Pavel Hamet

Biography

Pavel Hamet is the holder of the Canada Research Chair in Predictive Genomics. He is Professor of Medicine at Université de Montréal, Adjunct Professor of Experimental Medicine at McGill University, and visiting professor at the First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. He is currently chief of Gene Medicine Services, member of the Endocrinology Service, and Director of the Ecogenomic Platform for Complex Diseases at the CHUM. He is also CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Medpharmgene. He is the author or co-author of over 600 scientific publications, Dr. Pavel Hamet has received many honours, including the prestigious Wilder Penfield Award in 2001, was named Officer of the Ordre national du Québec in 2008 and received the Okamoto Award by the Japan Vascular Disease Research Foundation. Pavel Hamet is the holder of the Canada Research Chair in Predictive Genomics. He is Professor of Medicine at Université de Montréal, Adjunct Professor of Experimental Medicine at McGill University, and visiting professor at the First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. He is currently chief of Gene Medicine Services, member of the Endocrinology Service, and Director of the Ecogenomic Platform for Complex Diseases at the CHUM. He is also CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Medpharmgene. He is the author or co-author of over 600 scientific publications, Dr. Pavel Hamet has received many honours, including the prestigious Wilder Penfield Award in 2001, was named Officer of the Ordre national du Québec in 2008 and received the Okamoto Award by the Japan Vascular Disease Research Foundation.

Research Interest

pathophysiology and pharmacology of heart disease