Emil Skamene, CQ FRSC (27 August 1941 – 3 October 2024) was a Canadian immunologist and medical researcher.

Emil Skamene
Born(1941-08-27)27 August 1941
Buchach, Poland
Died3 October 2024(2024-10-03) (aged 83)
OccupationImmunologist
AwardsNational Order of Quebec

Skamene was the Director of Research for the McGill University Health Centre, the Director of the Centre for the Study of Host Resistance, and a Professor in the Department of Medicine, the Department of Human Genetics, and the Institute of Parasitology.

In 2005, he was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the National Order of Quebec. In 2001, he was awarded the Prix Armand-Frappier. In 1997, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Skamene died in Hudson, Quebec on 3 October 2024, at the age of 83.[1]

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  1. ^ "Emil Skamene - October 3, 2024". mountroyalcem.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.