A program focused on the study of the interaction between susceptibility genes and environmental factors (including lifestyle) in the causation of cancer. The program has conducted an ongoing series of studies examining the interaction between genetic predisposition and environmental and lifestyle factors for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma, and multiple myeloma, as well as breast, ovarian, prostate, bladder and skin cancers.
Gene-Environment Interactions in Cancer Research (GENIC)
Members
Affiliate
Dr. Angela Brooks-Wilson, PhD
Affiliate scientist; Distinguished Scientist, Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre
Dr. Derrick Lee, PhD
Affiliate Scientist; Associate Scientist, St. Francis Xavier University
Dr. Anne-Marie Nicol, PhD
Affiliate Scientist; Associate Professor, SFU
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