• Deceased
• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Order of Canada

• Companion of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: November 17, 1988
  • Invested on: April 12, 1989

  At a time when others contemplate retirement, he looks for additional challenges and remains one of Canada's strongest advocates of scientific research, active in numerous local and national professional organizations. Director of Research at Mount Sinai Hospital, his advice is constantly sought by public and private institutions and individuals and he continues to encourage and recruit young scientists into the field of genetics. (This is a promotion within the Order).

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: December 15, 1980
  • Invested on: October 21, 1981

  Chairman of the department of Medical Genetics at the University of Toronto and Geneticist-in-Chief at the Hospital for Sick Children. He is internationally known for his work in molecular biology, a branch of science which has revolutionized biological thought. Always concerned with the social consequences of scientific discovery, he is frequently heard on radio and television.