David G. Kirsch, M.D., Ph.D
Director, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Health Network
Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Peter and Shelagh Godsoe Chair in Radiation Medicine
Professor, Departments of Radiation Oncology & Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
email: David.Kirsch@uhn.ca
What would David be if he wasn't in research?
A high school basketball coach
Lab staff
Sabelo Lukhele
Sabelo Lukhele
Sabelo Lukhele
Senior Scientific Associate
Sabelo studies tumour responses to radiation and immunotherapies, and mechanisms of tumour suppression and metastasis.
What would Sabelo be if he wasn't in research?
A couples therapist
Pardis Riahi
Sabelo Lukhele
Sabelo Lukhele
Research Technician
Pardis studies how revival stem cells promote intestinal regeneration following radiation injury.
What would Pardis be if she wasn't in research?
A coffee shop and/or bakery owner
Dennis Aquino
Sabelo Lukhele
Dennis Aquino
Mouse colony manager
Dennis performs a variety of technical duties involved in basic research through advanced breeding colony management.
What would Dennis be if he wasn't in research?
TBD
Post-doctoral fellows
Ryo Miyamoto
Ryo Miyamoto
Ryo Miyamoto
Post-doctoral Fellow
Ryo uses mouse models and functional genomics to investigate mechanisms and therapeutic targets of epithelioid sarcoma.
What would Ryo be if he wasn't in research?
A racehorse trainer
Mardi Fink
Ryo Miyamoto
Ryo Miyamoto
Post-doctoral fellow
Mardi studies how revival stem cells promote intestinal regeneration following radiation injury.
What would Mardi be if she wasn't in research?
A dentist and private investigator
Brian Hunt
Ryo Miyamoto
Brian Hunt
Post-doctoral fellow
Brian studies cancer-immune interactions in tumor development and treatment response.
What would Brian be if he wasn't in research?
A physical therapist
Graduate students
MaKenna Browne
MaKenna Browne
MaKenna Browne
PhD candidate
MaKenna studies mechanisms underlying CIC::DUX4 driven sarcomagenesis.
What would MaKenna be if she wasn't in research?
Divorce lawyer by day, professional snowboarder by night
Risha Banerjee
MaKenna Browne
MaKenna Browne
PhD candidate
Risha studies non-canonical mechanisms of p53 and Rb-dependent tumor suppression.
What would Risha be if she wasn't in research?
Investigative journalist by day, Broadway actor by night
Jiyeon Park
MaKenna Browne
Nathan Symss
PhD candidate
Jiyeon studies the epigenetic regulation of SMARCB1 and its role in epithelioid sarcoma.
What would Jiyeon be if she wasn't in research?
Baker by day, sound engineer by night
Nathan Symss
MaKenna Browne
Nathan Symss
Masters student
Nathan studies the microenvironmental determinants of sarcoma metastasis to the lung.
What would Nathan be if he wasn't in research?
Corporate lawyer by day, MLS coach by night
Undergraduate students
Axel Silver
Ucheoma Obiji-Nnorom
Axel Silver
What would Axel be if he wasn't in research?
A watermelon farmer
Lauren Kim
Ucheoma Obiji-Nnorom
Axel Silver
What would Lauren be if she wasn't in research?
A professional baseball pitcher
Ucheoma Obiji-Nnorom
Ucheoma Obiji-Nnorom
Ucheoma Obiji-Nnorom
What would Ucheoma be if she wasn't in research?
A nail tech