Michael Archer

Note: Dr. Archer's research program is no longer active.

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Professor Emeritus, Department of Medical Biophysics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

About Dr. Michael Archer

Dr. Michael Archer received an MA in 1965 in chemistry from the University of Cambridge, an MSc in 1967 in molecular enzymology from the University of Warwick, and a PhD in 1970 in biochemistry from the University of Toronto. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he was subsequently appointed Assistant then Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Biological Sciences. During this time, Dr. Archer was the recipient of a Research Career Development Award from the NIH. He returned to the University of Toronto in 1979 as a Senior Scientist at the Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital with a faculty position in the Department of Medical Biophysics. In 1994 he was awarded an NSERC - Industry Research Chair in Nutritional Toxicology in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and from 1998 – 2009 he was Earle W. McHenry Professor and Chair of that Department. He is currently a Professor Emeritus. Dr. Archer’s research on environmental and genetic mechanisms of cancer development has led to over 200 scientific publications. In 1989, he was awarded a DSc degree from the University of Warwick for his contributions to cancer research.

Honours and Distinctions (Selected)

Research Chair in Nutritional Toxicology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (1994)

Future Leader Award, International Life Sciences Institute (1974)

Research Career Development Award, National Institutes of Health (1977-82)

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London (1977)