In 2022, he was elected First Vice‐President of the World Federation of Neurology.
As a clinician scientist, Dr. Rouleau sees patients with neurological disorders that have an important genetic basis. He focuses his research on discovering the underlying causes of these diseases to facilitate the development of accurate diagnostic tests and treatments. Throughout his active research career, which spans more than 30 years, he has published over 900 articlesin peer‐reviewed journals, which have been cited more than 100,000 times (Google Scholar). Among Dr. Rouleau’s landmark achievements are his contribution to the identification of dozens of disease‐causing genes and his discovery of new mutational mechanisms. His discovery of the genes causing neurological and psychiatric diseases, including autism, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, hereditary neuropathies, epilepsy and schizophrenia has led to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms that lead to these diseases.
He has supervised more than a hundred students at the Masters, PhD and Post‐doctoral levels in addition to receiving numerous awards, including the Michael Smith Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize from the University of British Columbia, the Prix du Québec – Wilder Penfield from the Government of Québec, the Prix d’excellence of the Collège des médecins du Québec, and the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award from the Gairdner Foundation. He is an Officer of the National Order of Québec, an officer of the Order of Canada and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He serves on the boards of several foundations, nonprofit organizations, and companies. He served on Canada’s Science, Technology and Innovation Council and has sat on various grant panel committees (e.g. CIHR, NIH, ALSA, NNFF, FRQ‐S).