Prof. Michel Labrecque

Michel Labrecque is Curator of the Montreal Botanical Garden and Head of the Research and Scientific Development division since 1997. He leads a team of botanist-researchers and professionals responsible for the scientific management of collections. Michel Labrecque is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Université de Montréal. A specialist in ecophysiology, he is conducting research on both the use of plants to address environmental issues and plant physiological functioning in this context. His research on phytoremediation focuses on the absorption of trace elements and the degradation of organic contaminants by plants for the purposes of brownfield restoration. M. Labrecque has directed or co-directed 60 MSc and/or Ph.D. students and post-doctoral fellows. As author or co-author, he published more than 125 peer-reviewed papers and presented over 100 conferences, in Canada and internationally. He served as Chair for the International Symposium on the Tree (Montreal, 2000), and the International Workshop on Environmental Applications of Willows and Poplars (IPC FAO, 2007). More recently, he chaired the 14th International Phytotechnology Conference held in Montreal in 2017. He also co-founded the “Société québécoise de phytotechnologie” (Quebec Phytotechnology Society) in 2007.