OICR Investigators
OICR's Investigator Awards Program has attracted outstanding PhD researchers and clinician-scientists to Ontario from across Canada and around the world. The program provides stable recruitment and retention funding for principal investigators in Ontario, further strengthening the province’s cancer research capacity.
CAREERS@OICR
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Dr. Laurie Ailles
OICR Investigator
A tumour is a mass of cells that grows uncontrollably and eventually spreads throughout the body. A small ...
Dr. Rima Al-awar
Director and Senior Principal Investigator, Drug Discovery Program
Since joining OICR, Dr. Al-awar has been recruiting scientists and developing the Drug Discovery Program ...
Dr. Anita Bane
OICR Investigator
Dr. Anita Bane's research interests involve the identification and validation of prognostic and predictive ...
Dr. John Bartlett
Program Director, Transformative Pathology
Dr. John Bartlett is pursuing an integrated platform of research focused on the development of novel cancer ...
Dr. Nizar Batada
Principal Investigator, Genome Technologies Program
Genome instability, stem cell biology and cancer. How does a normal cell suddenly embark on a journey ...
Dr. John Bell
Program Director, Immuno- and Bio-Therapeutics
Using viruses to kill cancer cells is a promising alternative to chemotherapy because it dramatically reduces ...
Dr. Paul Boutros
Principal Investigator, Informatics and Bio-computing Program
Today, most cancer patients are treated based on physical characteristics of their tumour -- usually how ...
Dr. Janet Dancey
Program Director, High Impact Clinical Trials
Dr. Janet Dancey is the leader of the High Impact Clinical Trials program at OICR and the Director of ...
Dr. John Dick
Program Director, Cancer Stem Cells Program
Dr. John Dick and his team investigate the genetic programs that control human blood stem cells (HSCs) to ...
Dr. Craig Earle
Program Director, Health Services Research
The purpose of the OICR Health Services Research Program is to enhance Ontario’s capacity to study the ...
Dr. Aaron Fenster
Co-Program Director, Imaging Translation Program
Co-Program Director, Smarter Imaging Program
The Imaging Translation Program, led by Dr. Aaron Fenster and Dr. Martin Yaffe, is a key component of ...
Dr. Vincent Ferretti
Principal Investigator and Senior Scientist, Associate Director, Bioinformatics Software Development
Dr. Vincent Ferretti's expertise is in bioinformatics with experience in both large-scale software ...
Dr. Geoffrey Fong
OICR Investigator
While advances in early cancer detection and treatment have led to improved cancer outcomes for patients, ...
Dr. Rebecca Gladdy
OICR Investigator
Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a diverse group of tumours derived from connective tissue (muscle, fat and ...
Dr. Eva Grunfeld
OICR Investigator
The focus of Dr. Grunfeld’s research is the evaluation of access to and quality of cancer care across the ...
Dr. Masoom Haider
OICR Investigator
Dr. Haider’s major research focus is abdominal and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a special ...
Dr. Timothy Hanna
OICR Investigator
Radiation therapy is an important part of cancer therapy. Dr. Hanna is currently developing models estimating ...
Dr. Naoto Hirano
OICR Investigator
The overarching goal of Dr. Hirano's research is to devise novel anti-tumour immunotherapeutic modalities ...
Dr. Kristin Hope
OICR Investigator
Dr. Kristin Hope’s research program is focused on dissecting the molecular regulation of hematopoietic stem ...
Dr. Tom Hudson
President and Scientific Director
As President and Scientific Director of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), Dr. Tom Hudson M.D. ...
Dr. Rosalyn Juergens
OICR Investigator
Dr. Juergens’ clinical expertise is in lung and esophageal cancer. Her areas of research expertise involve ...
Dr. Shyh-Dar Li
Principal Investigator, Drug Delivery and Formulation
Dr. Li is interested in developing nanoparticles that target payloads (therapeutic molecules and imaging ...
Dr. Mathieu Lupien
OICR Investigator
Research in Dr. Lupien’s laboratory focuses on defining the functional biology disrupted by genetic ...
Dr. John McPherson
Genome Technologies Director
New sequencing technologies have made possible the systematic identification of genetic mutations and other ...
Dr. Nadeem Moghal
OICR Investigator
Despite major breakthroughs in stem (or progenitor) cell research over the past decade, the specifics of how ...
Dr. Lakshmi Muthuswamy
Principal Investigator, Informatics and Bio-computing Program
Dr. Muthuswamy's lab will be investigating the role of copy number variations (CNVs) in human diseases. ...
Dr. Brian Nieman
OICR Investigator
As success with treating pediatric brain cancers has grown, it has also become clear that there are ...
Dr. David Palma
OICR Investigator
The technology available for treating cancer with radiation is changing rapidly - over the last 10 years ...
Dr. Lyle Palmer
Senior Principal Investigator; Director of Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program
Executive Scientific Director, Ontario Health Study
The Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program provides key enabling knowledge and technologies to the ...
Dr. Paul C. Park
OICR Investigator
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) is a molecular program that drives a phenotypic cross-lineage ...
Dr. Bret Pearson
OICR Investigator
Despite intense research involving embryonic stem cells, relatively little is known about how adult stem ...
