DR. TREVOR PUGH

Senior Scientist & Director, Genomics PRINCESS MARGARET CANCER CENTRE & ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH

BIO: Dr. Trevor Pugh, PHD, FACMG is a cancer genomics researcher, board-certified molecular geneticist, and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Translational Genomics. He is Associate Professor in the University of Toronto Department of Medical Biophysics, Senior Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Director of Genomics and Senior Investigator at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. Trevor has contributed to multiple large-scale genomics and data-sharing programs including the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network. Most recently, he was awarded a Terry Fox New Investigator Award and Standup2cancer Phillip A. Sharp Innovation in Collaboration Award.

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