Dr Peter Lewis

Dr Peter Lewis has been appointed interim VP research and innovation of the Univ of Toronto, effective July 1. Lewis has been the university's associate VP research and innovation specializing in global research partnerships since 2010. He takes on the interim VP position following the departure of Dr Paul Young to return as a full professor in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. Lewis has held several senior positions at U of T over his career including vice dean of research and international relations with the Faculty of Medicine and chair of the Department of Biochemistry. He holds a BSc from the Univ of Calgary, a PhD from Cornell University and was a post-doctoral fellow at Portsmouth Polytechnic in the UK...