About Alec Sehon
Lived 1924 – 2018 (aged 93–94). Alec Sehon was a Canadian immunologist and university teacher.
Alec Herman Sehon (1924 – 3 February 2018) was a Romanian-born Canadian immunologist.
Sehon was born in Blejoi, Prahova County, Romania and attended the Victoria University of Manchester, earning bachelor's and advanced degrees in chemistry. Sehon moved to Canada in 1952 and began teaching at McGill University. In 1963, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. He joined the University of Manitoba in 1969, where he founded Canada's first standalone immunology department. In 1977, the Royal Society of Canada presented Sehon with the Thomas W. Eadie Medal. He died at the age of 93 on 3 February 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Who was Alec Sehon?
Canadian immunologist
When was Alec Sehon born?
Alec Sehon was born in 1924 in Romania.
When did Alec Sehon die?
Alec Sehon died on 3 February 2018.
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Alec Sehon was an immunologist and university teacher.
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Alec Sehon was Canadian.
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