The UBC Department of Medical Genetics is an inspiring and productive community of scholars of genetics and genomics. It is an outstanding provider of knowledge, technical expertise, and compassionate care for our patients. Faculty members in the Department of Medical Genetics are at the forefront…

Master of Science in Medical Genetics (MSc)

The UBC Department of Medical Genetics is an inspiring and productive community of scholars of genetics and genomics; an outstanding provider of knowledge, technical expertise, and compassionate care for our patients. The Department is composed of dozens of faculty members at the forefront of their…

UBC Researchers

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Anglesio, Michael

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Obstetrics and gynecology; Premalignant disease (precursors); Cancer molecular targets; Cancer of the Reproductive System; Host-Tumour Interaction; Endometriosis; Cancer Diagnosis and Detection; animal models of endometriosis and cancer; Cancer prevention; early detection biomarkers; endometriosis associated cancers; gene-expression and transcriptomics; genomics; Immunology; microenvironment; ovarian cancer etiology; Cancer of the Reproductive System, Host-Tumour Interaction, Endometriosis, Cancer Diagnosis and Detection, Animal models of endometriosis and cancer, Cancer prevention, Early detection biomarkers, Endometriosis associated cancers, Gene-expression and transcriptomics, Genomics, Immunology, Microenvironment, Ovarian cancer etiology

Aparicio, Samuel

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer drug development and therapeutics; Biomechanical engineering; Cancer Genomics; drug discovery; Computational Biology; single cell genomics; Cancer genomics, Drug discovery, Computational biology, single cell genomics

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Chen, Carol

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Brain Cancer; Brain development; Epigenetics; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Developmental biology; Brain Cancer, Brain Development, Epigenetics, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Developmental Biology

Chia, Stephen K.L.

Division of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer; translational research in breast cancer; translational research in breast cancer

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Daugaard, Mads

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer Diagnosis and Detection; Cancer biology; Cancer diagnostics; Cancer therapy; Cell Signaling and Cancer; Cell Therapy of Cancer; Chemotherapy; DNA damage response pathways; glycobiology; Immunotherapy; Radiotherapy; Cell stress and Cancer; Cell stress signalling in cancer; Cancer Diagnosis and Detection, Cancer biology, Cancer diagnostics, Cancer therapy, Cell Signaling and Cancer, Cell Therapy of Cancer, Chemotherapy, DNA damage response pathways, Glycobiology, Immunotherapy, Radiotherapy, Cell stress and Cancer, Cell stress signalling in cancer

Dong, Xuesen

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Prostate Cancer ; Drug development; RNA Splicing and Gene Regulation; Hormone Dependent Cancers; Endocrine Regulation; Prostate Cancer , Drug Development, RNA Splicing and Gene Regulation, Hormone Dependent Cancers, Endocrine Regulation

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Enfield, Katey

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer progression and metastasis; Tumour immunology; Cancer genetics; Lung cancer; tumour microenvironment; B cell responses in cancer; Lung cancer genomics; cancer immunology; Spatial biology; Lung cancer, Tumour microenvironment, B cell responses in cancer, Lung cancer genomics, Cancer immunology, Spatial biology

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Hach, Faraz

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Computational Genomics; biomolecular sequence analysis; computational genomics, biomolecular sequence analysis

Hoodless, Pamela

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Developmental Genetics; Embryology; Embryonic Development; Epigenetics; Heart Valve / Valvular Diseases; Heart valve formation; Liver; Liver development; Stem Cells and Organogenesis; transcriptional regulation; Developmental Genetics, Embryology, Embryonic Development, Epigenetics, Heart Valve / Valvular Diseases, Heart valve formation, Liver, Liver development, Stem Cells and Organogenesis, Transcriptional regulation

Hoodless, Pamela

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Huan, Tao

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bioinformatics, n.e.c.; Analytical spectrometry; Metabolomics; Separation science; Cancer progression and metastasis; Human nutrition and metabolism; Metabolomics; Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Machine Learning; Bioinformatics; Metabolomics, Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Machine learning, Bioinformatics

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Jiang, Xiaoyan

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer drug development and therapeutics; Studying inherited human disorders to understand human development, behaviour, physiology and degeneration, Emphasis on neurological, neuromuscular, and psychiatric diseases

