Université de Montréal has given an honorary doctorate to Dr. Yves De Koninck for his exceptional contribution to the field of neuroscience and pain treatment.
Dr. Guy Breton, Rector of Université de Montréal, highlighted the visionnary aspect of the interdisciplinary research done by Dr. De Koninck when he gave him the honorary degree :
Dr. Yves De Koninck, who we are honoring today, has demonstrated in a remarkable manner the importance of scientific collaboration. To bring together mental health researchers and physicists specialising in optics, photonics and lasers, you had to be a visionnary. This collaboration has given rise to technologies that bring a better understanding of the activities of neurons. It is being used, among other areas, in the field of pain research, in which the Faculty of Dental Medicine is a world leader.
Congratulations to Dr De Koninck for this great honor.
Photo credit: Université de Montréal
From left to right:
Alexandre Chabot, Secretary General of UdeM, Gilles Lavigne, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Guy Breton, Rector of UdeM, Yves De Koninck, Louise Roy, Chancellor of UdeM.
