Women's and Infants' Health, Surgical Subspecialties & Oncology (Surgery and Cancer Care), Internal Medicine & Subspecialties (General and Critical Care)  
 

Full time: 2211; part time: 1056; medical/dental: 814; medical  students: 335; volunteers: 875 in year 2006 

Biomedical research with 8 interrelated research programs dedicated to understanding genes and genetic pathways

34 Principal Investigators and 244 trainees of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows

• Dr. Anthony Pawson the first Canadian scientist to be named a Kyoto Prize Laureate
• Dr. Andras Nagy's new non-viral method of creating pristine pluripotent stem cells without disrupting healthy genes
• Dr. Jeff Wrana's new technology tool (DyNeMo) that analyzes breast cancer tumours to determine a patient's best treatment options
• Dr. Rayjean Hung uncovered for the first time an important genetic region (chromosome 15) associated with lung cancer risk
• Dr. Pamela Goodwin uncovered a link between vitamin D deficiency and poor prognosis of breast cancer
• Dr. Daniel Drucker reported a new once-weekly treatment for type 2 diabetes could replace the more common twice-daily injection
• Dr. Steven Gallinger played a key role in an international team that identified four new genes for colorectal cancer
• Dr. Lou Siminovitch, Director Emeritus, inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, becoming one of only 42 Canadian scientists, engineers and innovators recognized for remarkable achievements and contributions to Canadian society
• Plus, discovered SH2 domain, a vital cell signaling ingredient within a cell; identified a molecular genetic marker that is a predictor of prognosis for women with node-negative breast cancer; discovered genetic maker for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome; and more

• SciHigh, the Lunenfeld's youth outreach program, reaches more than 5000 kids every school year with hands-on workshops in their classrooms
• The Summer Student program mentors 70 budding undergraduate researchers by giving them real lab experience over the summer term
• Café Scientifique, the Lunenfeld's new public outreach event series in partnership with Ontario Science Centre, draws capacity crowds to a downtown pub for several evenings of lively science debate and discussion

Stem Cell Research in the Toronto Region

Website

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Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex

600 University Ave.

Toronto, ON
M5G 1X5