Peter Henry St. George-Hyslop
Medicine
World authority on the genetics of Alzheimer disease |
- Birthdate
- July 10, 1953
- Birthplace
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Residence
- Toronto
- Family Members
- Wife: Vera
- Daughters: Nicola, Frances, and Sara
- Favorite Music
- Classical
- Other Interests
- Restoration of vintage sports cars
- Title
- Director
- Office
- Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Research Institute
- Status
- Working
- Degrees
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- DSc (medicine) University of Ottawa, 1976
- MD Royal College of Physicians of Canada
- Awards
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- Gold Medal in Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, 1993
- Became a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1995
- Medical Research Council Scientist Award,1996
- Michael Smith International Scholar Award for Excellence of the Medical Research Council, 1997
- Howard Hughes Foundation International Scholar Award, 1997 and 2002
- Distinguished Scientist Award of the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation, 1999
- Giacchino da Fiore Prize, 2000
- Shared the Neuroscience Research Excellence Award from the Japan Neuroscience Society, 2001
- Distinguished Scientist Award of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2001
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 2002
- Last Updated
- June 11, 2011
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