Hon. Peter J. Nicastro, MS, BSCh

Peter Nicastro was appointed in 2006 to a four year term on the Governor's Organ Donation Advisory Committee. The committee advises the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on the operation of and funds the state's organ donor
registry.

Peter has cystic fibrosis, and he received a double lung transplant in 1998. He also received a living donor kidney transplant in 2005.

He holds a master's degree in biology from the University of Missouri, St. Louis and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Saint Louis University. He works in the Global Biologics department at Pfizer in
Chesterfield, on protein drug candidates preparing for and in human trials.

Peter has been married since 2003 to his wife Ellen, who is a pediatrician at Mercy Pediatrics in Creve Coeur. He is a member and has been an officer of the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal
organization, and enjoys gourmet cooking and spending time with friends and family.