What is Louis Siminovitch?
{{Infobox scientist |name = Louis Siminovitch |image = |alt = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|5|15}} |birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|6|1920|5|15}} |death_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada |other_names = |workplaces = [[Ontario Cancer Institute]]<br/> Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute<br/> Samuel Lunenfeld Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital<br/> [[University of Toronto]] |alma_mater = [[McGill University]] |known_for = Molecular biology, genetics |notable_students = [[Joyce Taylor-Papadimitriou]] |nationality = |awards = [[Order of Canada]]<br>[[Order of Ontario]]<br>[[Flavelle Medal]] {{small|(1978)}} }} '''Louis Siminovitch''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC|OOnt|FRSC|FRS}} (May 15, 1920 &ndash; April 6, 2021) was a Canadian [[molecular biology|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moleculargenetics.utoronto.ca/history |title=History — Molecular Genetics - University of Toronto }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.ontario.ca/mci/en/2012/01/27-appointees-named-to-ontarios-highest-honour.html|title=27 Appointees Named To Ontario's Highest Honour}}</ref> Siminovitch died on April 6, 2021 in [[Toronto]], aged 100.<ref>[https://siminovitchprize.com/dr-lou-siminovitch-1920-2021/ Dr. Lou Siminovitch (1920–2021)]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060823153634/http://www.mshri.on.ca/ Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute] *[http://www.mtsinai.on.ca/ Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto,