news & updates John E Dick, PhD Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network Dept of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto - Research - People - Publications Relevant Publications from the Dick Group McKenzie JL, Gan OI, Doedens M, Dick JE. Reversible cell surface expression of CD38 on CD34-positive human hematopoietic repopulating cells, Exp Hematol. 2007 Sep;35(9):1429-36. Barabe F, Kennedy JA, Hope KJ, Dick JE. Modeling the initiation and progression of human acute leukemia in mice, Science. 2007 Apr 27;316(5824):600-4. More Publications

“If cancer stem cells lie at the heart of some cancers, then being able to predict the behavior of tumors and providing effective therapies against them means understanding the abnormal growth pathways within the stem cells themselves.”

- John Dick, Project Leader (UHN)

“The only reason that I'm willing to take a risk on this project is my confidence in the quality and camaraderie of my colleagues.”

- Scott Tanner, Principal Investigator (University of Toronto)

“We're examining DNA not for its well-recognized role as the genetic material to store and transmit genetic information, but rather for its less-known potential to act as a novel cancer diagnostic tool.”

- Yingfu Li, Principal Investigator (McMaster University)

“We're gaining more understanding of cell defects and how to modify them, so that treatment is no longer a shotgun approach, but more like an arrow aimed at a specific target.”

- Mark Minden, Principal Investigator (OCI)

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Top Row From Left : James Kennedy, Frederic Barabe, Jennifer Warner, Monica Doedens, Olga Gan, Liqing Jin, Catherine Obrien, Sergei Doulatov, Kristin Hope, John Dick

Sitting From Left: Family Member, Family Member, Family Member, Katsuto Takenaka, Gabriella Mallia, Jean Wang, Eric Lechman.

Missing : Joby Mckenzie, Sally De Silva