Dr Pekka Sinervo

Dr Pekka Sinervo has been appointed senior VP research at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR). Sinervo recently stepped down as dean of the faculty of arts and science at the Univ of Toronto. At CIAR he will assist in developing strategic development, including joining a mission this month for building new international research partnerships in India. A world recognized particle physics researcher, Sinervo recently headed an expert panel of the Council of Canadian Academies examining potential health and environmental risks of nanotechnology….