Rotation Student: Joe Walton

Joe completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry with a specialization in Molecular Biology at McMaster University. He went on to complete graduate studies in Biotechnology and Physical Therapy and has spent time working in a diversity of fields including management consulting, pharmaceutical marketing and as a physical therapist. A love of science and a strong desire to pursue a research career research inspired Joe to return for doctoral studies in the Medical Biophysics department at the University of Toronto. Joe’s current research interests include the application of next generation sequencing technologies and epigenetics to the study of cancer biology.