Bernhard Cinader
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Bernhard Cinader | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 30, 1919 Austria |
| Died | March 3, 2001 (aged 81) Toronto |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of London (Lister Institute of Preventative Medicine) |
| Partner | Johanne Ratz |
| Children | 1 (Agatha) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Immunology |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The interaction of some problems in tetanus toxin and antitoxin. (1948) |
Bernhard "Hardi" Cinader OC[1] (March 30, 1919 – March 3, 2001) was a Canadian Immunologist and Professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Toronto.[2][3] He was inaugural president of the Canadian Society for Immunology (1966-1969) and the International Union of Immunological Societies (1969-1974).[2]
Cinader obtained his PhD from the University of London at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine in London, England in 1948[4] and continued to conduct research there until 1958.
He was recruited to Toronto, Canada as head of the immunochemistry subdivision of the Ontario Cancer Institute in 1958.[5] He is considered one of the founders of Immunology research in Canada.[6]
He was founding director of the Institute of Immunology in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Toronto.[2][7]
Cinader was founding president (1966-1969) of the Canadian Society for Immunology.[2]
The Canadian Society for Immunology initiated the annual Berhard Cinader Award in 1987.[6]
