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Emil Skamene

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Emil Skamene
Born(1941-08-27)27 August 1941
Buchach, Poland
Died3 October 2024(2024-10-03) (aged 83)
OccupationImmunologist
AwardsNational Order of Quebec

Emil Skamene, CQ FRSC (27 August 1941 – 3 October 2024) was a Canadian immunologist and medical researcher.

Skamene was the Director of Research for the McGill University Health Centre, the Director of the Centre for the Study of Host Resistance, and a Professor in the Department of Medicine, the Department of Human Genetics, and the Institute of Parasitology.

In 2005, he was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the National Order of Quebec. In 2001, he was awarded the Prix Armand-Frappier. In 1997, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Skamene died in Hudson, Quebec on 3 October 2024, at the age of 83.[1]

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  1. ^ "Emil Skamene - October 3, 2024". mountroyalcem.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.