Immunologist
Passionate about First Nations Peoples’ Art and Culture
Dr. Berhard Cinader was
born in Vienna, Austria, 1919. An internationally respected immunologist
with two doctorates, Dr. Cinader immigrated to Canada, 1959, after completing
his formal education, at University of London’s Lister Institute of Preventative
Medicine. From 1958-69, Dr. Cinader was Head, Subdivision of Immunochemistry,
Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto. While President, International Union
of Immunological Societies, 1969-74, Dr. Cinader was also full Professor,
University of Toronto, Medical Cell Biology, Medical Genetics, and Clinical
Biochemistry between 1969-71. An Advisory Panel Member on Immunology for
the World Health Organization since 1965, Dr. Cinader, President, 6th International
Congress of Immunology, 1986, has received, over many years of intense
research, numerous awards and medals for his scientific medical research
and important discoveries and findings. These include the prestigious Pasteur
Medal, 1960; Ignac Semmelweis Medal, Budapest, 1978; Thomas W. Eddie Medal
(Royal Society of Canada), 1982; Officer, Order of Canada, 1985; and Landsteiner
Medal, Sixth International Congress of Immunology, 1986. Author of over
300 scientific articles on immunology, oncology, and gerontology, over
a 55-year professional career, Dr. Cinader also served as President, Royal
Canadian Institute, 1989-90, and has given distinguished lectures in such
places as Bombay, India; Beijing, China; Bankok, Thailand; Zagreb, Yugoslavia;
Tashkent, U.S.S.R.; and Prague, Czechoslovakia. Retired as Professor Emeritus,
University of Toronto, 1992, Dr. Cinader’s keen interest in Canada’s first
nation peoples has led him to investigate, with passion, native art and
culture, making his new-found discoveries a second career. In this mid-1980s
view, Dr. Cinader addresses an Ontario conference celebrating and honouring
native culture. [Photo, courtesy, Dr. Berhard Cinader]