Canada Excellence Research Chair in Neurogenetics and Translational Neuroscience
Dr. Donald Rix B.C. Leadership Chair in Genetic Medicine
Professor, Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia (UBC)
An ambitious researcher, Dr. Matthew Farrer has made several influential discoveries in neurogenetics, and is critically acclaimed for his work on the genetics of Parkinson’s disease. Before accepting his position as Canada Excellence Research Chair in Neurogenetics and Translational Neuroscience at UBC, Dr. Farrer was a professor of molecular neuroscience and Director of the Division of Neurogenetics, the Transgenic Core Facility, and several neurogenetics laboratories at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.