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Dr. Barbara Karten, PhD

Appointments: Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Department Head, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Affiliations: Dalhousie University Research interests: Cell Biology, Intracellular lipid metabolism, cholesterol homeostasis, neuroblastoma, neurons, endosomes, mitochondria, breast cancer Research Summary: Linking cellular cholesterol homeostasis to cancer cell growth All animal cells require cholesterol, which regulates membrane and membrane protein function. Cholesterol is present … Read more

Dr. Daddy Mata-Mbemba, MD, PhD

Appointments: Associate Professor of Radiology, Dalhousie University Staff Radiologist, IWK Health Centre Affiliations: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Dalhousie University & Department of Diagnostic Imaging, IWK Health Centre Research interests: Imaging of pediatric brain and body tumors: Correlation between molecular subgroups and imaging features in pediatric tumors. Currently, I am working on two main projects: 1) … Read more