Michel R. Leroux, Ph.D.
Academic positions
- Co-Founder and Co-Director, Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease (C2D2), Simon Fraser University [2014 - 2017]
- Professor, Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University [sept. 2009]
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University [sept. 2005]
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University [sept. 2000]
- Postdoctoral fellow, Dept. of Cellular Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry [nov. 1997 - aug. 2000]
Education
- Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University of British Columbia [1991 - 1997]
- B.Sc. in Biochemistry, McGill University [1989 - 1991]
Honours / Awards
- Canada Research Chair - Tier II (declined) [2007 - 2012]
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Senior Biomedical Scholar [2006 - 2011]
- Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator Scholar [2002 - 2007]
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Biomedical Scholar [2001 - 2006]
- European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) fellowship award [1997 -1999]
- Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC) fellowship award [1997 - 2000; declined]
- University of British Columbia (UBC) graduate scholarship [1995 - 1996]
Editorial board
- Editorial board member of the journal Cilia - journal homepage
Scientific Advisory Panel
- CIHR Rare Diseases Network - website
Teaching
- taught Biochemistry Laboratory (MBB 309W)
- taught Molecular Biology (MBB 331)
- developed and taught Protein Biogenesis and Degradation (MBB 443, MBB 843)
- taught Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (MBB 222)
page updated Sept. 15, 2018