Dr. Irene Andrulis

Principal Investigator

Director: Ontario Cancer Genetics Network, Cancer Care Ontario

Co-Head:

Fred A. Litwin Centre for Cancer Genetics, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

Professor:

Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto

Major Research Activities:

Dr. Andrulis´s research program investigates the molecular alterations in cancer and how these genetic events contribute to the development of human cancers. Her team is investigating changes associated with the acquisition of drug resistance and the abnormal expression of proto-oncogenes in primary tumors.
Her work involves the study of the prognostic value of neu oncogene amplification in patients with node-negative breast cancer, a group which would benefit from better prognostic indicators.