Christiane Ayotte
Christiane Ayotte | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal (MSc, 1978) Université de Montréal (PhD, 1983) Institut national de la recherche scientifique (Doctorate#Post) |
| Known for | Doping control |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Institut national de la recherche scientifique |
Christiane Ayotte, O.C., is a Canadian scientist and academic from Quebec. She is currently the director of the Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie Research Centre was formerly the President of the World Association of Anti-Doping Scientists from 2016–2018.[1]
Education
[edit]Ayotte received a MSc and PhD in organic chemistry from the Université de Montréal. Ayotte then pursued two years of post-doctoral studies in mass spectrometry at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS).
She next became a research associate at the Doping Control Laboratory of the INRS. Since 1991, she has been director of the Doping Control Laboratory, the only Canadian laboratory accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency, and has been a research associate professor at INRS since 1992. Since 1995, she has been a member of the doping commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations and, since 1996, a member of the Working Group on Harmonization of Laboratory protocols of the International Olympic Committee.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Ayotte was named scientist of the year by Radio Canada in 1999.[4] In 2006, she received the Canadian Medical Association's Medal of Honour.[5] In 2018, she was named an officer in the Order of Canada.[6] She was also awarded a medal by the Quebec Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie in 2018.[3]
In media
[edit]In the 2017 documentary film Icarus, Ayotte can be seen berating whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov after he came forward with allegations and details about the Russian doping program.
References
[edit]- ^ "History". Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "Christiane Ayotte". Institut national de la recherche scientifique.
- ^ a b "Christiane Ayotte reçoit un prix reconnaissance du MRIF" (in French). University of Quebec. August 28, 2018.
- ^ "Les scientifiques de l'année depuis 1987". Les Années lumière (in French). Radio Canada.
- ^ "Christiane Ayotte to Receive the CMA Medal of Honour". Canadian Medical Association. August 11, 2006.
- ^ "Order of Canada Appointments". Governor General of Canada. June 29, 2018.
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