Stephen Scherer

Our Human Variability is an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Stephen Scherer, the GlaxoSmithKline Research Chair in Genome Sciences at the Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. Stephen Scherer discusses his lifelong passion for science that culminated in his groundbreaking discovery of copy-number variation. This conversation also covers his exciting work in autism research and how copy number variation brings us a deeper understanding of both human variability and disease.

This conversation has been produced in a carefully-edited, two-part video format. Please use the contact form if you’d like to get access. We’ve also created an enhanced book developed from the conversation, while Stephen Scherer is featured in two short documentaries as well – all details are below.

“Ideas Roadshow vividly captured my thoughts and ideas during what will likely be seen as the peak creative period in my career.” — Stephen Scherer


This enhanced book is available in electric format on all major booksellers, including:

Our Human Variability is also part of the five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection, Conversations About Biology, which is available in hardcover, paperback and electronic format.

Stephen Scherer is featured in two short documentaries together with several other renowned researchers.