Dr. Peter Zandstra

Professor & Director, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia / Professor, University of Toronto

Email Address: peter.zandstra@ubc.ca

Bio: Research in the Zandstra Laboratory is focused on the generation of functional tissue from somatic and pluripotent stem cells. Our quantitative, technology-driven approach strives to gain new insights into fundamental mechanisms that control stem cell fate and to develop robust technologies for the propagation of stem cells and their derivatives. We apply synthetic biology to understand and control cell fate decisions by manipulating the stem cells themselves (genome editing, gene circuit engineering) and their prospective niche (synthetic biomaterials, macro- and micro reactor technologies).

Website: http://stemcell.ibme.utoronto.ca/

Twitter: @PZandstra