▁Canadian ▁medical ▁research er ▁and ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁phys i ology ▁department ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ott awa . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Margaret ▁H ort ob agy i ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hung ary , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Bé la ▁and ▁Margaret ▁H ort ob agy i . ▁Both ▁of ▁her ▁parents ▁were ▁medical ▁do ctors ; ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁chief ▁of ▁surg ery ▁at ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Budapest . ▁Her ▁brother ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁doctor . ▁ ▁Margaret ▁H ort ob agy i ▁studied ▁medicine ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Budapest , ▁ear ning ▁her ▁medical ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Margaret ▁Be zn ak ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁were ▁phys i olog ists ▁in ▁Budapest ▁until ▁the ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁They ▁first ▁went ▁to ▁Stockholm , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁B irmingham , ▁England , ▁where ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁grant ▁for ▁her ▁research ▁from ▁the ▁Medical ▁Research ▁Council ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁Be zn ak ' s ▁research ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁heart ▁disease . ▁ ▁The ▁Be zn aks ▁re located ▁to ▁Ott awa ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁Margaret ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁soon ▁after . ▁She ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁When ▁Al ad ar ▁Be zn ak ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁succeed ▁him ▁as ▁department ▁head ▁in ▁phys i ology . ▁ ▁Be zn ak ▁also ▁held