Peter W. Schiller
Professor and Lab Director
University of Montreal, Canada
Canada
Biography
Peter W. Scihiller is a medicinal chemist and pharmacologist. He is a research professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology of the University of Montreal and at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (Canadian Pacific Chair in Pain Research). His research in the opioid field resulted in the discovery of highly receptor-specific agonists and antagonists and of opioids with novel bi-or multifunctional activity profiles. Some of his compounds are widely used as pharmacological tools or are being pursued as analgesic drug candidates. He published over 400 scientific articles and holds 17 patents. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Academy of Science) and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). His numerous awards include the Prix Galien of Canada for excellence in pharmaceutical research, a NIH MERIT Award and the Vincent du Vigneaud Award from the American Peptide Society.
Research Interest
Opoids, Pain