Helen Saibil
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.
Helen Saibil | |
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Born | August 12, 1950 |
Academic background | |
Education | McGill University |
Alma mater | King's College London |
Thesis | Diffraction studies of retinal rod outer segment membranes (1977) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Molecular biology |
Sub-discipline | Structural biology |
Institutions | Birkbeck, University of London |
Main interests | Molecular chaperones Protein misfolding |
Website | www |
External video | |
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Helen Saibil: Visualization of Electron Microscopy Structures & Multi-scale Assemblies |
Saibil completed undergraduate studies at McGill University in 1971 followed by a PhD at King's College London, receiving her thesis in 1977 entitled Diffraction studies of retinal rod outer segment membranes.[4][5] Saibil went on to work at CEA Grenoble and the University of Oxford.[6] Saibil has been at Birkbeck since 1989, and was elected to the Royal Society in 2006[7] and the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2009.[8][9]
References
- "Births". The Canadian Jewish Review. August 25, 1950. p. 4. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- Saibil, Helen Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Profile at Birkbeck, University of London
- Saibil, Helen Personal webpage
- Theses and Dissertations Accepted for Higher Degrees. London: University of London. 1978.
- Kaiser, Dana (25 October 2015). "Academy of Europe:CV". Academy of Europe. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- OIST Workshop page Archived 2007-08-11 at the Wayback Machine Conference biography
- "Female Fellows of the Royal Society" (PDF). The Royal Society. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- Helen Saibil FRS Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine Birkbeck press release
- Fellowships announcement Royal Society page
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