Alberto’s Bio
Education
1994 – 1999. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Department of Immunology; Mentor: Dr. F. Tsui. Thesis Title: Regulation of murine SHP-1.
1992 – 1994. Masters of Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Department of Immunology; Mentor: Dr. F. Tsui. Thesis Title: Epitope studies on the human autoantigen Histidyl-tRNA Synthetase.
1985 – 1990. Bachelor of Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. Major in Biochemistry
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Positions
2020 – present. Sanofi Pasteur Chair in Human Immunology, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Ontario.
2020 – present. Toronto Human Immunology Network, Director, Toronto, Ontario.
2017 – present. Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
2013 – 2015. Acting Dean of Arts, Trinity College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
2009 – 2017. Associate Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
2008 – 2017. Director of the Immunology Program, Trinity College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
2007 – 2017. Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
2003 – 2009. Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
2000 – 2003. Research Associate, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York. Department of Cell Biology; Laboratory of Dr. M.D. Scharff
1999. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Department of Biochemistry, Laboratory of Dr. D.E. Isenman
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Teaching experience
2013 – present. Course Coordinator (IMM450) and Summer Research Program, University of Toronto, Ontario. Department of Immunology; 4th year research courses.
2010 – present. Course Lecturer (IMM428), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Department of Immunology; 4th year undergraduate course.
2010 – 2011. Course Lecturer (IMM435), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Department of Immunology; 4th year undergraduate course.
2008 – present. Course Lecturer (BMC), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Department of Biomedical Communications; Master’s level course
2004 – present. Course Lecturer (IMM1017), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Department of Immunology; advanced graduate level course.
2004 – 2009. Course Coordinator (IMM435), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Department of Immunology; 4th year undergraduate laboratory course.
2006. Course Lecturer (IMM334), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Department of Immunology; 3rd year undergraduate course.
2000, 2002. Teaching Assistant, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY Department of Cell Biology; graduate level course.
1994 – 1997. Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Department of Immunology; undergraduate laboratory course.
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Awards
2019 Canadian Society for Immunology Investigator Award
2014 Canadian Cancer Society-Top 10 funded research of 2014
2009 – 2014 Canada Research Chair: Tier 2
2008 Canadian Society for Immunology New Investigator Award
2004 – 2009 Canada Research Chair: Tier 2
2004 – 2009 CIHR New Investigator Salary Award, Declined
2003 – 2004 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Fellowship Award
2000 – 2002 Cancer Research Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship
2000 – 2002 Harry Eagle Post-Doctoral Fellowship