Recently, Professor Morais, Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine, McGill University, Canada, visited our hospital and gave a lecture.

Professor Morais’s lecture was titled “Exploring the Effects of Resting and Exercise States on Body Composition, Insulin Resistance, and Mitochondrial Function Using a Model of microgravity.” On the basis of rich experimental data, he explained the uniqueness and complexity of human physiological changes in microgravity environment, as well as the significance of this research in the field of gerontology.

After the lecture, representatives from relevant departments of our hospital had in-depth discussions with Professor Morais on medical services, personnel training, academic exchanges, and scientific research cooperation.

Professor Morais also visited the Geriatrics Department and the TCM Preventive Center of our hospital to learn more about traditional Chinese medicine and its application in modern medicine.

Profile of Professor Morais

Dr. Morais is Full Professor of Medicine at McGill University. He holds a MD degree from the University of Montreal (1987) and completed a specialty in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at McGill University, Canada. He went on to complete a 3-year Research Fellowship in Nutrition and Metabolism at McGill Nutrition Centre. He is Senior Scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) – in the Metabolic Disorders and Complications axis, in Montreal, Canada. In 2009, he became Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine, McGill University, as well as of MUHC and Jewish General Hospital. Dr. Morais is also co-Director of the Quebec Network for Research on Aging and is Lead of the Dementia Education Program of the McGill Faculty of Medicine. He was the Founder and first Director of the Centre of Excellence on Aging and Chronic Disease of the RUIS McGill from 2012-2015. During this time, he was co-leader of the implementation of the Quebec Provincial Alzheimer’s Plan in Primary Care. He is also Past President of the Canadian Geriatrics Society.