Dr. Rola Saleeb - Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

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Dr. Rola Saleeb

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Dr. Rola Saleeb

OICR Clinician Scientist II

rola.saleeb@unityhealth.to

OICR Clinician Scientist II

Dr. Rola Saleeb’s research focuses on genitourinary pathology and kidney cancer.

External Links

Rola Saleeb, MD, PhD, FRCPC – St. Michael’s Hospital researcher page

Her research integrates tumour morphology and molecular pathology to improve how we stratify patients and determine the best course of treatment for each individual.

Dr. Saleeb is a pathologist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health and a former OICR Transformative Pathology Fellow and OICR Associate researcher.

Experience & Education

Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Pathology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
PhD, University of Toronto
Physician, Egyptian Medical Centre
MSc, Cairo University

Current Affiliations

Director of the Immunopathology Laboratory, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health
Anatomical Pathologist, St. Michael’s Hospital and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto
Associate, OICR

Select Publications

Saleeb RM, Farag M, Ding Q, …, Yousef GM. Integrated Molecular Analysis of Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma and Precursor Lesions Unfolds Evolutionary Process from Kidney Progenitor-Like Cells. Am J Pathol. 2019; 189(10):2046-2060.
Saleeb RM, Farag M, Lichner Z, …, Yousef GM. Modulating ATP binding cassette transporters in papillary renal cell carcinoma type 2 enhances its response to targeted molecular therapy. Mol Oncol. 2018; 12(10):1673-1688.
Saleeb RM, Brimo F, Farag M, …, Yousef GM. Toward Biological Subtyping of Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma With Clinical Implications Through Histologic, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Analysis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2017; 41(12):1618-1629.

See Dr. Saleeb’s recent publications on PubMed or on Google Scholar.

Research Areas

Biomarkers Diagnostics Genomics Pathology

Disease Areas

Genintouriary Kidney

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