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Peter McPherson

Associate Professor

Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

  • Associate Professor
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • (416) 978-2727
  • University of Toronto, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1 King's College Circle, Room 4233, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada

BIO

Dr. McPherson is an Associate Chair, Graduate Education and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. He received his PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the identification of factors that promote genomic integrity as well as the characterization of molecular transactions that constitute the cellular response to DNA damage.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
    University of Toronto, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Toronto, CanadaApr 2004 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Postdoctoral Researcher
    Amgen Research Institute, Toronto, Canada1999 - 2004
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States1998 - 1999

DEGREES

  • PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1994 - 1998
  • MSc, Pharmacology and Toxicology
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2023

AVAILABILITY

  • Media enquiries

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • MITO2i (Mitochondrial Innovation Initiative)