Dr. Daniel Gaston, PhD

Appointments: Clinical Laboratory Bioinformatician, Molecular Diagnostics, Division of Hematopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nova Scotia Health Authority Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University Affiliations: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nova Scotia Health Authority; Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University Research Interests: Bioinformatics, Genomics, Cancer Genomics, Molecular Evolution Involvement with BHCRI to date: … Read more

Dr. Kerry B. Goralski, PhD

Appointments: Professor and Associate Director, Research, College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie University (primary appointment); Cross-Appointment, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Cross Appointment, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Affiliated Research Staff, Pediatrics – Hematology/Oncology, IWK Health Centre; Past President, Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Affiliations: Dalhousie University … Read more

Dr. Scott A. Grandy, PhD

Appointments: Associate Professor, School of Health & Human Performance and Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University Affiliations: Affiliate Scientist, Division of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, NSHA Central Zone; Research Scientist, Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Study Research Interests: Cardio-oncology, physical activity, cardiotoxicity Dr. Grandy’s research focuses on the relationship between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer. Specifically, he … Read more

Dr. Michael Grant, PhD

Appointments: 1992-1995, Senior Scientist, Immune Network Research Limited 1995-2001, Assistant Professor of Immunology, Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland 2001-2006, Associate Professor of Immunology, Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland 2006-Present, Professor of Immunology, Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland … Read more

Dr. Michael N. Ha, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Appointments: Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology; Radiation Oncologist, Department of Radiation Oncology Affiliations: Dalhousie University; Nova Scotia Health Research Interests: Radiotherapy, Immuno-Oncology, Nanoparticle, Abscopal Effect Tumour Immune Penetration and Response to Radiotherapy. Radiotherapy (RT) is an effective treatment modality for local tumour control. In combination with immunotherapy, RT can unmask tumour antigen to the immune … Read more

Dr. Mohammad Hajizadeh, PhD

Appointments: Canada Research Chair & Associate Professor in Health Economics, School of Health Administration; Healthy Populations Institute (HPI), Flagship Project Co-Lead: Developing Population Health and Health Equity Indicators Affiliations: Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University Research Interests: Equity in health and healthcare, Spatial inequalities, Health policy, Cancer incidence and mortality, Cancer treatment, Cancer survival There is … Read more

Dr. Ryan Hamilton, PhD MSES

Appointments: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology   Affiliations: University of New Brunswick Research Interests: Cancer Survivorship, Physical Activity, Psychosocial Interventions My program of research is focused on improving the quality of life for survivors of cancer through applied scholarship. In particular, I am passionate about designing, implementing, and assessing physical activity interventions for individuals who … Read more

Dr. Kensuke Hirasawa, PhD

Appointments: Associate Professor, Memorial University, St. John’s Affiliations: Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland Research Interests: Interferon, cellular signaling pathways, Ras/MEK, transcriptional regulators Interferons (IFNs), which are produced inducibly by most cells in the body, have been used with clinical success in the treatment of several different types of cancers. … Read more

Dr. Michiru Hirasawa, PhD

Appointments: Professor of Neurosciences Affiliations: Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland Research Interests: Cancer neuroscience, cognitive impairment, anorexia, electrophysiology, animal behavior The overarching goal of our cancer research is to understand the neuronal aspects of common symptoms of cancer and cancer therapies. Project 1: Cancer anorexia and weight loss. Using … Read more

Dr. David Hoskin, PhD

Appointments: Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology Affiliations: Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine Research Interests: Anti-cancer potential of natural-source compounds, including cationic antimicrobial peptides and phytochemicals found in common spices; manipulation of T lymphocyte signal transduction for cancer control Exploring the cancer-fighting potential of food and spice derivatives Dr. David Hoskin has found that a fragment … Read more