Peter A Cattini
Professor and Head
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Canada
Biography
B.Sc. Hons. (Molecular and Cellular Biology), London, U.K., 1979 Ph.D. (Biophysics), London, U.K., 1983 Res. Assistant, London, 1983 Visiting Postdoctoral Scientist, CA, U.S.A.,1984 Postdoctoral Fellow, CA, U.S.A., 1984-87 Assistant Professor (Physiology), Univ. of Manitoba, 1987-92 Associate Professor (Physiology), Univ. of Manitoba, 1992-97 Professor (Physiology), Univ. of Manitoba, 1997-present Chair (Physiology), Univ. of Manitoba, 2002-2004 Associate Vice-President (Research), 2004 - 2009 Henry G. Friesen Chair (Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders), 2009 - present Chair (Physiology & Pathophysiology), Univ. of Manitoba, 2012 - present
Research Interest
Our work has focussed on two areas of physiological and clinical importance including molecular regulation of the human pituitary and placental growth hormone-related gene family (Neuroendocrinology/ Reproductive Endocrinology), and FGFs in the heart (Cardiovascular Endocrinology).
