Claude Bouchard

Claude Bouchard
Born1939 (age 8586)
EducationLaval University
University of Oregon
University of Texas at Austin
Known forObesity
Exercise science
AwardsMembership in the Order of Canada (2001)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology
InstitutionsLaval University
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
ThesisUnivariate and Multivariate Genetic Analysis of Anthropometric and Physique Characteristics of French Canadian Families (1977)

Claude Bouchard CM CQ (born 1939) is Professor and the John W. Barton, Sr. Endowed Chair in Genetics and Nutrition at Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), where he is also the Director of the Human Genomics Laboratory. He is known for his research on the role of genetics in obesity and in the process of adaptation to regular physical activity. He was president of the Obesity Society in 1991–92.