New Labs at the Lunenfeld
New Lunenfeld laboratories have recently expanded facilities by 44,000 square feet, bringing together eleven leading prinicipal investigators and associate scientists, alongside 150 post-doctoral fellows, technicians and graduate students.
The new labs illustrate the importance of collaboration in science –- shared space and resources encourage collaboration, foster integrated thinking and influence the advancement of science.
Experts working
together in translational research
- Dr. Daniel Drucker develops treatments for diabetes, obesity, and intestinal disorders
- Dr. Sue Quaggin works to understand mechanisms underlying diseases of the kidney
- Dr. Andras Nagy researches stem cells, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
- Dr. Rita Kandel studies stem cell techniques for tissue regeneration - to either repair or replace cartilage or disc damaged by disease or trauma
Leaders
collaborating on women’s and infants’ health
research
- Dr. Stephen Lye uncovers the unknown elements of pre-term birth
- Dr. Robert Casper leads research on fertility and endometriosis
- Dr. Lee Adamson studies the placenta and associated complications in pregnancy
- Dr. Isabella Caniggia investigates the causes and detection of preeclampsia and works to improve placental health in expectant mothers
- Dr. Ian Rogers develops umbilical cord blood stem cells and embryonic stem cells for broad therapeutic use.
- Dr. Ted Brown creates ways to detect and screen for ovarian cancer
- Dr. Andrea Jurisicova researches genetic links to female infertility
