Samuel O. Freedman

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Samuel Orkin Freedman (born May 8, 1928 in Montréal ) is a Canadian immunologist .

Life

Freedman earned a bachelor's degree in medicine in 1948 and an MD in 1958 , both from McGill University . He completed his training as an immunologist at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City and at Montreal General Hospital . In 1963 he received a professorship at McGill University, in 1969 he became director of research at the newly established Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital , a teaching hospital at McGill University.

From 1977 to 1981 Freedman was the dean of the medical school. In 1981 he took on the role of Vice-Principal (comparable to that of a Vice-Rector ) for academic affairs. In 1991 he became head of the Lady Davis Institute , where he focused research in the following areas: AIDS and infectious diseases , aging , molecular oncology , pharmacology of the perinatal period , Experimental Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Sciences . In 2000, he was at McGill University professor emeritus , but remained until 2008 consultant at Jewish General Hospital operates.

Freedman is married with four children, three sons and one daughter. His oldest son, David O. Freedman is a professor of internal medicine and epidemiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham .

Act

Together with Phil Gold , Freedman discovered the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in 1965 and was able to elucidate its biological and clinical significance. Today, CEA serves as a tumor marker for colorectal cancer and other malignant tumors.

During his time as dean of the medical faculty at McGill University, the faculty developed into one of the leading international institutions for medical research. During his time as Vice-Principal, he was responsible for the establishment of medical research institutes at the university's teaching hospitals: Jewish General Hospital , Royal Victoria Hospital , Montreal Children's Hospital .

Freedman has co-edited the following scientific journals : The Journal of Clinical Immunology and Allergy , Investigative and Cell Pathology , Clinical and Investigative Medicine, and In Vivo .

Awards (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David O. Freedman, MD at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (uab.edu); Retrieved May 15, 2013
  2. ↑ P. Gold, SO Freedman: Demonstration of Tumor-Specific Antigens in Human Colonic Carcinomata by Immunological Tolerance and Absorption Techniques. In: The Journal of experimental medicine. Volume 121, March 1965, pp. 439-462, ISSN  0022-1007 . PMID 14270243 . PMC 2137957 (free full text).
  3. ↑ Dr. Samuel Freedman at the Royal Society of Canada (rsc-src.ca); Retrieved May 14, 2013
  4. ^ Samuel O. Freedman BSc, MD, CM, FRCP (C), FRSC, FACP at the Gairdner Foundation (gairdner.org); Retrieved May 14, 2013
  5. ^ Samuel O. Freedman, OC, CQ, MDCM, FRSC with the Governor General of Canada (gg.ca); Retrieved May 14, 2013
  6. ^ Freedman, Samuel O. at Les Prix du Québec (prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca); Retrieved May 14, 2013
  7. ^ Samuel O. Freedman at the Ordre national du Québec (ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca); Retrieved May 14, 2013
  8. ↑ James H. Graham Award of Merit: Recipients at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (royalcollege.ca); accessed on May 12, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Freedman, Samuel O.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Freedman, Samuel Orkin (full name); Freedman, Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian immunologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Montréal