Appointments: Professor, Department of Pharmacology Affiliations: Dalhousie University Research Interests: G protein coupled receptors, cannabinoids, Cannabis, terpenes, plant derived drugs, signal transduction, chemotherapy resistance, breast cancer Understanding how cannabinoids and their receptors regulate cancer progression and metastasis in various models In my lab, we study how G protein coupled receptors, like cannabinoid or bitter taste … Read more
Appointments: Chief of Service in Clinical Chemistry, NSHA; Professor, Dalhousie University Affiliations: Nova Scotia Health Authority; Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. Research Interests: Myeloma tumor banking, Myeloma genomic and epigenomic pathways Effect of reflective and reflexive testing on early diagnosis to improve patient outcomes Enhancement and appropriate interpretation of endocrine tests Appropriate test utilization and resource stewardship Myeloma … Read more
Appointments: 07/2018 – Present; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Dalhousie University, and IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS Affiliations: Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre Research Interests: Pediatric brain tumors, quality of life in pediatric cancer I am an assistant professor and pediatric oncologist at the IWK Health Centre. I have a keen interest … Read more
Appointments: Professor, Pathology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Tier 1 Canada Research Chair Affiliations: Dalhousie University and University of Toronto Research interests: My research interests include multiomics, metabolism, lipids, cholesterol, breast cancer, liver cancer, EGFR, AKT, Protein lipidation, Fatty acid synthase, K-Ras, and immunity. Research Summary: My lab investigates many vital areas for human health, … Read more
Appointments: Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Affiliations: Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan Research Interests: Biostatistics methods, cancer epidemiology, population health I am passionate about utilizing a full range of research … Read more
Appointments: Professor, Department of Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry; Associate Dean Research & Graduate Studies, Faculty of Dentistry Cross-Appointments: School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Radiology Dalhousie University Research Interests: Biomaterials, biomedical devices, drug delivery Novel and Potentially Multifunctional Chemotherapeutic Delivery Vehicles Our research program is focused on the development of novel biomaterials and biomedical … Read more
Appointments: Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering; Cross-appointment, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Affiliations: BHCRI, BRC, AMAP, CLyDRN Research Interests: Biomaterial Assembly, Epithelial Tissue Engineering, Microfluidic Cell Culture, Multiplex Cell and Molecular Analyses, Neural Tissue Engineering, Synthetic Biology, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Polymers, Phase Separation My lab works at the intersection of materials science, … Read more
Appointments: Assistant Professor of Surgery Thoracic Surgeon Affiliations: Dalhousie University Queen Elizabeth II Hospital Research Interests: Surgical quality outcomes, lung cancer, esophageal cancer As a thoracic surgeon, Dr. French treats lung and esophageal cancers. A Dalhousie Thoracic Surgery database is being established to prospectively record a complete and accurate dataset of all patients treated for … Read more
Appointments: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Microbiology & Immunology and Pathology. HPB & Multi-Organ Transplant Surgeon. Director, AHPBA Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship Program Affiliations: QEII Health Science Centre. Dalhousie University Research Interests: Pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, ischemia-reperfusion injury, organ transplantation, precision medicine, minimally invasive and robotic surgery techniques in hepatobiliary surgery. Personalized medicine in the treatment of … Read more
Appointments: Assistant Professor, Discipline of Psychology Cross Appointed to the Discipline of Oncology Affiliations: Memorial University of Newfoundland Research Interests: Psychosocial Oncology, Insomnia and Sleep Disturbances, Cancer treatment side effects (fatigue, cognitive problems, sexual function, etc), Mind-body Interventions, Stress and Health, Behavioural Clinical Trials Helping people with cancer sleep and live better Dr. Garland’s research … Read more