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Lafontaine, Jean-Gabriel was born on August 4, 1928 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Son of Henri Lafontaine and Parmelia Lafontaine Gagne.
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Jean-Gabriel Lafontaine
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Jean-Gabriel Lafontaine, Canadian Biology educator, researcher. Recipient Pariseau award Quebec Association Advancement of Science, 1981. Member Canada Society Cell Biology (president 1969-1970), American Society Cell Biology, Microscopical Society Canada (vice president 1979-1983), Royal Society Canada, New York Academy Sciences.
Education
Licence in Biology, Laval U., Quebec, Quebec, 1950; Master of Science in Zoology, University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin-Madison, 1954.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York City, 1954-1956; postdoctoral fellow, Rockefeller Institute, New York City, 1956-1958; research associate, Montreal Cancer Institute, Quebec, 1958-1960; assistant professor, Faculty Medicine, Laval U., 1960-1964; associate professor biology, Faculty of Science, Laval U., Ste.-Foy, 1964-1968; professor biology, Faculty of Science, Laval U., Ste.-Foy, since 1968.
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Member Canada Society Cell Biology (president 1969-1970), American Society Cell Biology, Microscopical Society Canada (vice president 1979-1983), Royal Society Canada, New York Academy Sciences.
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Married Carmen Arcand, June 17, 1952. Children— Guy, Pierre, Louis.
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