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Siegfried Hekimi (born 5 September 1956) is a Swiss former professionalracing cyclist and a professor in the Biology Department ofMcGill University, specializing in the study of aging.[1][2]
He rode in the1982 Tour de France. After his cycling career, Hekimi obtained a Ph.D. in neurobiology at theUniversity of Geneva.
Hekimi was born inZürich, on 5 September 1956. He became a full professor in 2004 atMcGill University and his research has extended to include mouse models of aging and of age-dependent diseases.[3]
Between 1984 and 1988, he obtained a Ph.D. in Neurobiology, at theUniversity of Geneva, Switzerland.[4][5]
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]
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