Louis Siminovitch

Louis Siminovitch,  (May 15, 1920 – April 6, 2021) was a Canadian molecular biologist. He was a known figure in human genetics, researcher into the genetic basis of muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis, and helped create Ontario programs about roots of cancer.

Siminovitch was born in Montreal, Quebec. He studied at Pasteur Institute in Paris and at McGill University. He joined the University of Toronto and worked there from 1956 to 1985. In 2012, he was made a member of the Order of Ontario. Siminovitch died on April 6, 2021 in Toronto, aged 100.Dr. Lou Siminovitch (1920–2021)

References

Other websites
Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute
Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario
Prix Siminovitch – Elinore and Lou Siminovitch Theatre Prize Official Website.  Accessed January 18, 2008.

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