Dr. Eric P. Allain, PhD

Appointments: Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke Affiliations: Vitalité Health Network, Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre, Department of Clinical Genetics, 330 Université Ave, Moncton, NB, E1C 2Z3 Atlantic Cancer Research Institute, 27 Providence Street, Moncton, NB, E1C 8X3, Canada Department of Chemistry and … Read more

Dr. Graham Dellaire, PhD

Appointments: Professor, Departments of Pathology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; CRTP Co-Chair from 2010-2018; Editor of Cancer Genomics: From Bench to Personalized Medicine Affiliations: Dalhousie University Research Interests: Structure and function of nuclear compartments and bodies and their role in tumour suppression and growth; biomarkers; correlative light and electron microscopy Unlocking the Secrets of the Nucleus … Read more

Dr. Anna Ignaszak, PhD MSc

Appointments: Associate Professor Affiliations: University of New Brunswick, Department of Chemistry Research Interests: Electrochemical biosensors, point-of-care, medical diagnostics, lab-on-a-chip, electrochemistry, early detection, cancer biomarkers Research projects that have been initiated in our laboratory at UNB aim to develop an electrochemical analyzer that provides solution to early screening of selected cancer biomarkers (breast, pancreatic, lungs). Currently, … Read more

Dr. Morgan G. I. Langille, Ph.D.

Appointments: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology; cross-appointed to Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Canada Research Chair in Human Microbiomics Affiliations: Dalhousie University Research Interests: Human microbiome, precision medicine, metagenomics, bioinformatics, cancer biomarkers The role of the microbiome in cancer The human microbiome is the community of microbes that inhabit and interact with the human body. … Read more

Dr. Stephen M. Lewis

Appointments: Assistant Scientific Director, Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Adjunct Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of New Brunswick (Saint John) Affiliations: Atlantic Cancer Research Institute, Dalhousie University Research Interests: Translational control, internal ribosome entry sites (IRES), biomarkers Dr. Stephen Lewis is studying the role of translational … Read more

Dr. Paola Marcato, PhD

Appointments: Associate Professor Affiliations: Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University Research Interests: Cancer, Breast Cancer The research projects in my laboratory have the long-term goal of developing improved therapeutic strategies for breast cancer based on a precision medicine approach. We use transcriptome and genome-wide functional assays, cell lines, patient-derived xenografts (PDXs), mouse tumor models, and analysis of published … 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. John Thoms, MD MSc FRCPC

Appointments: Assistant Professor of Oncology, Memorial University of Newfoundland Radiation Oncology Consultant – Eastern Health Research Interests: Prostate cancer carcinogenesis, biomarkers of treatment response, novel clinical trials, radiation therapy Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Radiation therapy is a common and accepted standard treatment option for men with prostate cancer. Yet, a … Read more