Colorectal Cancer

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

Dr. Melanie Coombs, PhD

Appointments: Associate Professor, Biology Department, Acadia University; Adjunct Professor, Pathology Department, Dalhousie University Affiliations: Acadia University; Dalhousie University Research Interests: Cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, immunology, host defense peptides and phytochemicals Investigating Effects of Anti-cancer Peptides and Phytochemicals on Cancer and Immune cells Dr. Melanie Coombs’s research interests include the investigation of the anti-cancer and … Read more

Dr. Violet D’Souza, PhD

Appointments: Assistant Professor, Department of Dental Clinical Sciences, Dalhousie University Affiliations: Associate Member, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute Healthy Populations Institute, Scholar Research Interests: Oral Health, Frailty, Healthy Aging, Chronic Disease in Elderly, Chronic Disease Prevention, Psychosocial Oncology, Cancer Survivorship, Cognitive Decline, Population Health I am interested in cancer survivorship research. To date, I have conducted … 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