Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Honoree
2020
Senior Scientist & Director, Genomics
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre & Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Dr. Trevor Pugh, PhD, FACMG is a cancer genomics researcher, board-certified molecular geneticist, and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Translational Genomics. His research program applies cutting edge DNA sequencing and computational technologies to detect cancer early and understand how tumours change in response to treatment. He is appointed as 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, as well recognition by the Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers List for achieving the top 1% of citations internationally over the last decade.
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