Brian Sparkes
(1941-2011)
Canadian biochemist
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Brian G. Sparkes (November 4, 1941 – December 18, 2011) was a Canadian biochemist. In 1968, he was the first to isolate a naturally occurring bacterial growth inhibitor in a discovery that had world-wide impact for cancer research. His groundbreaking paper was published in the academic journal Science. He was awarded a National Cancer Institute fellowship to study at McGill University. Sparkes performed pioneering research in the role of immune failure in burn injuries. In 1994 he was awarded the "Ambroise Pare Award" for his work on burn injury.
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4 November 1941
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18 December 2011 (aged 70)
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