translate English to French: In 1917 he became the first chairman of the wartime Advisory Council on Scientific and Industrial Research (later the NRC), and in 1920 went to McGill as professor of biochemistry, retiring in 1928 after a distinguished scientific career.
En 1917, il devient le premier président de l'Advisory Council on Scientific and Industrial Research en temps de guerre (qui deviendra le CNRC). En 1920, il est engagé à l'U.