Nahum is a James McGill Professor and Gilman Cheney Chair in the Department of Biochemistry at McGill University and the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute. A world leader in translational control, he is renowned for discovering the mRNA 5’ cap-binding protein eIF4E. His groundbreaking research has uncovered links between translational control, cancer, autism, and other diseases. Nahum is an elected member of the Royal Societies of Canada and London, and the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Medicine. His numerous honors include the Gairdner International Award, the Wolf Prize in Medicine, and induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.