G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec is proud to announce its scientific partnership of the Grand d\u00e9fi Pierre Lavoie.<\/p>\n
To kick off its first year of involvement in the GDPL, G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec has recruited a team of six cyclists to take part in La Boucle, a 135-km cycling tour from Qu\u00e9bec City to L\u00e9vis on Saturday, June 15, 2013.<\/p>\n
Promoting healthy living is in our genes! <\/strong><\/p>\n G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec, proud scientific partner of the Grand d\u00e9fi Pierre Lavoie<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Montr\u00e9al, Tuesday, June 4, 2013 \u2013 G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec, the driving force behind the development of genomics in Qu\u00e9bec since 2001, is pleased to announce its partnership with the Grand d\u00e9fi Pierre Lavoie<\/em> (GDPL) as scientific partner of the event.<\/p>\n According to G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s Marie-Kym Brisson, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications, the partnership between both organizations was the obvious choice: \u201cGenomics has played a major role in the Pierre Lavoie story. It was through genomics, in fact, that the gene responsible for lactic acidosis was identified. G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec has always followed Pierre\u2019s activities closely and we share the values he upholds. This is why we are committed to investing in our community and using our expertise to promote prevention through a healthy lifestyle, an important cause for the future of our society.\u201d<\/p>\n As part of the partnership, G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec will make available its expertise and scientific network to GDPL by organizing an international symposium on preventive medicine. The goal of the event will be to better understand, from a scientific point of view, the importance and influence of a healthy lifestyle on human health.<\/p>\n For Pierre Lavoie, the association with G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec will allow GDPL to add a major scientific component to its mandate. \u201cMy team and I are extremely proud to have the support of G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec, so that our actions find scientific validation. Even today, I think there is a lack of scientific data on how physical activity and healthy eating can have a direct impact on our health, longevity and quality of life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Be part of the movement! Support the G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec cycling team. <\/strong><\/p>\n To kick off its first year of involvement in the GDPL, G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec has recruited a team of six cyclists to take part in La Boucle, a 135-km cycling tour from Qu\u00e9bec City to L\u00e9vis. Embracing the challenge on Saturday, June 15, 2013 will be Jean Brunet, Nathalie Hamel, Claude Lamarre, Gabriel Massicotte, Steves Morin and Daniel Tessier.<\/p>\n As an added bonus, fans can follow the event via Webcast on the GDPL Website at www.legdpl.com<\/a> and watch live the thousands of cyclists pedalling their way from Saguenay to Montr\u00e9al (1000 km) on the weekend of June 14 to 16.<\/p>\n