Louis (Lou) Siminovitch | |
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| Born | May 1, 1920 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | April 6, 2021 (aged 100) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Awards | Order of Canada Order of Ontario Flavelle Medal (1978) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology, genetics |
| Institutions | Ontario Cancer Institute Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute Samuel Lunenfeld Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital University of Toronto |
| Thesis | The Preparation of disulphur decafluoride (1944) |
| Doctoral advisor | R.L. McIntosh |
| Notable students | Joyce Taylor-Papadimitriou |
Louis Siminovitch CC OOnt FRS FRSC (May 1, 1920 – April 6, 2021) was a Canadian molecular biologist. He was a pioneer in human genetics, researcher into the genetic basis of muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis, and helped establish Ontario programs exploring genetic roots of cancer.