Directory

Translational research


Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

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Research Group
Addison Cancer Research Lab
Our laboratory focuses on two main themes; 1) the role of the tumour extracellular matrix (ECM) microenvironment in modulating tumour growth and an...
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Albert Lab
Our lab is uncovering some of the factors that lead to depression and determine whether patients will respond to antidepressants. Antidepressants l...
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Angel HIV Lab
The Angel Lab conducts basic science and translational research to investigate mechanisms of immune dysfunction during HIV infection, and evaluates...
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Ardolino Cancer Immunology Lab
Why don't the Killers kill? Understanding the immune system to develop better immunotherapy The immune system is an incredible weapon against...
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Auer Lab
The Auer Lab makes use of both preclinical and clinical research to understand the mechanisms responsible for the prometastatic effects of surgery ...
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Bell Lab
Our research program is directed towards the identification and characterization of novel cancer killing therapeutic viruses that selectively infec...
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BMC VMF Group
Our group manufactures biologic or ‘living’ drugs, specifically virus-based therapies. The goal of the BMC-VMF is to provide our partners bo...
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Burger Lab
Our laboratory seeks to apply our expertise in the area of extracellular vesicle biology to explore mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of chro...
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Chen Lab
My laboratory is working to identify common molecular links between metabolic disorders (diabetes and atherosclerosis), stroke and anxiety in ord...
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Cook Lab
Treatment options for ovarian cancer are limited, and while tumours often respond to initial treatments, many recur and become resistant to therapy...
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Crawley Lab
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is established in 80% of infected individuals and leads to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and ...
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Diallo Lab
Our research team is dedicated to exploring and advancing the field of "viral sensitizer" drugs, which enhance cellular susceptibility to viral m...
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Fadda Lab
Our lab investigates the mechanisms responsible for brain damage in neuroinflammatory conditions through a combination of biological fluid charac...
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FW SCOTT LAB Group
NOTE: Dr. Scott retired in 2019 and the lab is now closed. T1D is an autoimmune disease in which the patient's immune system destroys the ...
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Gage Lab
We explore what makes the cells that line your blood vessels (endothelium) different and special in each organ, especially the liver. This knowledg...
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Ilkow Lab
Findings from our research will provide new light on the role of the tumour microenvironment during virus-based therapies and could contribute to t...
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Kothary Lab
Our laboratory is interested in understanding the mechanisms which maintain/alter muscle and nervous system integrity. In parallel, we are assess...
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LIU Lab
We study fundamental cell cycle mechanisms, cancer, infertility, and inflammatory bowel disease.
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Perkins Lab
The Perkins Lab uses bioinformatics and machine learning to answer cutting-edge questions in stem cell and cancer biology. We focus especially on ...
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Schlossmacher Lab
Since 2000, I have pursued work as a physician-scientist focusing on Parkinson disease (PD), Lewy body dementia (DLB) and multiple system atrophy...
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Stewart Lab
The Stewart Lab is focused on translational research utilizing stem/progenitor cells (i.e. endothelial progenitor cells EPCs, mesenchymal stem cell...
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Tiberi Lab
Research in our laboratory focuses on the elucidation of the molecular and regulatory mechanisms controlling the functionality of a class of protei...
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Tsang Lab
We study ovarian follicular growth, female infertility, ovarian cancer biology, chemoresistance, placental biology and more.
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Vanderhyden Lab
Determining how risk factors contribute to ovarian cancer initiation and progression, single cell analyses and bioinformatics to investigat...
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Venk Group
The strategic vision of our program is to improve care of patients with cardiovascular emergencies specifically syncope, presyncope, and chest pain...
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Xplore Lab
Our lab is focused on understanding the mechanisms of lung development, injury and repair in order to design new treatments for incurable lung dise...
Hesham Abdelbary
Scientist

Hesham Abdelbary

Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Christina Addison
Scientist

Christina Addison

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Paul Albert
Scientist

Paul Albert

Senior Scientist, Neuroscience
David Allan
Scientist

David Allan

Scientist, Cancer Research
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Clinician Investigator

Matti Allen

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Jonathan Angel
Scientist

Jonathan Angel

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Michele Ardolino
Scientist

Michele Ardolino

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Harold Atkins
Clinician Investigator