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Karsan, Aly

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Hematological tumours; Cancer molecular targets; Leukemia; Hematopoiesis; Genomics and epigenomics; Noncoding RNAs; Aging; Leukemia , Hematopoiesis, Genomics and epigenomics, Noncoding RNAs, Aging

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Lallous, Nada

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biochemistry; Biophysics; Cancer biology; Therapeutics; Protein research; Drug resistance; transcription factors; Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Therapeutics, Protein research, Drug resistance, Transcription factors

Laronde, Denise

Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer; oral cancer screening; malignant transformation; early detection; oral premalignant lesions; oral cancer screening, malignant transformation, early detection, oral premalignant lesions

Lau, Joseph

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Nuclear medicine; Cancer; Radiopharmaceuticals; Imaging; Radiotherapy; nuclear medicine, cancer, radiopharmaceuticals, imaging, radiotherapy

Li, Vicky

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Cancer progression and metastasis; Molecular and cell biology; Integrins; Breast Cancer; Cell signaling; Mouse models; Chick embryo models; Invadopodia; Cancer invasion and metastasis; Neuroblastoma; GD2

Lim, Chinten James

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

tumour cell biology; mechanisms of drug resistance; cell adhesion, migration and invasion; tumour microenvironment; pediatric oncology; tumor xenografts; tumour organoids; tumour cell biology, mechanisms of drug resistance, cell adhesion, migration and invasion, tumour microenvironment, pediatric oncology, tumor xenografts, tumour organoids

Lockwood, William

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer progression and metastasis; Cancer drug development and therapeutics; Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; Cancer; drug discovery; Genetics; genomics; Immune response; Lung cancer; Oncogene signaling; Proteomics; Mouse models; Cancer, Drug discovery, Genetics, Genomics, Immune response, Lung cancer, Oncogene signaling, Proteomics, Mouse models

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Marra, Marco

Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Genetics; Epigenomics; Cancer biology; Genetics, Epigenomics, Cancer biology

Marra, Marco

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Genetics; Epigenomics; Cancer biology; Genetics, Epigenomics, Cancer biology

Maxwell, Christopher

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Hereditary Cancer; Cell division; Cell migration; Differentiation; Cell polarity; Hereditary Cancer, Cell division, Cell migration, Differentiation, Cell polarity

Maylin, Zoe

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Prostate Cancer; molecular biology; Drug discovery and development; Biomarkers;

Minchinton, Andrew

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Cancer progression and metastasis; Cancer drug development and therapeutics; Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; Cancer; drug discovery; Genetics; genomics; Immune response; Proteomics; Mouse models; , Cancer, Drug discovery, Genetics, Genomics, Immune response, Proteomics, Mouse models

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Nislow, Corey

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Genomics; Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; genomics; Genetics; drug discovery; Biotechnology; Space Biology; Genomics, genetics, Drug Discovery, Biotechnology, Space Biology

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Parker, Seth

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Metabolomics; mass spectrometry; Childhood disease; Cancer; Solute carriers; Metabolism; Mitochondria; Stable-isotope tracing; Functional assay development; Metabolomics, Mass spectrometry, Childhood disease, Cancer, Solute carriers, Metabolism, Mitochondria, Stable-isotope tracing, Functional assay development

Pelech, Steven

Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Protein Microarrays; Protein Kinases; Protein Phosphatases; Protein phosphorylation; Cell signalling; Signal transduction; Cell division; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Neurological Disease; Cancer; Immunology; Protein microarrays, Protein kinases, Protein phosphatases, Protein phosphorylation, Cell signalling, Signal transduction, Cell division, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Neurological disease, Cancer, Immunology

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Roberts, Morgan

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Tumour immunology; Applied immunology (including antibody engineering, xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies); Solid cancer tumours; Immunology; Bladder cancer; Immuno-oncology; Sex differences in cancer immunobiology; , Immunology, Bladder cancer, Immuno-oncology, Sex differences in cancer immunobiology

Roskelley, Calvin

Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

cell adhesion; cell motility; Metastasis; cell adhesion, cell motility, metastasis

Roskelley, Calvin

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

cell adhesion; cell motility; Metastasis; cell adhesion, cell motility, metastasis

