Professor St-Pierre obtained his Ph.D. in immunology at the University of Toronto before completing his post-doctoral training at Harvard. He was recruited by the INRS-Institut-Armand-Frappier in 1994. For over two decades, Professor St-Pierre has provided international leadership in understanding the role of carbohydrate-binding proteins in cancer. Over the last 10 years, his group has also been conducting research on the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems using novel omics-based technology platforms that are commonly used in oncology.