Nabil Seidah
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Nabil G. Seidah, is a Québécois
scientist. Born in Egypt
, he was educated at Cairo University
, and subsequently at Georgetown University
where he obtained his Ph.D in 1973. He emigrated to Canada
and has been working at the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) since 1974. He is the director of the laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
scientist. Born in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, he was educated at Cairo University
Cairo University
Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...
, and subsequently at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
where he obtained his Ph.D in 1973. He emigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and has been working at the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (IRCM) since 1974. He is the director of the laboratory of Biochemical Neuroendocrinology.
Awards
- 1983 - Marcel-Piché PrizeMarcel-Piché PrizeThe "Marcel-Piché Prize" is awarded to a researcher at the Institut de recherche clinique de Montréal "in recognition of the quality of research and in recognition of the contribution to the growth and outreach of the Institute." The prize is named after Marcel Piché, a Montreal lawyer involved...
- 1991 - Made Fellow of the Royal Society of CanadaRoyal Society of CanadaThe Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
- 1997 - Made Officer of the Ordre national du Québec
- 1999 - Made member of the Order of CanadaOrder of CanadaThe Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
- 2001 - Winner of the McLaughlin medal
- 2001 - Winner of the Léo-Pariseau PrizeLéo-Pariseau PrizeThe Léo-Pariseau Prize is a Québécois prize which is awarded annually to a distinguished individual working in the field of biological or health sciences. The prize is awarded by the Association francophone pour le savoir , and is named after Léo Pariseau, the first president of Acfas. The award...