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Marie-Josée Hébert

Knight
2023

A world-renowned expert in nephrology and kidney transplantation, Marie-Josée Hébert's name is closely associated with innovative research, as evidenced by the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, bringing together no less than 300 researchers, which she co-founded.

Vice-rector at the Université de Montréal, she is also a pioneer of Montréal's leadership in artificial intelligence. Bringing together experts, public decision-makers, citizens, industry players, organizations and professional orders, Marie-Josée Hébert's initiatives culminated in 2018 in the Montréal Declaration for a Responsible Development of Artificial Intelligence, internationally considered one of the most inclusive and comprehensive charters in this field.

The picture and biographical information appearing on this page were current at the time this person was admitted to the Ordre de Montréal.