John Capone is Western's Vice-President (Research) and is presently serving in a five-year term beginning October 1, 2012. Recognized as one of Canada's foremost molecular biologists, John joined Western following two terms as Dean
of Science at McMaster University, where he held progressively senior
academic positions since joining its faculty in 1986. From
1983 to 1986, he was a Medical Research Council of Canada Centennial
Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. John holds a bachelor degree in Biochemistry from Western (1978) and a PhD from McMaster University (1983).