Dr. Robert Rottapel
Program Director, Innovation in Target Validation, Terry Fox Research Institute (Ontario Node)
The Terry Fox Research Institute offers an exciting new model for cancer research, a virtual institute to ...
Dr. Timothy Scholl
OICR Investigator
As cancer treatments become more individualized, molecular imaging is becoming an increasingly valuable tool ...
Dr. Sachdev Sidhu
OICR Investigator
How cells grow and how they work depends on signals that are mediated by interactions among proteins in the ...
Dr. Lincoln Stein
Program Director
Dr. Lincoln Stein leads the OICR's Informatics and Bio-computing Program, which undertakes the management and ...
Dr. Rosie Thein
OICR Investigator
Dr. Thein is interested in infectious disease and cancer research, and mathematical modeling methods for ...
Dr. Brad Wouters
OICR Investigator
Unlike most tissue, tumour cells can survive and thrive in environments starved of oxygen. Characterized by ...
Dr. Martin Yaffe
Co-Program Director, Smarter Imaging Program
Co-Program Director, Imaging Translation Program
Early diagnosis and detection of a tumour before it grows and spreads is critical in surviving cancer. In ...
Dr. Brent Zanke
OICR Investigator
Dr. Brent Zanke uses genetics to predict predisposition to malignant disease and response to therapy. His ...
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| Dr. | LaurieLaurie | AillesAilles |
Laurie Ailles, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | RimaRima | Al-awarAl-awar |
Rima Al-awar, Director and Senior Principal Investigator, Drug Discovery Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | AnitaAnita | BaneBane |
Anita Bane, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | JohnJohn | BartlettBartlett |
John Bartlett, Program Director, Transformative Pathology, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | NizarNizar | BatadaBatada |
Nizar Batada, Principal Investigator, Genome Technologies Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | JohnJohn | BellBell |
John Bell, Program Director, Immuno- and Bio-Therapeutics, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | PaulPaul | BoutrosBoutros |
Paul Boutros, Principal Investigator, Informatics and Bio-computing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | JanetJanet | DanceyDancey |
Janet Dancey, Program Director, High Impact Clinical Trials, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | JohnJohn | DickDick |
John Dick, Program Director, Cancer Stem Cells Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | CraigCraig | EarleEarle |
Craig Earle, Program Director, Health Services Research, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | AaronAaron | FensterFenster |
Aaron Fenster, Co-Program Director, Imaging Translation Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR);
Aaron Fenster, Co-Program Director, Smarter Imaging Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | VincentVincent | FerrettiFerretti |
Vincent Ferretti, Principal Investigator and Senior Scientist, Associate Director, Bioinformatics Software Development, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | GeoffreyGeoffrey | FongFong |
Geoffrey Fong, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | RebeccaRebecca | GladdyGladdy |
Rebecca Gladdy, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | EvaEva | GrunfeldGrunfeld |
Eva Grunfeld, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | MasoomMasoom | HaiderHaider |
Masoom Haider, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | TimothyTimothy | HannaHanna |
Timothy Hanna, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | NaotoNaoto | HiranoHirano |
Naoto Hirano, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | KristinKristin | HopeHope |
Kristin Hope, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | TomTom | HudsonHudson |
Tom Hudson, President and Scientific Director, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | RosalynRosalyn | JuergensJuergens |
Rosalyn Juergens, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | Shyh-DarShyh-Dar | LiLi |
Shyh-Dar Li, Principal Investigator, Drug Delivery and Formulation, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | MathieuMathieu | LupienLupien |
Mathieu Lupien, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | JohnJohn | McPhersonMcPherson |
John McPherson, Genome Technologies Director, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | NadeemNadeem | MoghalMoghal |
Nadeem Moghal, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | LakshmiLakshmi | MuthuswamyMuthuswamy |
Lakshmi Muthuswamy, Principal Investigator, Informatics and Bio-computing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | BrianBrian | NiemanNieman |
Brian Nieman, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | DavidDavid | PalmaPalma |
David Palma, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | LyleLyle | PalmerPalmer |
Lyle Palmer, Senior Principal Investigator; Director of Genetic Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR);
Lyle Palmer, Executive Scientific Director, Ontario Health Study, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | Paul C.Paul C. | ParkPark |
Paul C. Park, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | BretBret | PearsonPearson |
Bret Pearson, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | RobertRobert | RottapelRottapel |
Robert Rottapel, Program Director, Innovation in Target Validation, Terry Fox Research Institute (Ontario Node), Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | TimothyTimothy | SchollScholl |
Timothy Scholl, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | SachdevSachdev | SidhuSidhu |
Sachdev Sidhu, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | LincolnLincoln | SteinStein |
Lincoln Stein, Program Director, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | RosieRosie | TheinThein |
Rosie Thein, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | BradBrad | WoutersWouters |
Brad Wouters, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | MartinMartin | YaffeYaffe |
Martin Yaffe, Co-Program Director, Smarter Imaging Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR);
Martin Yaffe, Co-Program Director, Imaging Translation Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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| Dr. | BrentBrent | ZankeZanke |
Brent Zanke, OICR Investigator, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
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