Annette Herscovics | |
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Born | 1938 |
Died | September 6, 2008 |
Alma mater | |
Children | Philippe Herscovics |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Glycobiology |
Institutions |
Annette Herscovics (1938–2008) was a scientist at McGill University, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a pioneer in the field of glycobiology. [1]
Herscovics was born in Paris, France, the daughter of Polish Jews. She survived the Holocaust as a hidden child in Nazi-occupied France. [2] [3] After immigrating to Canada, she obtained a PhD in biochemistry at McGill University in Montreal in 1963. [2]
Herscovics died of cancer on September 6, 2008. [3]
Herscovics worked in the Department of Anatomy at McGill from 1967–1971, during which she made several important discoveries in glycobiology. [3] She discovered in 1969 that thyroglobulin undergoes carbohydrate modifications, part of a class of proteins known as glycoproteins. [4]
After completing her post-doctoral work at McGill, Herscovics moved to Harvard Medical School in 1971, where she remained until 1981. During this time she published more than 20 original papers in her field. [3]
In 1981, Herscovics returned to McGill University as an associate professor in the McGill Cancer Centre. She was appointed a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry in 1987, and a professor in the Department of Oncology in 1992. [3] During this time she made several other important discoveries, including how the carbohydrate modifications are relevant to disease, including cancer. [4]
Herscovics was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1998. [2] [3] She has published 110 peer-reviewed papers during her academic career. [3]
Annette Herscovics | |
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Born | 1938 |
Died | September 6, 2008 |
Alma mater | |
Children | Philippe Herscovics |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Glycobiology |
Institutions |
Annette Herscovics (1938–2008) was a scientist at McGill University, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a pioneer in the field of glycobiology. [1]
Herscovics was born in Paris, France, the daughter of Polish Jews. She survived the Holocaust as a hidden child in Nazi-occupied France. [2] [3] After immigrating to Canada, she obtained a PhD in biochemistry at McGill University in Montreal in 1963. [2]
Herscovics died of cancer on September 6, 2008. [3]
Herscovics worked in the Department of Anatomy at McGill from 1967–1971, during which she made several important discoveries in glycobiology. [3] She discovered in 1969 that thyroglobulin undergoes carbohydrate modifications, part of a class of proteins known as glycoproteins. [4]
After completing her post-doctoral work at McGill, Herscovics moved to Harvard Medical School in 1971, where she remained until 1981. During this time she published more than 20 original papers in her field. [3]
In 1981, Herscovics returned to McGill University as an associate professor in the McGill Cancer Centre. She was appointed a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry in 1987, and a professor in the Department of Oncology in 1992. [3] During this time she made several other important discoveries, including how the carbohydrate modifications are relevant to disease, including cancer. [4]
Herscovics was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1998. [2] [3] She has published 110 peer-reviewed papers during her academic career. [3]