Yigal Dror

Biography

Education: Medical degree and Paediatrics specialty, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel Paediatric Haematology/Oncology fellowship, Division of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Post-doctoral research fellowship in Hematopoiesis, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto, Toronto Current positions: Director, Marrow Failure and Myelodysplasia Program (MFMP) - The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON (July 2002 – Present) Associate Professor of Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (June 2004 - Present) Member, Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (March 2003 – Present) Senior Scientist, Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON (Scientist Track since 2000, Scientist since 2004 and Senior Scientist since 2011)

Research Interest

Bone marrow failure syndromes – genetic basis, molecular and cellular mechanisms and clinical outcome.