CURRICULUM VITAE Marco Antonio Marra
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January 21, 2020 CURRICULUM VITAE Marco Antonio Marra Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, Telephone: (604)-675-8162 (Office) BC Cancer (604)-675-8168 (Assistant) 675 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, Fax: (604)-675-8178 British Columbia V5Z 1L3 CANADA. E-mail: [email protected] Department of Medical Genetics , Citizenship: Canada University of British Columbia. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: genomics, bioinformatics, genetics, epigenomics, cancer biology EDUCATION: Start Date End Date Institution Degree Supervisor 09/1989 09/1994 Simon Fraser University PhD (Genetics) Dr. David Baillie 09/1984 05/1989 Simon Fraser University BSc (Molecular & Cell Biology) PhD Thesis Title: Genome analysis in Caenorhabditis elegans: Genetic and molecular identification of genes tightly linked to unc-22(IV). ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 01/2015 Present Head, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia 04/2009 Present Distinguished Scientist, BC Cancer Research Centre, BC Cancer 07/2007 Present Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia 04/2002 Present Director, Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer 01/2001 Present Adjunct Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University 06/2000 Present Associate Member, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia 01/2011 06/2018 Co-Founder & Co-Director, Genome Science and Technology Graduate Program, University of British Columbia 07/2002 06/2007 Associate Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia 10/2000 04/2002 Co-Director (Scientific), Genome Sequence Centre, BC Cancer Agency 02/2000 06/2002 Adjunct Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia 10/1999 03/2009 Senior Scientist, BC Cancer Research Centre, BC Cancer Agency 10/1999 09/2000 Associate Director, Genome Sequence Centre, BC Cancer Agency 10/1999 09/2000 Head, Mapping and Sequencing, Genome Sequence Centre, BC Cancer Agency 09/1998 09/1999 Research Faculty Instructor, Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, MO) 09/1996 09/1999 Group Leader, Genome Fingerprinting and Mapping Teams, Genome Sequencing Center (St. Louis, MO) 09/1994 09/1999 Group Leader, EST Sequencing Team, Genome Sequencing Center (St. Louis, MO) 12/1994 09/1998 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, MO) 1 MA Marra – Curriculum Vitae HONORS, AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS: 11/2019 Highly Cited Researcher and named as one of the Clarivate Analytics 2019 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds 10/2019 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award Canadian Medical Association 02/2019 Dr. Don Rix Lifetime Achievement Award LifeSciences BC 11/2018 Highly Cited Researcher for 2018 and named as Clarivate Analytics one of the 2018 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds 11/2017 Highly Cited Researcher and named as one of the Clarivate Analytics 2017 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds 07/2017 Outstanding Achievements in Cancer Research Canadian Cancer Research Alliance Award 12/2016 Highly Cited Researcher and named as one of the Thomson Reuters 2016 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds 06/2016 2016 BC Health Care Award of Merit for Health Employers Association of British Collaborative Solutions (for BC Cancer Agency’s Columbia Personalized Onco-Genomics Project, co-led with Dr. Janessa Laskin) 12/2015 Highly Cited Researcher and named as one of the Thomson Reuters 2015 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds 09/2015 Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research University of British Columbia 06/2014 Highly Cited Researcher and named as one of the Thomson Reuters 2014 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds 01/2014 2013 Killam Research Prize University of British Columbia 11/2012 Medal of Merit Award The International Association of Lions Clubs 05/2012 Distinguished Achievement Award Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia 11/2010 Terry Fox Medal British Columbia Medical Association 10/2010 Order of British Columbia Province of British Columbia 06/2010 to UBC Canada Research Chair in Genome Canadian Institutes of Health Research 05/2024 Science 04/2010 Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence LifeSciences British Columbia 09/2009 Fellow Canadian Academy of Health Sciences 09/2008 Frontiers in Research Award British Columbia Innovation Council 07/2007 Distinguished Achievement Award (Excellence Faculty of Medicine, University of British in Basic Science Research) Columbia 06/2007 Fellow Life Sciences Division of Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada 04/2007 Merck Frosst Prize Canadian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology 