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Justin Nodwell

Professor

Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry

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  • Professor
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry

BIO

I got hooked on science when I was 15 years old while watching a stop action film of dividing plant cells on the TV show "The Nature of Things" and David Suzuki's voice announced that people were trying to understand how this process worked. It was an extraordinary moment – how do those irregular yet organized biological shapes work?

I went on to a BSc in genetics and a PhD in molecular biology. I have been fortunate to have outstanding mentors, Jack Greenblatt as a PhD student and Richard Losick when I was a postdoctoral fellow. I started Nodwell Lab at McMaster University in 1998. In 2013 the lab moved to University of Toronto and I took on the additional role of Chair of Biochemistry.

I have never looked back – I love my job and the life of a scientist.

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Vice Dean, Research & Health Science Education
    University of Toronto, Temetry Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2021 - present
  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Biochemistry, Toronto, Canada2013 - present
  • Chair
    University of Toronto, Department of Biochemistry, Toronto, Canada2013 - present
  • Professor
    McMaster University, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Hamilton, Canada2008 - 2013
  • Associate Professor
    McMaster University, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Hamilton, Canada2003 - 2008
  • Assistant Professor
    McMaster University, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Hamilton, Canada1998 - 2003

DEGREES

  • Postdoc (1993-98)
    Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
  • PhD (1986-93)
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • BSc (1982-1986)
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • TC3 (Toronto Cannabis and Cannabinoid Consortium)
  • MITO2i (Mitochondrial Innovation Initiative)
  • EPIC (Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium)