Dr. Stephen L. Bearne, Ph.D., M.D.C.M.

Appointments: Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, cross-appointed to the Department of Chemistry Affiliations: Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Research Interests: enzymology, enzyme inhibitor design, chemical biology, proteomics Inhibiting Enzymes to Fight Cancer Understanding how enzymes catalyze reactions and the precise interactions that occur between enzymes and molecules provides … Read more

Dr. Tobias K. Karakach, PhD

Appointments: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University; Adjunct Professor, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba. Affiliations: Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute; Trace Analysis Research Center Research Interests: Bioinformatics; Genomics; Transcriptomics; Proteomics; Pediatric Cancer; Wilms Tumor; Metabolomics; single cell RNAseq Solving our biggest health challenges by studying the smallest units of life New … Read more

Dr. J. Patrick Murphy, MSc, PhD

Appointments: Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at University of Prince Edward Island Affiliations: Adjunct Professor (FGS) in the Department of Pathology at Dalhousie Research Interests: Cancer metabolism, proteomics, metabolomics, immune cell metabolism, small molecule function Understanding Small Molecule Metabolite Function and Regulation Our laboratory is interested in combining mass spectrometry-based approaches in proteomics … Read more

Dr. Devanand M. Pinto, PhD

Appointments: Senior Research Officer, National Research Council, Adjunct Professor, Dalhousie University Affiliations: National Research Council, Human Health Therapeutics. Dalhousie University, Department of Chemistry Research Interests: Proteomics, Predictive & prognostic biomarkers, cancer metabolism, bioinformatics and circulating tumor cells. Quantitative Analysis of Biological Systems My research involves the development of bioanalytical techniques for quantitative measurement of nucleic … Read more

Dr. Jeremy Roy, PhD

Appointments: Scientist, Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Research Interests: Extracellular vesicles, liquid biopsy, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics Enabling liquid biopsy technology for companion diagnostics and prognosis in neurological diseases My current research is focused on the development of liquid biopsy technologies for use in neurological disease, such as brain cancer. The Atlantic Cancer Research Institute (ACRI) has developed … Read more