Background
Levy, Julia was born on May 15, 1935 in Singapore. Arrived in Canada, 1940. Daughter of Guillaume Albert and Dorothy Frances (Brown) Coppens.
researcher Immunology educator
Levy, Julia was born on May 15, 1935 in Singapore. Arrived in Canada, 1940. Daughter of Guillaume Albert and Dorothy Frances (Brown) Coppens.
Bachelor with honors, University British Columbia, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1958. Doctor of University (honorary), University Ottawa, 1993.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Mount St. Vincent's University, 1994. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Western Ontario, 1997. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Simon Fraser University, 1999.
Doctor of Science honoris causa (honorary), University British Columbia, 2001. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Victoria, 2002. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Concordia University, 2002.
Doctor of Technology (honorary), British Columbia Institute of Technology, 2002.
Assistant professor University British Columbia, Vancouver, 1959-1965, associate professor, 1965-1972, professor immunology, 1972—1999, professor emeritus, since 1999. President, Chief Executive Officer QLT Inc., 1996—2002, executive chairman science advisory board, since 2002. Director vice president research and development Quadra Logic Technologies, Vancouver, 1980—2002.
Consultant Monsanto Chemicals, Missouri, 1978—1980. Member Prime Minister's National Advisory Board on Science and Technology, since 1987. Executive chairman science advisory board QLT, Inc., since 2002.
Fellow Royal Society Canada. Member American Society Immunology, Canada Society Immunology (president 1983-1985), Canada Federation Biological Science (president 1983-1984).
Married Howard Bernard Gerwing, October 8, 1955 (divorced 1962). Children– Nicholas, Benjamin. Married Edwin Levy, June 13, 1969.
1 child, Jennifer.