Charles Robert Scriver (born November 7, 1930) is a Canadian

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and biochemical geneticist. Scriver made many important contributions to our knowledge of

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. He led in establishing a nationwide newborn

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screening program that is considered a landmark in applying the results of research to children's health across an entire nation. Born in

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, Scriver graduated with a

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in 1951 and from the Faculty of Medicine of

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in 1955. He was appointed to the Department of Paediatrics at McGill and as a Markle scholar in 1961, becoming a professor in pediatrics in 1969. He was the Samuel Rudin Distinguished Visiting Professorship at

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from 1979 to 1980. He is the Alva professor Emeritus of Human Genetics in the Faculty of Medicine of McGill University. In 2010 he was awarded the prestigious

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. Scriver played a critical role in developing scientific and ethical policies associated with the international Human Genome Project - created to decode more than three billion DNA base pairs and identify all the genes.Western University 2007 Convocation
/ref> He is co-editor of the authoritative multi-volume textbook entitled ''The Metabolic & Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease'', published by McGraw-Hill. He and his wife, Esther, have four children.

Honours

* He was awarded the McLaughlin medal from the Royal Society of Canada in 1981. * In 1985 he was made an Officer of the

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* In 1991, he was elected a Fellow of the

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. * In 1995, he was awarded the Government of Quebec's Prix Wilder-Penfield. * In 1996 he was promoted to Companion of the

* He was the 1996 recipient of the

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Medal of Service, awarded to a physician who has made "an exceptional and outstanding contribution to the advancement of health care in Canada." * In 1997 he was made a Grand Officer of the

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. * In 2001 he was inducted into the

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. * In 2001, he was inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame.Pierre Dansereau, Charles Scriver Inducted Into The Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame
, News Release, Canada Science and Technology Museum, November 8, 2001. * In 2008, he was awarded the Paediatric Academic Leadership Award for Clinical Investigation by the Paediatric Chairs of Canada * In 2010, he was honored by the American Pediatric Society with the 2010 John Howland Award * He received honorary Doctor of Science degrees from the

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and the

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Honorary degrees

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; Doctor of Science (

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) June 13, 2007UWO List of Honorary degrees

References

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