1996. Dorothy Snider distinguished lecturer U. Arkansas, 1995.

Chairman Canada Council AnimalCare, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1985-1986.

Achievements

• Gabriel Leon Plaa has been listed as a noteworthy Toxicologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Army, 1952-1953, Korea. Fellow Academy Toxicol. Sciences; member American Society Pharmacology, Society Toxicology Canada (president 1981-1983, Henderson award 1969, award of distinction 1994), Pharmaceutical Society Canada (president 1973-1974), Society Toxicology (president 1983-1984, Achievement award 1967, Lehman award 1977, Education award 1987, Amb. award 1987, Merit award 1996).

Connections

Married Colleen Neva Brasefield, May 19, 1951. Children: Ernest (deceased), Steven, Kenneth, Gregory, Andrew, John, Denise, David.

Father:

Jean Plaa

Mother:

Lucienne (Chalopin) Plaa

Spouse:

Colleen Neva Brasefield

child:

Kenneth Plaa

child:

John Plaa

child:

Steven Plaa

child:

Gregory Plaa

child:

Ernest Plaa (deceased)

child:

Denise Plaa

child:

David Plaa

child:

Andrew Plaa