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Liu Laboratory
University Health Network
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
101 College Street, 11th floorToronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1L7
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February 2020
Petra Famiyeh is featured on the UofT Faculty of Medicine's newsletter for Black History Month! Read about her experiences on education and lymphedema research here.
January 2020
Congratulations to Drs. Fei-Fei Liu, Xiao Zhao, Jennifer Kwan and Ken Yip on their recent publication, "Targeting Metabolic Dysregulation for Fibrosis Therapy" in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery.
Dr. Fei-Fei Liu delivered an inspirational keynote on Jan 26 to over 600 science and engineering students from across North America at UofT’s 2020 WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) National Conference.
September 2019
Dr. Fei-Fei Liu was inducted as a Fellow of ASTRO at the 61st ASTRO Annual Meeting in Chicago. This honour recognizes those who have made significant contributions to radiation oncology through research, education, patient care and service. Read more here.
Petra Famiyeh wins the UofT Human Biology Department's J.J. Berry Smith Outstanding Achievement in Undergraduate Research Award!
August 2019
Dr. Fei-Fei Liu delivered a plenary lecture at the 16th International Congress of Radiation Research (ICRR) Conference in Manchester, UK, titled "Metabolic Dysregulation in Radiation Fibrosis".
Dr. Jennifer Kwan receives an ICRR Young Investigator’s Award at the 16th International Congress of Radiation Research in Manchester, UK!
Congratulations to Petra Famiyeh on winning a UofT Human Biology Program Excellence Award for her HMB496 research project!
Petra Famiyeh wins 3rd place Poster Award at the UofT Department of Medical Biophysics Summer Student Poster Day!
Jacqueline Law receives the UofT Department of Medical Biophysics 2019-2020 MBP Excellence OSOTF scholarship!
June 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Kwan who won a poster award, and Pamela Psarianos who was part of a team that received a Group Project Presentation Award at the STARS21 Research Day.
May 2019
Dr. Jennifer Kwan is the first ever radiation oncology resident to be awarded the prestigious CIHR Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
Undergraduate research student, Petra Famiyeh wins the John P. Mitchell Award from the UofT Department of Medical Biophysics.
April 2019
Dr. Fei-Fei Liu receives the 2019 UofT Institute of Medical Science Mel Silverman Mentorship Award.
March 2019
Dr. Fei-Fei Liu has been appointed to the Peter and Shelagh Godsoe Chair in Radiation Medicine at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN and UofT.
January 2019
Dr. Xiao Zhao publishes a paper in Nature Metabolism, demonstrating that manipulating metabolism may curb skin fibrosis, a common side effect of radiation treatments affecting quality of life for cancer survivors.
December 2018
Pamela Psarianos' poster placed 2nd out of 115 across Ontario at Terry Fox Research Institute's Ontario Node Symposium. Congratulations!
November 2018
Dr. Xiao Zhao successfully defends his PhD!
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Welcome
The Liu Laboratory is a leader in head and neck cancer translational medicine at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/Ontario Cancer Institute, the largest oncology treatment and research facility in Canada. The major goal of the lab is to innovate discoveries, which will benefit cancer patients. Our research is conducted with the highest standards of scientific rigour and integrity, in a collaborative manner, guided by mutual respect, courtesy, and consideration. In addition, the lab leads projects in breast and cervical cancer.
Our Research
We focus on several aspects of translational molecular oncology, including the development of biomarkers for head and neck cancers, high-throughput screens to identify novel anti-cancer therapeutics, and stem cell regenerative therapy. Using DNA, RNA, and protein extracted from diagnostic human cancer samples, we are in the process of conducting multi-omic global expression analyses. Preliminary data are very promising, and in addition to identifying multi-dimensional predictive/prognostic signatures for improving cancer patient management, we are also studying their related pathways and biological functions in preclinical models of human cancers. Automated robotic screens are being used to identify corresponding novel anti-cancer compounds, and characterization of these potential new therapeutics is underway. Finally, we are also interested in understanding how adipose derived stem cells may aid in tissue regeneration after treatment with ionizing radiation.
Our Team
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