Contact info
Liu Laboratory
University Health Network
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Ontario Cancer Institute
610 University Avenue, 7th floor Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G-2M9
Lab Phone
(416) 946-4501, ext. 5620/5623
News
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March 2017
Master's students Jennifer Kwan and Pamela Psarianos are each awarded the 2017 Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America Toronto Chapter Symposium Best Poster Awards.
December 2016
Master's student Pamela Psarianos, a member of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, performs with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's Lord of the Rings production.
November 2016
Undergraduate research student Hilary Pang is among the top 10% in the Undergraduate Awards, the world's largest international academic awards program. She received an award to attend the Global Summit meeting in Dublin, Ireland. Congratulations Hilary!
July 2016
The Liu lab participates and volunteers at the 10th Annual Joe's Team triathlon/duathlon in Muskoka to raise funds for head and neck cancer research.
May 2016
Catch a glimpse of Pierre-Antoine Bissey and Aline Renoult in Breakfast Television's "Do you want to be a triathlete" segment for Joe's Team.
May 2016
Camilla Giovino is the inaugural recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in Undergraduate Research Award in Human Biology at the University of Toronto.
April 2016
Dr. Xiao Zhao is awarded the prestigious Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship.
April 2016
Jacqueline Law is awarded the F. Michael Barret Award at the 4th year Cell & Systems Biology poster session.
March 2016
Dr. Xiao Zhao is awarded the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
March 2016
A paper by Drs. Scott Bratman and Jeff Bruce et al on HPV genotype and HNSCC survival is published in JAMA Oncol.
February 2016
A paper by Dr. Willa Shi et al on promotion of breast cancer progression by regulation of CRIP2 by miR-449a is published in Oncotarget.
November 2015
A paper by Dr. Pilip Wong et al on prognostic microRNAs and regulation of the RHO adhesion pathway is published in Oncotarget.
October 2015
A paper by Dr. Jeff Bruce et al on the molecular landscape of NPC is published in J Clin Oncol.
August 2015
Pamela Psarianos wins 1st prize at the Medical Biophysics Summer Student Poster Day.
June 2015
Dr. Jeff Bruce wins the prestigious Knudson Postdoctoral Fellow Award.
June 2015
Dr. Takashi Kinoshita wins the prestigious Uehara Memorial Foundation Award.
May 2015
Xiao successfully transfers to PhD.
April 2015
Lusia successfully defends her PhD.
January 2015
As part of the Cancer Genome Atlas Network, Dr. Liu et al published a new article in Nature entitled. "Comprehensive genomic characterization of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas".
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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