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Drs. Daniel Schramek on the left and Khalid Al-Zahrani on the right standing in a scientific lab setting.
Scientists untangle “chromosome chaos” and uncover 81 hidden genes driving the hardest-to-treat breast cancer
Researchers have solved a long-standing mystery of how abnormal chromosomes drive cancer, identifying 81 new genes involved in…
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A photo of a framed drawing of Dr. Bernard Zinman collaged with a group photo of Ravi Retnakaran, Jean Zinman, Bernard Zinman and Anthony Hanley.
A lifetime of diabetes discoveries: Dr. Bernard Zinman is inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
The finding that a common diabetes drug could reduce cardiovascular deaths…
Dr. Daniel Drucker posing in the center with his lab members on each side of him in their lab.
Dr. Daniel Drucker awarded the 2026 Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation Scientific Prize
Dr. Daniel Drucker, a renowned scientist and senior investigator at the…
Drs. Daniel Drucker (left) and Maria Gonzalez-Rellan smile in a laboratory setting.
GLP-1 medicine improves liver health independent of weight loss
Researchers at Sinai Health have found that semaglutide, the active…
A collage of five professional headshots arranged in two rows, Drs. Rayjean Hung, Daniel Drucker, Ravi Retnakaran, Kieran Campbell and Sabrina Kolker from Sinai Health.
Researchers awarded nearly $2M to investigate GLP-1 medicines for the prevention of obesity-related cancers
A team at Sinai Health’s Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) led…
Drs. John Sled, Lauryl Nutter, Lise Phaneuf and Daniel Schramek standing alongside one another.
$6.2 million investment to create Canada’s premier translational research facility
A $6.2-million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation will fund…
Drs. Danny Chan and Andras Nagy sit in the laboratory at Hong Kong University.
Cloaked transplants evade immune rejection in a step towards off-the-shelf cells for therapy
Scientists have achieved a significant milestone in cell therapy research…