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Segat, Gabriela

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; Cancer drug development and therapeutics; Basic pharmacology; Applied immunology (including antibody engineering, xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies); Hematology; oncology; Inflammation; Epigenetics

Somasekharan, Syam

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

RNA Biology; Cell Biology; molecular biology; Biomolecular Condensates; Nucleolus; mRNA Translation; Liquid-liquid Phase Separation; RNA Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomolecular Condensates, Nucleolus, mRNA Translation, Liquid-liquid Phase Separation

Steidl, Christian

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Hematological tumours; Cancer; Cancer biology; Pathology; lymphoma; tumor microenvironment; Precision Medicine; genomics; cancer, cancer biology, pathology, lymphoma, tumor microenvironment, precision medicine, genomics

Steif, Adi

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bioinformatics; Algorithms and computational genomics; Genomics; Cancer genetics; Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; Cancer progression and metastasis; Statistical methods for high throughput data; High dimensional data analysis; Computational Biology; Bioinformatics; Machine Learning; Cancer Genomics; Single cell sequencing; Tumour evolution; Genomic technology development; Computational biology, Bioinformatics, Machine learning, Cancer genomics, Single cell sequencing, Tumour evolution, Genomic technology development

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Tang, Xin

Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Explainable and Interpretable Learning, Representation Learning, Knowledge Distillation; Biologically Informed Neural Network, Physically Informed Neural Network; Knowledge Distillation, Biological LLM, Biomedical Image Processing; Computational Cell Biology, Single-cell Biology, Multi-omics, Virtual Cell, Spatial Omics; Brain-Computer Interface, Neuroscience, Brain Mapping; Cancer Genomics, Development, Aging; Explainable and Interpretable Learning, Representation Learning, Knowledge Distillation, Biologically Informed Neural Network, Physically Informed Neural Network, Knowledge Distillation, Biological LLM, Biomedical Image Processing, Computational Cell Biology, Single-cell Biology, Multi-omics, Virtual Cell, Spatial Omics, Brain-Computer Interface, Neuroscience, Brain Mapping, Cancer Genomics, Development, Aging

Tang, Xin

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

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Vandekerkhove, Gillian

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Cancer genetics; Cancer molecular targets; Cancer progression and metastasis; Urothelial cancer; Liquid biopsy; Cancer Genomics; Cell-Free DNA; Circulating tumor DNA; Urinary DNA; Precision oncology; Bioinformatics; Correlative science; Clinical trials;

Velenosi, Thomas

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Pharmacometabolomics; Pharmacology; Metabolomics; Lipidomics; mass spectrometry; Cancer; Stable isotope tracing; Bioinformatics; Pharmacometabolomics, Pharmacology, Metabolomics, Lipidomics, Mass spectrometry, Cancer, Stable isotope tracing, Bioinformatics

Venturutti, Leandro

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Hematological tumours; Premalignant disease (precursors); Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; Cancer progression and metastasis; Adaptive immunity; Autoimmunity; Cellular immunology; Immunogenetics (including genetic immunology); Blood cancer; Lymphomas; Clonal precursor populations; Tumor progression; Tumor dissemination; Extranodal disease; B cells; Autoimmunity; Immunological memory; Blood cancer, Lymphomas, Clonal precursor populations, Tumor progression, Tumor dissemination, Extranodal disease, B cells, Autoimmunity, Immunological memory

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Williams, Karla

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer progression and metastasis; Intracellular signaling, signal transduction, receptor and membrane biology; Cancer biology; Metastasis; Tumor and plasma biomarkers; Therapeutic target identification and validation; tumor microenvironment; Cancer biology, Metastasis , Tumor and plasma biomarkers, Therapeutic target identification and validation, Tumor microenvironment

Wisnovsky, Simon

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

glycobiology; carbohydrates; Tumor immunology; Functional genomics; CRISPR screening; Glycomics; Biochemistry; Molecular Genetics; Cell Biology; Cancer; Glycobiology, Carbohydrates, Tumor immunology, Functional genomics, CRISPR screening, Glycomics, Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology, Cancer

Wong, Judy

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer biology; Aging; Genome Instability; Nucleic Acid Structures; Pharmacology; Genetics and Genomics; Cancer Biology, Aging, Genome Instability, Nucleic Acid Structures, Pharmacology, Genetics and Genomics

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