Harold Atkins

Senior Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Rebecca Auer
Scientist

Rebecca Auer

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Richard Aviv
Clinician Investigator

Richard Aviv

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
John Bell
Scientist

John Bell

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Philip Berardi
Clinician Investigator

Philip Berardi

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Marta Berrio
Clinician Investigator

Marta Berrio

Clinician Investigator, Acute Care Research
Sylvain Boet
Affiliate

Sylvain Boet

Affiliate Investigator, Acute Care Research
Dylan Burger
Scientist

Dylan Burger

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Kevin Burns
Scientist

Kevin Burns

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Mark Campbell
Clinician Investigator

Mark Campbell

Clinician Investigator, Regenerative Medicine
Hsiao-Huei Chen
Scientist

Hsiao-Huei Chen

Senior Scientist, Neuroscience
David Cook
Scientist

David Cook

Scientist, Cancer Research
Angela Crawley
Scientist

Angela Crawley

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Aroldo Dargel
Scientist

Aroldo Dargel

Associate Scientist, Neuroscience
Jean-Simon Diallo
Scientist

Jean-Simon Diallo

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Irena Druce
Clinician Investigator

Irena Druce

Clinician Investigator, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Giulia Fadda
Scientist

Giulia Fadda

Associate Scientist, Neuroscience
Dean Fergusson
Scientist

Dean Fergusson

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
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Scientist

Jess Fiedorowicz

Scientist, Neuroscience
Blair Gage
Scientist

Blair Gage

Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Jenna Gale
Clinician Investigator

Jenna Gale

Clinician Investigator, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
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Clinician Investigator

Matthew Hogan

Senior Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Carolina Ilkow
Scientist

Carolina Ilkow

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
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Investigator

Caryn Ito

Senior Investigator, Regenerative Medicine
Catherine Ivory
Clinician Investigator

Catherine Ivory

Senior Clinician Investigator, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Natasha Kekre
Scientist

Natasha Kekre

Scientist, Cancer Research
Rashmi Kothary
Scientist

Rashmi Kothary

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Manoj Lalu
Scientist

Manoj Lalu

Scientist, Acute Care Research
Ivan Litvinov
Affiliate

Ivan Litvinov

Affiliate Investigator, Cancer Research
Johné Liu
Scientist

Johné Liu

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Ian Lorimer
Scientist

Ian Lorimer

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Lauralyn McIntyre
Scientist

Lauralyn McIntyre

Senior Scientist, Acute Care Research
Shirley Mei
Investigator

Shirley Mei

Investigator, Regenerative Medicine
Vimoj Nair
Clinician Investigator

Vimoj Nair

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Carolyn Nessim
Clinician Investigator

Carolyn Nessim

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Theodore Perkins
Scientist

Theodore Perkins

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Jennifer Quizi
Investigator

Jennifer Quizi

Investigator, Cancer Research
Timothy Ramsay
Scientist

Timothy Ramsay

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Mitchell Sabloff
Clinician Investigator

Mitchell Sabloff

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Michael Schlossmacher
Scientist

Michael Schlossmacher

Senior Scientist, Neuroscience
Fraser Scott
Emeritus

Fraser Scott

Senior Scientist Emeritus, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
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Scientist

Joseph Shaw

Associate Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Duncan Stewart
Scientist

Duncan Stewart

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Bernard Thébaud
Scientist

Bernard Thébaud

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy
Scientist

Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy

Senior Scientist, Acute Care Research
Mario Tiberi
Scientist

Mario Tiberi

Senior Scientist, Neuroscience
Scientist

Eve Tsai

Scientist, Neuroscience
Benjamin Tsang
Emeritus

Benjamin Tsang

Senior Scientist Emeritus, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Guy Ungerechts
Affiliate

Guy Ungerechts

Affiliate Investigator, Cancer Research
Barbara Vanderhyden
Scientist

Barbara Vanderhyden

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Lisa Walker
Clinician Investigator

Lisa Walker

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Kumanan Wilson
Scientist

Kumanan Wilson

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
John Woulfe
Scientist

John Woulfe

Associate Scientist, Neuroscience
Vignan Yogendrakumar
Scientist

Vignan Yogendrakumar

Associate Scientist, Neuroscience