Epigenetic Mechanisms in Health and Disease

Art Petronis Ph.D.

Senior Scientist, Neuroscience Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Head, Krembil Family Epigenetics Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto

Art Petronis graduated from Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania, and he worked on his PhD at the Brain Research Institute in Moscow. Dr Petronis completed his post-doctoral training at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, and since 1997 he has been a faculty at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and University of Toronto. Currently Dr. Petronis is Professor at the University of Toronto and Head of the Krembil Family Epigenetics Laboratory. His research is dedicated to the elucidation of the role of epigenetic factors in complex non-Mendelian diseases. Dr. Petronis published over 80 original papers and book chapters.

Talk Title: “Epigenomics of Complex Disease”