John Boothroyd

John Boothroyd, Ph.D., is Professor of Microbiology and Immunology where he studies the pathogenesis of parasitic infections, most notably Toxoplasma gondii. In addition to his research, he is also heavily committed to undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral education. In 2002 he was named the Dunlevie Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education. Since 2008, he has served as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education. Dr. Boothroyd received his undergraduate degree in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Edinburgh University in Scotland. He worked as a scientist at Wellcome Research Laboratories, UK, before joining the Stanford faculty in 1982. He was Department Chair from 1999-2002 and served as Senior Associate Dean for Research and Training in the School of Medicine from 2002-2005.

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