Peter Liu is the Director of the Heart & Stroke/Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence for cardiovascular research at the University of Toronto. Dr. Liu has focused his research on the causes of heart failure. His laboratory has identified the role of inflammation in changing heart structure and function and uncovered novel treatment strategies. He has also identified how viruses and bacteria can accelerate coronary artery disease and heart failure, and has developed vaccines in their treatment and prevention. Dr. Liu also chairs the Canadian consensus panel on heart failure treatment, the scientific program of Heart Failure Society of America and the Special Centre of Research grant evaluation at the National Institutes of Health in the US. Dr. Liu has been recognized with the Canadian Cardiovascular Society research achievement award, Rick Gallop Heart & Stroke Foundation award and Heart & Stroke/Polo Professorship.