DAVIGNON, Jean, O.C., B.A., M.D., M.Sc., DHC, FRCP(C), FACP, FRSC; physician; b. Montreal, Que. 1935; e. Stanislas Coll. B.A. (U. of Paris) Montreal 1953; Univ. of Montreal M.D. (summa cum laude) 1958; McGill Univ. M.Sc. 1960; Hotel-Dieu Hosp. Montreal, Mayo-Clinic, Rockefeller Univ. 1960-67; DIR., RSCH. GROUP ON HYPERLIPIDEMIA AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS, CLINICAL RSCH. INST. OF MONTREAL; Emeritus Physician, Hotel-Dieu Hosp.; Dir., Out-patient Rsch. Clinics, Clin. Rsch. Inst. of Montreal; Prof., Fac. of Med., Univ. of Montreal; Adjunct Prof., Med., McGill Univ. 1988; Silver Medal, Lt.-Gov. of Can. 1953; Markle Scholar in Acad. Med. 1967; Frederick Newton Gisborne Starr Award 1993; Grande médaille d'or de l'Inst. Pasteur de Lille 1994; Mem., Royal Soc. of Can., Acad. of Sci. 1995; Officer, Order of Canada 1996; Univ. Paul Sabatier DHC (honoris causa) 1992; Prix de l'oeuvre scientifique de l'Assn. des méd. de langue française du Can. 1996; Chair, 10th Internat. Symp. on Atherosclerosis, Oct. 1994 Montreal; Mem., Extve. Ctte., Internat. Atherosclerosis Soc.; Founding Mem., Cdn. Atherosclerosis Soc.; Charter Mem., Cdn. Soc. of Acad. Med.; Founder & First Pres., Cdn. Assn. for Familial Hypercholesterolemia; Mem., Internat. Lipid Information Bur.; several other professional memberships and extve. ctte. positions; Edit. Bd. Mem. of 20 med. journals; author of 284 scientific publications, 237 abstracts, 42 book chapters & 3 books; num. presentations at conferences; recreations: music, gardening, reading; Home: Outremont, Que.; Office: Montreal, Que.