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Maxwell Shafer

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Cell and Systems Biology

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  • Assistant Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Cell and Systems Biology
  • University of Toronto, Cell & Systems Biology, 25 Harbord, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G5, Canada

BIO

Maxwell Shafer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto. The Shafer lab aims to decode the genomic and cellular mechanisms of sleep using comparative approaches across vertebrate species. Our approaches and research questions are interdisciplinary, and intersect the research areas of functional genomics, bioinformatics, cell & molecular biology, neurobiology, and evolution. We are interested in all species, with a particular emphasis on highly diverse groups of fish, including cichlids from the African Rift Lakes (Lake Tanganyika).

The Shafer lab has a commitment to fostering a comfortable and safe environment for people to perform their best. As a group, we believe in continually educating ourselves and striving towards a more inclusive scientific culture.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2023 - present
  • CIHR Post-doctoral Fellow
    University of Basel, Biozentrum, Basel, SwitzerlandJul 2018 - Jul 2023
  • Graduate Researcher
    McGill University, Montreal, CanadaSep 2011 - Jul 2023
  • Graduate Researcher
    Western University, London, CanadaSep 2009 - Jun 2011
  • Undergraduate Researcher
    Western University, London, CanadaSep 2008 - May 2009

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Optical Projection Tomography (OPT3D) Microscope Training
    MRC TechnologyFeb 2012 - Mar 2012

DEGREES

  • Ph.D
    McGill University, Montreal, Canada2016
  • MSc
    Western University, London, Canada2011
  • HBSc
    Western University, London, Canada2009

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post-doc
    University of Basel, Biozentrum, Basel, Switzerland1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2023
    Evolutionary GenomicsPostdoctoral FellowshipSupervised by Schier AF
  • Post-doc
    Harvard University, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cambridge, United States1 Sep 2017 - 30 Jun 2018
    Evolutionary GenomicsPostdoctoral FellowshipSupervised by Schier AF

AVAILABILITY

  • Teaching provision
  • Collaborative projects

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