Alec Sehon

Alec Herman Sehon FRSC (1924 – 3 February 2018) was a Romanian-born Canadian immunologist.

Sehon was born in Blejoi, Prahova County, Romania and attended the Victoria University of Manchester, earning bachelor's and advanced degrees in chemistry.

Sehon moved to Canada in 1952 and began teaching at McGill University.

[2] He joined the University of Manitoba in 1969, where he founded Canada's first standalone immunology department.

[3] In 1977, the Royal Society of Canada presented Sehon with the Thomas W. Eadie Medal.