10/2006 to Career Investigator Award (Senior Scholar level) Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research 09/2011 07/2006 Faculty Merit Award Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia 06/2006 President’s 40th Anniversary Award Simon Fraser University 06/2005 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws University of Calgary 05/2005 The Best of the Best of Canada’s Top 40 Under The Caldwell Partners International 40 2 MA Marra – Curriculum Vitae 06/2004 Terry Fox Young Investigator Award National Cancer Institute of Canada 06/2004 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science Simon Fraser University 03/2004 Innovation and Achievement Award (awarded to LifeSciences British Columbia (formerly BC entire GSC staff) Biotech) 10/2001 to Career Investigator Award (Scholar level) Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research 09/2006 09/2001 Top 40 Under 40 Award Business in Vancouver 07/2000 Notable Canadian 35 and Under The Globe and Mail 03/2000 Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award The Caldwell Partners International 12/1999 Outstanding Alumni Award for Academic Simon Fraser University Achievement 09/1994 University Graduate Fellowship Simon Fraser University 12/1993 President’s PhD Research Stipend Simon Fraser University 12/1989 Pre-doctoral Scholarship Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 12/1989 Special Graduate Research Fellowship Simon Fraser University BRIEF BIOSKETCH: Dr. Marra is the UBC Canada Research Chair in Genome Science, and a member of the Order of British Columbia. He is a recipient of the 2019 Don Rix Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2017 Canadian Cancer Research Alliance’s Outstanding Achievements in Cancer Research Award, the 2015 Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research, a 2013 UBC Killam Research Prize, a 2012 UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award, and the Medal of Merit Award from the International Association of Lions Clubs. He was elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2009; received the Frontiers in Research Award from the BC Innovation Council in 2008; and was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2007. He was a recipient of a Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence, a MSFHR Career Investigator Senior Scholar Award, and Simon Fraser University President’s 40th Anniversary Award. In 2004, he received a Terry Fox Young Investigator Award and BC Biotech’s Innovation and Achievement Award (together with the entire GSC staff) for sequencing the SARS coronavirus genome. Dr. Marra’s contributions to genome science led to an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Simon Fraser University in 2004, and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Calgary in 2005. From 2014 to 2019, Dr. Marra was listed in the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds by Thomson Reuters and by Clarivate Analytics. This list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT: 08/2019 – Present Member, Precision Health Program Advisory Council, Digital Technology Supercluster 12/2018 – Present Member, Genetic Services Priorities and Impact Assessment Sub-Committee (PIA-G), BC’s Agency for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Provincial Health Services Authority 09/2018 – Present Member, Healthy Aging Chair Search Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia 10/2017 – Present Member, Search Committee, UBC President’s Chair in Precision Oncology, University of British Columbia 09/2017 – Present Member, Research Executive Committee, BC Cancer Research Centre, BC Cancer 09/2017 – Present Member, Search Committee for Provincial Medical Genetics Program Medical Director, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre 06/2017 – Present Member, BC Cancer Research Strategic Planning Committee, BC Cancer 3 MA Marra – Curriculum Vitae 03/2017 – Present Member, Health Sector Advisory Council, Genome British Columbia 01/2015 – Present Member, Medical Genetics Graduate Program Advisory Committee, University of British Columbia 01/2015 – Present Member, Genetics Counselling Program Advisory Committee, University of British Columbia 06/2015 – Present Member, College of Reviewers, Canadian Institutes of Health Research 11/2014 – Present Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Foundation for Burkitt Lymphoma Research 01/2011 – Present Member, Steering Committee, Genome Science and Technology Graduate Program, University of British Columbia 11/2010 – Present Member, Executive Committee, and BC Node Leader, Terry Fox Research Institute 05/2018 – 09/2018 Member, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Search Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia 02/2019, 05/2018, Reviewer, The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Research Fund, Washington University