2010 -Professor Jean-Pierre Pelletier-

Professor Jean-Pierre Pelletier

King Faisal Prize in Medicine 2010 Laureate

Topic: "Non-Arthroplasty Management of Degenerative Joint Disease "

Helping osteoarthritis patients, who constitute a large percentage of the aging world population, is an excellent manner in which to contribute to the fulfillment of the goals of the Foundation

Nationality: France
Born: 15/1/1949, Quebec, Dominion of Canada
Professor Jean-Pierre Pelletier was awarded the prize for his distinguished clinical research with Professor Johanne Martell-Pelletier in the treatment of degenerative joint diseases. Their pioneering research -over three decades- focused on understanding the mechanisms of cartilage erosion, revealing the relationship between inflammation, enzymes, and growth factors in joint erosive disease, and used innovative methods for diagnosing the disease and developing drugs to treat it without surgery and follow-up treatment.
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