Dr. Faiyaz Notta
Co-Lead, PanCuRx
Dr. Faiyaz Notta is a Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre who co-leads OICR’s Translational Research Initiative focused on pancreatic cancer (PanCuRx). He employs genomic, cell biology and single-cell approaches to decipher new molecular targets that are needed to treat the deadly disease.
Notta has made important contributions to our understanding of the evolution of pancreatic cancer and the disease’s subtypes.
Current affiliations
- Co-Lead, OICR’s PanCuRx Translational Research Initiative
- Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Research interests
- Pancreatic cancer
- Cancer stem cells
- Cancer genomics
- Bioinformatics
- Cell biology
Top publications
- Notta F, Chan-Seng-Yue M, Lemire M, …, Gallinger S. A renewed model of pancreatic cancer evolution based on genomic rearrangement patterns. Nature. 2016;538(7625):378-382.
- Notta F, Doulatov S, Laurenti E, …, Dick JE. Isolation of single human hematopoietic stem cells capable of long-term multilineage engraftment. Science. 2011;333(6039):218-21.
- Milyavsky M, Gan OI, Trottier M, …, Notta F, …, Dick JE. A distinctive DNA damage response in human hematopoietic stem cells reveals an apoptosis-independent role for p53 in self-renewal. Cell Stem Cell. 2010;7(2):186-97.
See Dr. Notta’s recent publications on PubMed.
Previous experience
- PhD, University of Toronto
Opportunities to collaborate
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Related links
University Health Network Researcher Profile – Faiyaz Notta
Contact
Faiyaz Notta
Faiyaz.notta@uhnresearch.ca
