Welcome Dr. Iacovos Michael

We would like to welcome Dr. Iacovos Michael (Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto) to the CPIN Program. 

Dr. Michael earned his MSc in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto. He carried out his postdoctoral training in the Swiss Institute of Cancer Research at the École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, under the mentorship of Dr. Douglas Hanahan, during which he examined the role of miRNAs during tumorigenesis. His work has been published in high-profile scientific journals and recognized by prestigious awards and fellowships, such as from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization. Dr. Michael is currently a Canada Research Chair, Tier 2, in Tumor Biology and Precision Oncology, a Scientist at the Sunnybrook Research Institute, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. The Michael lab examines the role of tumor innervation and the communication between cancer cells and neurons during cancer progression.