About Dr. Pestov

Dimitri Pestov studied molecular biology at Moscow State University in Russia. He then moved to the University of Illinois at Chicago to attend graduate school. After receiving his Ph.D. degree in 1997, he worked at UIC in the laboratory of Dr. Lester F. Lau. He started his own laboratory at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 2007. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. The main focus of his research is on ribosome biogenesis in eukaryotes. He is broadly interested in various aspects of ribosome function and RNA metabolism in human disease. Dr. Pestov’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, and New Jersey Health Foundation. He is a Full Member of the Genomic Instability and Cancer Genetics Program, Cancer Institute of New Jersey.