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Dr. Siminovitch is a former founder and director of the Department of Medical Genetics University of Toronto the Department of Genetics Hospital for Sick Children the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital former Director and President of the National Cancer Institute of Canada and is presently on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund several biotechnology companies and institutes. He is a founding member and former Senior Editor of Virology founding member and former member of the editorial board of Cell the editorial board of Annual Review of Genetics founding member and former Senior Editor of Molecular and Cellular Biology former member of the editorial board of Genetics and of the advisory board of Molecular Biology and Medicine. Dr. Siminovitch received a Ph.D. from McGill University and was awarded a Doctor of Science Honoris Causa for his distinguished scientific research contributions from several Canadian universities including Memorial University McMaster University University of Montreal McGill University University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto. Dr. Siminovitch is a Companion of the Order of Canada and was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 1997. | 