Siegfried Hekimi Explained

Siegfried Hekimi
Birth Date:	5 September 1956
Birth Place:	Geneva, Switzerland
Role:	Rider

Siegfried Hekimi (born 5 September 1956) is a Swiss former professional racing cyclist and a professor in the Biology Department of McGill University, specializing in the study of aging.^{[1] [2]}

He rode in the 1982 Tour de France. After his cycling career, Hekimi obtained a Ph.D. in neurobiology at the University of Geneva.

Hekimi was born in Zürich, on 5 September 1956. He became a full professor in 2004 at McGill University and his research has extended to include mouse models of aging and of age-dependent diseases.^[3]

Education

Between 1984 and 1988, he obtained a Ph.D. in Neurobiology, at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.^{[4] [5]}

Research

Hekimi uses nematode Caenorhabditis elegans for translational studies in the biology of aging; in particular the genetic, cellular, and molecular mechanisms of the organisms. He believes the findings will translate into higher organisms like mice and humans.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Siegfried Hekimi . McGill University . 17 December 2015.
2. Web site: Siegfried Hekimi . 11 April 2015 . Pro Cycling Stats.
3. https://mdrc.ca/lab/siegfried-hekimi/ Dr Siegfried Hekimi: profile - Montreal Diabetes Research Center
4. https://mdrc.ca/lab/siegfried-hekimi mdrc.ca
5. http://hekimilab.mcgill.ca/hekimi-lab-mcgill-biography-and-cv-of-dr-siegfried-hekimi.html hekimilab.mcgill.ca
6. https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2010/12/09/3088935.htm ABC Science - Free radicals not such a bad thing
7. The Molecular Genetics of Aging pp 81-112 | Crossroads of Aging in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-540-48003-7_5