Researcher – Page 10 – The Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute

Dr. Neale Ridgway, MSc, PhD

Appointments: Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Affiliations: Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine: Director, Atlantic Research Centre Research Interests: Membrane biogenesis, cholesterol regulation, phospholipid regulation, lipid transport proteins Understanding the role of lipids in cell proliferation and survival Lipids such as phospholipids and cholesterol are indispensible for membrane synthesis, cell signaling and … Read more

Dr. Gilles A. Robichaud, PhD

Appointments: Assistant Professor, Université de Moncton, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Adjunct Professor, Université de Sherbrooke, Department of Biochemistry; Adjunct Scientist at the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute; Board of Directors Canadian Cancer Society-NB Division Affiliations: Assistant Professor, Université de Moncton Research Interests: Cancer cell signaling, oncogenes, breast cancer, gene regulation, tumor microenvironment, metastasis Role of … Read more

Dr. Leigha Rock, DDH, BDSc, PhD, RDH

Appointments: Assistant Professor and Director, School of Dental Hygiene, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University Affiliations: Adjunct Professor, Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia; Clinical Research Coordinator, Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer; Associate Director, British Columbia Oral Cancer Prevention Program. Research Interests: oral epithelial dysplasia, oral cancer, biomarkers, … Read more

Dr. Kirill Rosen, PhD

Appointments: Professor of Pediatrics & Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University Senior Investigator, Atlantic Research Centre Affiliations: Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, IWK Health Centre Research Interests: understanding the mechanisms that allow epithelial cells to survive after detaching from their original location – a situation that allows them to develop into cancerous masses Exploring cancer-causing cell-survival mechanisms … Read more

Dr. Jeremy Roy, PhD

Appointments: Scientist, Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Research Interests: Extracellular vesicles, liquid biopsy, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics Enabling liquid biopsy technology for companion diagnostics and prognosis in neurological diseases My current research is focused on the development of liquid biopsy technologies for use in neurological disease, such as brain cancer. The Atlantic Cancer Research Institute (ACRI) has developed … Read more

Dr. H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe, Ph.D, P.Ag, FCIFST

Appointments: Professor and Killam Chair in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals Affiliations: Primary: Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University Cross-appointment: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Research Interests: Cancer prevention, DNA damage and repair mechanisms, Food bioactives and health, Phytochemicals-derived anti-cancer drug discovery Investigating anti-cancer properties of plant … Read more

Dr. Nathalie Saint-Jacques, PhD

Appointments: Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University Affiliations: Nova Scotia Cancer Care Program (NSCCP), Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University Research Interests: Environmental health, spatial cancer epidemiology Nathalie investigates the spatial and spatio-temporal dimensions of cancer-related outcomes within an environmental epidemiology framework. Her interests are in the application of innovative modeling approaches that account … Read more

Dr. Sevtap Savas, PhD

Appointments: Professor, Division of Biomedical Sciences (primary); Division of Community Health and Humanities (cross-appointment) and Discipline of Oncology (cross-appointment) Affiliations: Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland Research Interests: My lab is interested in: – identification of prognostic markers in cancer with a current focus of genetic markers and colorectal cancer – development of biological databases – evaluating social … Read more

Dr. Stephanie Snow MD FRCPC

Appointments: Medical Oncologist, QEII Health Sciences Centre; Associate Professor (anticipated promotion to Full Professor effective July 2023) Dalhousie University; President, Lung Cancer Canada; Vice Chair, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Medical Oncology Examination Committee; Associate Editor, Current Oncology Affiliations: QEII Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University Research interests: Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Colorectal … Read more