Dr. Steven Molinski

Biography

  Steven is involved in business development, project design and client delivery for Cyclica, and leads internal research projects using the Ligand Express™ platform. He received his Hon.B.Sc. (Toxicology) from the University of Toronto, and M.Sc. (Pharmacology) from Queen’s University under the supervision of Dr. Susan P.C. Cole at the Queen’s Cancer Research Institute. He then completed his Ph.D. (Biochemistry) at the University of Toronto, under the supervision of Dr. Christine E. Bear at The Hospital for Sick Children. Steven’s research elucidated the molecular basis of disease for several rare Cystic Fibrosis mutations, as well as contributed to the development of novel high-throughput, cell-based screening methods to assist in drug discovery and precision medicine for individuals with this genetic disease. His graduate work has led to co-authorship on 11 peer-reviewed articles and one submitted patent application. Steven has the largest collection of Boba Fett paraphernalia in Canada, and possibly the world.

Research Interest

Steven’s research elucidated the molecular basis of disease for several rare Cystic Fibrosis mutations, as well as contributed to the development of novel high-throughput, cell-based screening methods to assist in drug discovery and precision medicine for individuals with this genetic disease. His graduate work has led to co-authorship on 11 peer-reviewed articles and one submitted patent application.