Maryse Lassonde

Who is Maryse Lassonde?

Maryse Lassonde, is a Canadian academic and neuropsychologist.

She holds the Canada Research Chair in Developmental Neuropsychology at the Université de Montréal and the University Hospital Center Sainte-Justine researching brain disorders.

In 1993, she became President of the French Canadian Association for the Advancement of Sciences. In 1999, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 1994, she was made a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association and in 1997, she became a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.She has received several awards, including the Marcel Vincent Prize in 1998, the Noeil Mailloux Prize and the Adrien Pinard Prize. She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in June 2012.