1945 - 2017
Mark Wainberg Canadian Scientist
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Canadian Scientist Mark Wainberg was born Mark Arnold Wainberg on 21st April, 1945 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and passed away on 11th Apr 2017 Bal Harbour, Fla aged 71. He is most remembered for Initial identification of the 3TC antiretroviral drug. His zodiac sign is Taurus.
Mark Wainberg is a member of the following lists: 1945 births, Columbia University alumni and McGill University alumni.
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| First Name |
Mark
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| Middle Name |
Arnold
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| Last Name |
Wainberg
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| Full Name at Birth |
Mark Arnold Wainberg
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| Birthday |
21st April, 1945
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| Birthplace |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| Died |
11th April, 2017
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| Place of Death |
Bal Harbour, Fla
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| Cause of Death |
Drowning (After Suffering An Asthma Attack While Swimming)
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| Buried |
Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, Montreal
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Jewish
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| Occupation Text |
HIV/AIDS Researcher
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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| Claim to Fame |
Initial identification of the 3TC antiretroviral drug
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Mark Arnold Wainberg, OC OQ FRSC (21 April 1945 – 11 April 2017) was a Canadian HIV/AIDS researcher and HIV/AIDS activist. He was the Director of the McGill University AIDS Centre at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital and Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology at McGill University. His laboratory primarily studies HIV reverse transcriptase, the molecular basis for drug resistance, and gene therapy. He received a B.Sc. from McGill University in 1966, a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1972, and did his post-doctoral research at Hadassah Medical School of the Hebrew University.
