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Dr. Peter Singer

Affiliation

University of Toronto

Academy or College

Academy of Social Sciences

Year Elected

2007

Areas of Interest

Global health

Long Citation
Peter Singer, an internationally recognized bioethicist and expert in science policy and global health, has been recognized by the nation's highest health research awards including the CIHR Distinguished Investigator and Michael Smith finalist awards. Singer has published over 225 articles, obtained over $50 million in research grants, trained over 50 graduate students and fellows, and made important, original contributions in transplant ethics, end-of-life care, resource allocation, bioethics teaching, public health ethics and global health. He has advised the Gates Foundation and the United Nations, and founded the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics, one of the world's leading bioethics centres.

Short Citation
Peter Singer, an internationally recognized bioethicist and expert in science policy and global health, has been recognized by the nation's highest health research awards. He has published over 225 articles, obtained over $50 million in research grants, trained over 50 graduate students and fellows, and made important, original contributions in transplant ethics, end-of-life care, resource allocation, bioethics teaching, public health ethics and global health.