A soft-spoken and modest physician who saved millions of lives

One of the greats of neuroscience

David H. Hubel moved to Montreal at the age of three where he was raised and eventually graduated from McGill University with degrees in mathematics, physics, and medicine. Dr. Hubel taught and conducted research at Harvard University Medical School where he co-authored a series of ground-breaking papers on his studies of the visual cortex.

Inspiring collaborator and determined leader

A pioneer in hormone research and cancer treatment

One of the world’s leading molecular biologists