Jacques Côté (Université Laval) awarded the 2026 Michel‑Sarrazin Prize for chromatin and epigenetics research
Published on 2026-10-01. Check the original source for current conditions.
Professor Jacques Côté (Faculty of Medicine; CHU de Québec – Université Laval Research Centre) received the 2026 Michel‑Sarrazin Prize for his work on chromatin and epigenetics, recognized for advancing understanding of genome regulation.
Jacques Côté, professor in the Faculty of Medicine and researcher at the CHU de Québec – Université Laval Research Centre, was awarded the Michel‑Sarrazin Prize 2026 on October 1, 2026. The honour recognizes his contributions to chromatin biology and epigenetics, which produced methodological and conceptual advances in genome regulation and opened avenues for molecular biology and translational medicine. The distinction highlights Université Laval’s research strengths and the collaborative teams and infrastructure that support high‑level biomedical projects and partnerships.