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Dr. James Edgar Till
Founder of the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation
Dr. James Till in the News
About Dr. James Edgar Till
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Full name: James Edgar Till
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Born: August 25th, 1931 in Saskatchewan
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Education:
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Attended the University of Saskatchewan graduating with a B.Sc. in 1952 and a M.Sc. in 1957, for Physics
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Till proceeded to Yale University and obtained a Ph.D in biophysics, in 1957
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Honours:
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1993, awarded Robert L. Noble Prize by the National Cancer Institute of Canada
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1994, made an Officer of the Order of Canada
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2000, made a Fellow of the Royal Society of London
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2004, inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
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2005, he and Ernest A. McCulloch were awarded the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
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2006, made a member of Order of Ontario
Dr. James Edgar Till
Ph.D from Yale University
Drs. Till and McCulloch in The Toronto Star
To mark the Toronto’s 180th birthday this week, the Toronto Star included Drs. James Till and Ernest McCulloch as “the fathers of stem cell research”
Oct 11, 2009
What Canadians think about Dr. Till and Dr. McCulloch
"They are heroes for many of us," says Michael Rudnicki, scientific director of the Stem Cell Network. "The entire worldwide stem cell community owes them a debt of gratitude."
Oct 11, 2009
"They discovered stem cells..."
Dr. Ernest McCulloch, left, and Dr. Jim Till at Princess Margaret in 2005
The Canadian Stem Cell Foundation
Dr. James Till at the 50th anniversary of the CSCF
What is the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation?
The Canadian Stem Cell Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization established in 2008. The CSCF supports the idea of stem cell research for the health of humanity, and for building Canada’s role as a stem cell leader.
