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Prof. Peter J. O'Brien

Position Title
Professor (Toxicology), Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (1986-).
Education and Training
B.Sc. Honours, Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University College London, UK
M.Sc. Radiobiology, Department of Physics, Birmingham University, UK
Ph.D. Biochemistry, (Advisor, Prof. G. Hubscher) Department of Medical Biochemistry, Birmingham University, UK
Post Doc fellowship with Prof., Alistair Fraser, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Birmingham University, UK

Academic Appointments
Senior Research Associate, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Birmingham University, UK (1965-7)
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s Nfld. (1974-86)
Professor, Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, (1986-)
Graduate Chairman (1987-1999) and Associate Dean of Research (1988-91), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

Editorial Boards
Associate Editor, Can. J. of Biochem. (1987-1999), Xenobiotica (1982-1995), Drug Metab. and Drug Interacns. (1988-), Chem. Biol. Interacns. (1992-1998 and 2001-)

Honours and Awards
Recipient McNeil (Janssen-Ortho) Award for Pharmaceutical Sciences Research (1996)
Recipient of Medical Research Council Development Grant (1986-1996)
Recipient of National Science and Engineering Research Council Operating Grants (1968-2008)

Publications
Senior author of over 250 scientific papers and 13 book chapters

Graduate Student Supervision
14 Ph.D. completed and 4 in progress
23 M.Sc. completed and 2 in progress
15 Post Doc fellows and 2 in progress

Major Research Interests
Molecular Toxicology Mechanisms, Oxidative Stress, Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Death, screening of drug candidates for safety, QSARs for predicting xenobiotic safety.













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