Dr. Charles R. Scriver is Professor of Pediatrics, Biology (Honorary), and Human Genetics in the Faculties of Medicine and Science at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where he is Alva Professor of Human Genetics. His B.A. and M.D.C.M. degrees (cum laude) are from McGill University, and he holds four honorary degrees (D.Sc.), as well as civil honors from Canada (CC) and Quebec (GOQ). He has been President of the Society of Pediatric Research, the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation, the American Society for Human Genetics, the Society for the Study of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, and the American Pediatric Society. Dr. Scriver's current research is about human genetic variation and the informatics involved in the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) Mutation Database initiative. This work links histories of populations with histories of genes. Dr. Scriver has over 500 publications and is the senior editor of The Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease.
Canada Gairdner International Award 1979