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Mark Wainberg

Canadian AIDS researcher (1945-2017) · Canada · On the map · Scientists · Died at 71

Mark Arnold Wainberg, was a Canadian HIV/AIDS researcher and HIV/AIDS activist. He was the director of the McGill University AIDS Centre at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital and Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology at McGill University.

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2017Died11 April 20172016Canadian Medical Hall of FameAward2012Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAwardKillam PrizeAward2011Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward2010Wilder-Penfield PrizeAward2009Officer of the Order of CanadaAward2008Legion of HonourAward2005Officer of the National Order of QuebecAward2000Fellow of the Royal Society of CanadaAward1945Born21 April 1945

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Awards

Canadian Medical Hall of Fame2016
Killam Prize2012
Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University2012
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2011
Wilder-Penfield Prize2010
Officer of the Order of Canada2009
Legion of Honour2008
Officer of the National Order of Quebec2005
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada2000

About this person

His laboratory primarily studies HIV reverse transcriptase, the molecular basis for drug resistance, and gene therapy. He received a B.Sc. from McGill University in 1966, a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1972, and did his post-doctoral research at Hadassah Medical School of the Hebrew University.

Country
Canada
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 2017 · aged 71