FACULTY

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
Knowledge Media Design Institute

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Biography

Dr Peter S. Pennefather, (Ph.D., Biophysical Pharmacology, Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dept. Pharmaceutical Science, University of Toronto). Dr Pennefather is adademic director of the UofT Laboratory for Collaborative Diagnistics (www.lcd.utoronto.ca) he is also a member of the U of T Centre for the Study of Pain advisory board. His research on drug testing technology has led to two patents. He is developing new approaches for imaging and monitoring cell function using commodity consumer electronics technology. He is also developing artificial cell surrogates for drug discovery screening purposes. Both lines of research are expected to lead to better more cost effective means of evaluating health and disease for discovery and diagnostic purposes. His research also deals will defining digital diagnostic and analytical information needed to support collaborative diagnostics.  During his 22 years at UofT, has been a faculty representative at various level of governance: Pharmacy representative on Academic Board and UofT Life Sciences Committee chair. He has been actively involved in various education initiatives concerning education and research that support better awareness of health care imperatives through inter-professional collaboration and public outreach. He is an author on over 65 peer-reviewed publications and has served on over 100 graduate advisory and examination committees.

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