Justin Nodwell
Professor
Department of Biochemistry
University of Toronto
Canada
Biography
He became interested in science when He was 15 years old. He was watching ‘the Nature of Things’ on TV and a stop action film of dividing plant cells came into view. The voice of David Suzuki announced that people were trying to understand how this process and He was hooked. It was an extraordinary moment – how do those irregular yet organized biological shapes work? He went on to a BSc in genetics and a PhD in molecular biology. He have been fortunate to have outstanding mentors, Jack Greenblatt as a PhD student and Richard Losick when He was a postdoctoral fellow. his first independent position was at McMaster University (1998-2013) and He arrived at the University of Toronto in 2013 intent on continuing with the work He had started at McMaster and to take on the additional role of Chair of Biochemistry.
Research Interest
Chemical Communication and Warfare Among Microorganisms
