Helen Saibil

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Helen Ruth Saibil FRS FMedSci (born August 12, 1950)[1] is a Canadian-British molecular biologist and Professor of Structural Biology at the Department of Crystallography of Birkbeck, University of London.[2][3] Her research is largely focuses on molecular chaperones and protein misfolding.

Saibil completed undergraduate studies at McGill University followed by a PhD at King's College London, writing her thesis on Diffraction studies of retinal rod outer segment membranes.[4] Saibil went on to work at CEA Grenoble and the University of Oxford.[5] Saibil has been at Birkbeck since 1989, and was elected to the Royal Society in 2006[6] and the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2009.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Births". The Canadian Jewish Review. August 25, 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Saibil, Helen Profile at Birkbeck, University of London
  3. ↑ Saibil, Helen Personal webpage
  4. ↑ Theses and Dissertations Accepted for Higher Degrees. London: University of London. 1978.
  5. ↑ OIST Workshop page Conference biography
  6. ↑ "Female Fellows of the Royal Society" (PDF). The Royal Society. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Helen Saibil FRS Birkbeck press release
  8. ↑ Fellowships announcement Royal Society page
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