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Skamene, Emil was born on August 27, 1941 in Buzacz, Poland. Son of Richard and Friederika Skamene. arrived in Canada, 1970.
Skamene, Emil was born on August 27, 1941 in Buzacz, Poland. Son of Richard and Friederika Skamene. arrived in Canada, 1970.
Doctor of Medicine, Charles U., Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Chech Academy Science, Prague, 1968.
Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1968-1970; clinical fellow, Montreal General Hospital, Canada, 1970-1973; assistant physician, Montreal General Hospital, Canada, 1973-1978; associate physician, Montreal General Hospital, Canada, 1978-1988; senior physician, Montreal General Hospital, Canada, since 1988; assistant professor department medicine, McGill University, Montreal, 1973-1978; associate professor, McGill University, 1978-1983; professor, McGill University, since 1983. Director McGill Center for Study of Host Resistance, Montreal, since 1988, McGill Program Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, 1992.
Fellow American College of Physicians (governor since 1991), Royal College Physicians Canada (Gold medal 1980). Member Canada Society Clinical Investigation (president 1990-1991, District Scientist award 1988), Canada Society Immunology (Cinader award 1991), Canada Society Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Canada Lung Association, Canada Atherosclerosis Society, Canada Association Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canada Institute Academy Medicine, Czechoslovak Academy Sciences, American Association Immunologists, American Academy Allergy, American Society Microbiology, New York Academy Sciences, Internat.Assn. Bio-chemical Gerontology, International Society Infectious Diseases, International Immunocompromised Host Society, Transplantation Society, Reticuloendothelial Society, Peripatetic Club.
Married Anna Argay, December 17, 1966;children: Michelle, David, Catherine.