| Emil Skamene | |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Buchach, Poland |
| Death Place: | Hudson, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation: | Immunologist |
| Awards: | National Order of Quebec |
Emil Skamene, (27 August 1941 – 3 October 2024) was a Canadian immunologist and medical researcher.
Skamene was the Director of Research for the McGill University Health Centre, the Director of the Centre for the Study of Host Resistance, and a Professor in the Department of Medicine, the Department of Human Genetics, and the Institute of Parasitology.
In 2005, he was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the National Order of Quebec. In 2001, he was awarded the Prix Armand-Frappier. In 1997, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Skamene died in Hudson, Quebec on 3 October 2024, at the age of 83.[1]