Gregory D. Fairn
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
University of Toronto
Canada
Biography
For as long as I can remember I have been interested in science. Now as a cell biologist I consider myself a bit of a “Jack-of-all-trades” having worked in a variety of fields. I completed my B.Sc. in the Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Microbiology and Immunology with Co-op placements along the way at Novartis and Merck. I then continued my training at Dalhousie University in Halifax in the lab of Dr. Chris McMaster studying yeast genetics, vesicular transport and lipid metabolism. Next, I moved to Toronto for postdoctoral studies in the lab of Dr. Sergio Grinstein, in the Program in Cell Biology at the Hospital for Sick Children. Here, I continued studying vesicular transport and organelle function and further extended my research into innate immunity and host-pathogen interactions. In the summer of 2012, I started my own lab at St. Michael’s Hospital and continue to study a variety of aspects related to vesicular and non-vesicular transport of lipids, membrane dynamics, innate immunity and the cell biology of yeast and fungal pathogens.
Research Interest
Cell biology of lipids, membrane biology and organelle function
