Michel Alary

Michel Alary (born July 13, 1954) is a Canadian academic, doctor of preventive medicine and a health researcher. He is a Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine at Université Laval and the director of population health research at the Research Centre of the CHU de Quebec – Université Laval. He also serves as a Medical Consultant at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec. Alary has published over 260 research papers and has produced major reports for the World Bank and UNAIDS about HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. He also evaluated the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's India AIDS Initiative for which his project received the Avahan Recognition Award. He has conducted epidemiological and preventive research on blood-borne infections, HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) among the most vulnerable populations in developed and developing countries.

Alary is the recipient of Mark Wainberg Lecturer Award from the Canadian Association for HIV Research, Researcher Emeritus Award from the Réseau de la recherche ne santé des populations du Québec and the Graduate Emeritus award from the Fondation de l’Université laval. He has also served as President of the International Society for STD Research. Alary is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and a founding member of the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR). Provided by Wikipedia