Lab Joins the 45th Annual Terry Fox Run

Our lab was excited to come together for the 45th Annual Terry Fox Run! It was a great chance to step outside the lab, show our team spirit, and join thousands of others in supporting cancer research. We were proud to run, walk, and cheer each other on while honouring Terry’s incredible legacy.
 

Welcome to our new lab members!

We are delighted to welcome Kevin and Elisse, who are joining us as IMS Master’s students, and Hansen and Priyanka, who will be undertaking their undergraduate thesis projects in the lab. We’re excited to have them on the team and look forward to the great work ahead!
 

Cheers to Phoebe – Award-Winning Data Science Star!

Huge congratulations to Phoebe on winning the 2025 Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network Health Informatics & Data Science Award! This is such an exciting and well-deserved recognition of all her amazing work. We’re so proud of you—congrats again!
 

Congratulations Dr. Koritzinsky on CIHR Project Grant Success!

We are thrilled to congratulate Dr. Koritzinsky on receiving a CIHR Project Grant for the ADO project! Recent work from our lab has identified 2-aminoethanethiol dioxygenase (ADO) expression as a vulnerability for liver cancer cells (Lee et al, 2024). Loss of ADO leads to deregulation of metabolism and gene expression, and severe oxidative stress. We now aim to ... Read More
 

Dr. Koritzinsky is promoted to Professor!

Congratulations to Dr. Koritzinsky who has been promoted to Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto—an exceptional milestone in her career that reflects her significant contributions to research & education! Read more about it here!
 

Vishal and Phoebe present at 2025 AACR Annual Meeting in Chicago

Huge congratulations to Phoebe and Vishal on presenting your posters at AACR! It’s an amazing accomplishment to be part of such a prestigious event, and even more impressive to contribute original research on a global stage. Vishal’s poster is titled “Disrupting Redox Homeostasis in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Initiates Anti-Tumour Immune Responses”, and Phoebe’s is titled “Hypoxia-Driven Spatial ... Read More
 

Rosemund places second in the IMS 3-minute thesis competition

On April 17th Rosemund placed second in the Institute of Medical Sciences’ 3-minute thesis competition! Distilling complex research into a clear, engaging presentation is no easy task, and Rosemund’s ability to captivate an audience while showcasing the depth and importance of her work is truly impressive. Way to go, Rosemund—what a fantastic accomplishment!