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A collage of Drs. Vasily Giannakeas and Selin Jessa smiling in brightly lit room.
Meet the newest scientists advancing discovery and translational research at Sinai Health
Drs. Vasily Giannakeas and Selin Jessa join the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) as its newest researchers. 
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Scientists receive $9M in renewed funding to study how cancer cells escape treatment
A renewed $9 million grant is accelerating research into one of cancer…
Dr. Michael Wainberg smiling at Isabel Kerrebijn, sitting at a desk beside one another with an open laptop in front of them.
Largest-ever genetic study of fibromyalgia points to a neurological origin of the disorder
A study co-led by Sinai Health researchers breaks new ground in…
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…
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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…
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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…
scientist examining a petri dish, he is wearing a lab coat and purple gloves
Scientists receive >$3M funding boost to identify genetic drivers of brain cancers – and find ways to stop them
Dr. Daniel Schramek, Deputy Director of Discovery Research at Sinai Health…
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Meet the scientists shaping the future of discovery at Sinai Health
February 11 marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a…
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A simple blood test can predict Crohn’s disease before symptoms appear
Sinai Health researchers have shown a blood test can predict Crohn’s…