Peter Durie

Biography

Peter Durie is a Professor, Department of Paediatrics, and Member of the Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He is a Staff Gastroenterologist, the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, the Department of Paediatrics, and Senior Scientist, Program in Physiology & Experimental Medicine, the Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Durie is also Director of Cystic Fibrosis Research, which is the largest disease based research program in the Research Institute. Dr. Durie is an expert in the diagnosis and care of children with disorders of the exocrine pancreas. He has maintained a focused research interest in the genetic and pathophysiologic basis of inherited disorders of the exocrine pancreas including cystic fibrosis, and Shwachman Diamond syndrome. During more than 20 years, his laboratory has been continuously funded, from highly competitive extramural sources including the National Institutes of Health, The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Research Interest

Pancreatic Disorders Cystic Fibrosis