I'M
PAJ GUERTIN.
NEUROSCIENTIST, CHIEF EXECUTIVE & AUTHOR
01 PROFESSIONAL
MY KNOWLEDGE LEVEL IN SOFTWARE
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I'M A SCIENTIST SPECIALIZED IN BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD RESEARCH WHO WAS TRAINED IN CANADA (WINNIPEG, MONTREAL), DENMARK (COPENHAGEN), UK (OXFORD), AND FRANCE (MARSEILLE) PRIOR TO ACCEPT A PROFESSOR/HEAD OF RESEARCH POSITION AT LAVAL UNIVERSITY (QUEBEC). I AM ALSO A SENIOR PHARMA EXECUTIVE (CEO/CSO) WHO FOUNDED SEVERAL BIOTECH COMPANIES WHICH MISSION IS TO DEVELOP NEW DRUG AND MEDICINAL PRODUCTS FOR PEOPLE MOST IN NEED WITH PARALYSIS, METABOLIC AND AGING DISEASES. IN PARALLEL, I STUDY THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF UNCONSCIOUS AND CONSCIOUS BEHAVIORS - WHICH LED TO THE PROPOSAL OF NEW THEORIES AND MEDITATION APPROACHES. BASED ON MY FINDINGS, I WROTE MORE THAN 200 PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS, RESEARCH ARTICLES, PATENTS, ABSTRACTS, ETC.) . IN MY SPARE TIME, I ENJOY PHOTOGRAPHY, SPORTS, MEDITATION, CONTEMPLATION, NATURE, ANIMALS, TRAVELLING, READING (HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, ASTROPHYSICS), AND OCCASIONALLY... FINE HAND-MADE CIGARS AND OLD PEATED WHISKY - MY ONLY SINS, MY WIFE SAYS :) !
02 PORTFOLIO
03 Experience
1990-1992
M.Sc.
1986-1989
B.Sc.
Diploma in kinesiology (Canada)
That's when I first started being interested in science, motor control, locomotion, and health.
Diploma in neurokinetic (Canada)
My first scientific experiments on brain and spinal cord mechanisms involved in the control of involuntary, unconsciously-driven motor behaviors such as basic locomotion.
1996-2000
Invited researcher
PDF in Oxford, Denmark, France
I further specialized myself in neuropharmacology, neurogenetics, neuroelectrophysiology, and neurobehavior.
1993-1996
Ph.D.
Diploma in neurophysiology (Canada)
My first step as a researcher in the field of locomotor function recovery and spinal cord injury. I studied the role of involuntary proprioceptive reflex in locomotor rhythm generation.
2004-2024
2001-2020
Professor and laboratory director
Independent projects (Canada)
As an independent researcher with my own laboratory, my main mission was to further understand the spinal cord as well as to discover new therapies for those most in need with a spinal cord injury, metabolic disorders, and aging diseases. Multiple international collaborations led to the creation of the Biosynergis Group aimed at promoting health innovation.
Pharma Exective
Developer of therapies (Canada, Luxembourg, Belgium)
In parallel to my academic career, I undertook to conduct drug development activities to bring to market groundbreaking discoveries and corresponding therapies. In recent years, I essentially did some work as a consultant (internally and externally) for other pharmaceutical companies
2010-2024
Author about consciousness
Developer of innovative
meditation approaches (Belgium, Canada)
After having investigated unconsciously-controlled behaviors, my last passion has become the neurobiological basis of consciousness. I developed new theories (e.g., 3TC consciousness, relative consciousness), introduced a new terminology, and designed user-friendly approaches for meditation 24/7 despite the imperatives of modern life.
CONTACT
If you wish to contact me, either use this contact form or one of these addresses :
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Pierre-a.guertin@fmed.ulaval.ca
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MOST RECENT BOOKS - PUBLICATIONS RÉCENTES
Témoignages et avis - Feedback and reviews
Dave D. (Montréal, Canada)
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Je viens de terminer Sourceum et Émerveillement, ils sont tombés à point dans ma démarche de changement de mes habitudes de vie. Je tiens à vous remercier car il a été révélateur sur ma façon de vivre et comment je peux changer mes comportements face aux autres en général. Surtout au niveau du stress et de la vision du monde. Ce n'est qu'un début mais qui aura été une source de lumière dans un période sombre de mon existence.
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Matthieu Ricard, PhD (Monastère de Shéchèn,Népal)
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J’ai pu parcourir votre ouvrage (Sourceum) avec grand intérêt. Avec la nature de la conscience, vous abordez bien évidemment l’une des questions les plus cruciales de notre existence.
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N. Bilodeau (Région de Québec, Canada)
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Félicitations pour votre apport à la science et je vous souhaite de continuer de vous réaliser comme vous le faites avec l’écriture.
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Jeff B. (Institut National des Langues, Luxembourg)
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Je vous remercie vivement ... - un sujet absolument passionnant (Sourceum et Émerveillement)!
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Hélène G. (Région de Montréal, Canada)
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Alors que ce livre (Sourceum) suscite des interrogations, il remplit donc sa mission de tendre vers plus de conscience encore. Il permettra assurément à de nombreuses personnes de faire des prises de conscience, de peut-être aussi choisir de modifier certaines habitudes, de faire des choix plus éclairés, pour leur santé, leur état d’esprit, leur relation avec tout ce qui nous entoure.
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G. Ratson, MD (Winnipeg, Canada)
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Appreciated the opportunity to read the book '8th chance at enlightened living for a regular guy'. Congratulations on a job well done, really got pulled along into the story... What you have been through is another level of painful truth! And the couraage to learn from it, to utilize it, conquer and share it... fantastic!
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Élise Dan-Glauser, Ph.D. (Institut de Psychologie, U. Lausanne, Suisse)
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Je me réjouis de lire vos écrits.
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Doris Beaulieu (Saint-Damien, Canada)
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J'ai adoré ce livre (Sourceum) pour tout ce qu'il peut nous apprendre sur plusieurs sujets et pour toutes les lectures proposées aussi... et pour tous les trucs donnés afin de retrouver une belle paix intérieure.
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J. Livshin (Bethesda, USA)
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Beyond the Worst in Us (formerly X-Folia) is energetically written and well-paced!
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Bernadette Talbot (Saint-Hubert, Belgique)
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Un livre (Sourceum) qui permet de se recentrer sur l'essentiel, sur la beauté de la vie et de mieux comprendre et évoluer vers une paix intérieure.
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S. Boudreaux (Montréal, Canada)
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En tant que sophrologue, ces ouvrages (Sourceum et Émerveillement) me paraissent être une source de nouveaux apprentissages.
