Jacques J.G. Genest completed his M.D. at his hometown university, the University of Montreal. Following post-doctoral work at Harvard, he continued clinical research work at Johns Hopkins University and the Rockefeller Institute. Returning to Canada, he became founder and scientific director of the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal. He became the pre-eminent Canadian investigator of the cause and treatment of high blood pressure, exploring the roles of the adrenal and the kidney.
