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, including Crohn’s disease, fatty liver disease, and cancer. We use sophisticated microscopes and biochemical equipment to understand the fundamentals of immunity and metabolism. Metabolism provides the energy to drive cellular activities, encompassing nutrient uptake, energy production, and waste elimination. Cancer, a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth and division, disrupts metabolism, hijacking cellular resources for its proliferation. Understanding these interconnections is pivotal, unveiling potential therapeutic targets to thwart cancer’s progression. Thus, cell biology, metabolism, and cancer form a triad of research, illuminating pathways vital for health and disease.
Hometown:
Bear River, Nova Scotia
What brought you to your current institution:
The opening for a new Canada Research Chair provided the opportunity to return to Dalhousie and Nova Scotia.
Learn more about my research:
Involvement with BHCRI to date:
I recently joined the BHCRI as an Associate member, and to date, I’ve supervised post-doctoral fellows and students whose research focus is on cancer.
Contact:
Twitter Handle: gfairn