DR. ALY KARSAN AND DR. JAYACHANDRAN KIZHAKKEDATHU: CONTRIBUTORS TO THE 2023 FACULTY OF MEDICINE CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR COMPETITION

Dr. Aly Karsan and Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu served on the adjudication committee for the 2023 Faculty of Medicine Canada Research Chair Competition. Their invaluable expertise and dedication significantly aided the assessment process. We're truly grateful for their commitment, and have full confidence in the chosen candidates' future contributions to Medicine and Life Sciences. Thank you!

FUNDING RECEIVED

• Andrew JL Roth ORS RPB (GR014753) - Michael Smith Health Research BC Funding
• Gang Wang "Toward an immunohistochemical model for molecular subtyping and predicting of treatment response in bladder cancer" Canadian Cancer Research Society 2023 Operating Grants

NEW HIGH PROFILE PUBLICATIONS

• Andrew Minchinton
  "DNA-PK inhibition extends the therapeutic effects of Top2 poisoning to non-proliferating cells, increasing activity at a cost" Scientific Reports [Published: Aug 1, 2023]
• Aly Karsan
  "Meis1 establishes the pre-hemogenic endothelial state prior to Runx1 expression" Nature Communications [Published: Jul 27, 2023]
• David G. Huntsman
  "Bi-allelic Dicer1 mutations in the gynecologic tract of mice drive lineage-specific development of DICER1 syndrome-associated" Cancer Res [Published: Jul 26, 2023]
• Mari L. DeMarco
  "Truncated TDP-43 proteoforms diagnostic of frontotemporal dementia with TDP-43 pathology" Alzheimer's Association [Published: Jul 17, 2023]
• 2 papers from Vernon
  "Placental Pathology and Pregnancy Complications" Clinical Medicine [Published: Aug 1, 2023] &
  "Synoptic Reporting in Clinical Placental Pathology: A Preliminary Investigation Into Report Findings and Interobserver Agreement" Pediatr Dev Pathol. [Published: Apr 21, 2023]

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• CMPT's revamped free e-newsletter is fresh off the presses!
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• Save your spot, pre-register for the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Interpretation course - Starts January 2024
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• Fall 2023 Research 101 Seminar - Wednesday August 30, 10:00 to 11:00am (PDT)
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