Web sites:
The Centre for Applied Genomics
The Chromosome 7 Project
Database of Genomic Variants
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Lay Reviews/Opinions/Editorials
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Interviews
Video presentation and interview
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Contact Info:
Stephen W. Scherer
The Centre for Applied Genomics
The Hospital for Sick Children
14th Floor, Toronto Medical Discovery Tower/MaRS Discovery District
101 College St., Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1L7, Canada
(416) 813-7613 (office)
(416) 813-8319 (fax)
Jenny Kaderali,
Dr. Scherer's Assistant
Phone: (416) 813-7654 x1574 Fax: (416) 813-8319
Research Biosketch
Known for contributions to discovering the phenomena of global copy number variation (CNVs) of DNA and genes as the most abundant type of genetic variation in the
human genome, Dr. Scherer leads one of Canada's busiest laboratories. His group has discovered numerous disease susceptibility genes and most recently has defined CNV and
other genetic factors underlying autism spectrum disorder. He collaborated with Craig Venter's team to decode human chromosome 7 and to generate the first genome sequence
of an individual. Over 250 peer-reviewed papers document his work (cited >15,000 times). Dr. Scherer has won numerous honors including the 2004 Steacie Prize in the
Natural Sciences, an International Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholarship, and the $5M- 2008 Premier Summit Award for Medical Research. In 2001 he accepted an
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Windsor and in 2007 he was awarded the University of Waterloo's first Science Distinguished Alumni Award. He is also a Fellow
of the Royal Society of Canada. He sits on the
Scientific Advisory Board of Combimatrix Diagnostics and Autism Speaks, and he is on the Board of Trustees of Genome Canada and the Human Genome Organization (HUGO). He
holds the GlaxoSmithKline-Canadian Institutes of Health Research Endowed Chair in Genetics and Genomics and is a Scholar of the Canadian Institute for Advanced
Research.
Appointments
- Director, The Centre for Applied Genomics, The Hospital for Sick Children
- Director, McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Toronto
- Senior Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children
- Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
