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Aaron Schimmer

Professor

Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine

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  • Professor
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine
  • (416) 946-2838
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, 101 College St, Room 8-706, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1L7, Canada

BIO

Dr. Schimmer is a Staff Physician and Senior Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network. He is the interim Associate Director of Research at the Princess Margaret and an executive member of the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology. He is the co-leader of OICR’s Acute Leukemia Translational Research Initiative. The Schimmer lab is focused on developing new therapeutic strategies for leukemia with a focus on targeting dysregulated mitochondrial pathways in leukemic stem cells. Dr. Schimmer and his team advance novel molecules from the lab to the bedside.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Departments of Medicine and Medical Biophysics, Toronto, Canada2014 - present
  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Canada2014 - present
  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Institute of Medical Science, Toronto, Canada2014 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Member, Executive Committee
    Princess Margaret Research Cancer, Canada2021 - present
  • Ronald N. Buick Chair in Oncology Research
    University Health Network, Canada2020 - present
  • Research Director
    University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada2019 - present
  • Senior Scientist
    Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada2010 - present
  • Staff Physician
    University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada2003 - present

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1997 - 2001
  • Medicine
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1989 - 1993
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow
    Burnham Institute, United States2001 - 2003

LANGUAGES

  • English

AVAILABILITY

  • Media enquiries

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • MITO2i (Mitochondrial Innovation Initiative)

AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS

  • University Health Network

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