Cancer

Hugh W. Brock, D.Phil

Hugh W. Brock, D.Phil

Professor

Development, embryology, model organisms (fruit flies), gene regulation, leukemia

Shoukat Dedhar

Professor

Molecular biology, molecular biology as it relates to disease, developing new therapeutics for cancer, how brain cells (neurons) make connections, therapeutics for cancer, molecular genetics and cancer, medical research, cancer, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases

Noelle L. Davis

Associate Professor

Cancer surgery and surgical oncology

Dr. Steven Pelech, PhD

Dr. Steven Pelech, PhD

Professor

Cancer, Neurological disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, Diabetes, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, Cell signalling, Protein kinases, Protein phosphatase, Transcription factors, Cell receptors, Proteins, Peptides, Peptide synthesis, SPOT peptide synthesis, Antibodies, Antibody microarrays, Serological tests, Bioinformatics, Ethics, Evolution, Social intelligence, Cellular intelligence, Molecular intelligence, Biotechnology,

Jane Roskams, PhD

Jane Roskams, PhD

Professor

Neural regeneration, neural degeneration, neural stem cells, spinal cord regeneration, epigenetics, sensory loss, developmental brain disorders, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, brain tumours

David G. Huntsman, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG

Professor

Hereditary cancer, molecular pathology, cancer biomarkers

Karen A. Gelmon

Clinical Professor

Cancer, breast cancer, new cancer therapies

Dr. Sally Thorne, PhD, RN, DSc (Hon), FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN

Dr. Sally Thorne, PhD, RN, DSc (Hon), FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN

Professor

Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs

Health Care, Philosophy/Ethics, Communication, Cancer, End-of-Life, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), Palliative care, Supportive Care, Nursing,

John Oliffe, PhD

John Oliffe, PhD

Professor

Men’s health, men’s depression, suicide, prostate cancer, men’s sexual health, immigrant men’s heart health, masculinities, gender and health, men’s smoking, cancer communication, mental illness

Dr. Torsten Nielsen, MD/PhD FRCPC

Dr. Torsten Nielsen, MD/PhD FRCPC

Professor

Sarcoma, Molecular Oncology, Cancer Diagnostics,

Don McKenzie, PhD, MD

Professor

Exercise, cancer, elite athletes

Prof. Christopher Overall, BDS, BSc (Hons), MDS, PhD, FCAHS, FRSC

Prof. Christopher Overall, BDS, BSc (Hons), MDS, PhD, FCAHS, FRSC

Professor

Canada Research Chair on Protease Proteomics and Systems Biology

Proteomics, human proteome project, protease, degradomics, viral protease, SARS-CoV-2 protease activity and drug targets, COVID-19 3CLpro (3CLMain protease), antiviral drugs, interferon, spike, immunodeficiency, molecular corrector drugs, macrophages,

Marco Ciufolini, PhD

Professor & Canada Research Chair

Organic chemistry, heterocyclic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, synthetic methodology, natural products

Prof. Judy Wong, PhD

Prof. Judy Wong, PhD

Professor

cancer biology, aging, genetics, pharmacology, telomere, telomerase, G-quadruplex,

Paul Rogers

Clinical Professor Emeritus

Paediatric Oncology and Nutrition , Cancer Control

James Johnson

Professor

diabetes and related conditions, obesity, heart disease, fatty liver, pancreatic cancer, insulin (how it’s controlled and how it works)

Joseph Ragaz, MD

Clinical Professor, Medical Oncology

Breast cancer, population trends and control, breast cancer incidence, mortality trends in China versus Canada, hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer, molecular testing (signatures) of human malignancies – and its practical use

Deborah Money, BSc, MD, FRCSC

Executive Vice-Dean

Infection and pregnancy, HPV vaccine and cervical cancer prevention, HIV in women, HIV in pregnancy

Edward Conway, PhD, MBA, MD

Professor

Translational research, blood, inflammation, hemostasis-thrombosis, transfusion, coagulation, hematology, transgenic mice, vascular biology, endothelial, immunity, bleeding, thrombosis, arthritis

Gavin Stuart, MD, FRCSC, FCAHS

Professor

Gynecologic oncology, cancer, health care administration, clinical trials, medical education