Senior Scientist and Professor
Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto
http://www.tcag.ca/scherer/

Known for co-discovering the phenomena of global copy number alterations of DNA and genes as the most common type of genetic variation in the human genome, Dr. Scherer leads one of world's busiest laboratories. His group has discovered numerous disease susceptibility genes and most recently has defined 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 240 peer-reviewed papers document this work. Dr. Scherer has won numerous honours such as the prestigious Steacie Prize in the Natural Sciences, Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Award, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholarship. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Scholar of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Council Member of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) and Chair of Genome Canada's Science and Industry Advisory Board.