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SkIN Canada Research Map

A publicly accessible web database of skin researchers and expertise in Canada.

Title
Investigator
Affiliation
Primary department
City, Province
Degrees
Research pillars
Fields of research
Skin condition
Methodological expertise
Dr.
University of Calgary
Oncology
Calgary,
Ontario
PhD Master's (Public Health)
  • Population health
  • Health system services
health services research; real world evidence; real world data
  • Skin cancer

health services research; real world evidence; real world data; big data

Dr.
McGill University
Biochemistry
Montreal,
Quebec
PhD
  • Basic biomedical
Epidermal stem cell biology
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Ichthyosis

Mouse models,
cell bi

Dr.

Croitoru, David

University of Toronto
Toronto,
Ontario
MD (Dermatology) Master's (Immunology)
  • Basic biomedical
  • Clinical
Translational and Bio-banking
  • Hidradenitis suppurativa
  • Psoriasis
  • Wound healing
  • Pyoderma gangrenosum
  • Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease
  • Neutrophilic Dermatoses
Dr.

Dagnino, Lina

Full profile

ldagnino@uwo.ca

(519) 661-4264

Western University
Physiology and Pharmacology
London,
Ontario
PhD Master's (Medicinal Chemistry)
  • Basic biomedical
Epidermal biology, development, regeneration and transformation, epidermal stem cell biology
  • Keratinocyte carcinoma
  • Epidermal development
  • Wound healing

Mouse models, cell biology, molecular biology, organotypic cultures, wound healing, primary cell models

Dr.
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Department of Medicine, McGill University
Montreal,
Quebec
PhD
  • Basic biomedical
Immunology
  • Melanoma

Preclinical translational research (drug efficacy and safety assessments)
Gene expression & molecular biology
Animal disease modeling for inflammatory and oncology studies
Signal transduction studies

Dr.

DeCoste, Ryan

ryan.decoste@nshealth.ca

Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Halifax,
Nova Scotia
MD (Anatomical and Dermatopathology)
  • Clinical
Melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, Immunohistochemistry and molecular pathology of skin cancer
  • Merkel cell carcinoma
  • Melanoma
  • Adnexal carcinomas with neuroendocrine differentiation

Histopathological diagnosis, immunohistochemistry, pre-analytical specimen preparation for molecular pathology.

Dr.

Del Rincon, Sonia

sonia.delrincon@mcgill.ca

(514) 340-8222

Lady Davis Institute-McGill University
Oncology
Montreal,
Quebec
PhD (Basic biomedical)
  • Basic biomedical
Tumor microenvironment (melanoma), Immune related adverse events associated with immunotherapy, highly multiplexed imaging/spatial biology
  • Skin pathologies associated with immunotherapy
  • Melanoma

Pre-clinical mouse modelling of melanoma
Highly multiplexed imaging/spatial biology – using PhenoCycler Fusion system

Dr.

Derek Chu

Full profile

chudk@mcmaster.ca

(905) 212-2100

McMaster University
Department of Medicine (Clinical Immunology & Allergy)
Hamilton,
Ontario
PhD MD FRCPC (Pediatric & Adult Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
  • Clinical
  • Health system services
  • Population health
Allergy & Immunology, Dermatology
  • Atopic Dermatitis
  • Allergic disease
  • Urticaria and angioedema

Randomized trials, observational studies, systematic review & (network) meta-analysis, guideline development, Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness

Dr.
University of Toronto
Medicine
Toronto,
Ontario
MD (Dermatology), Master's (Clinical and Translational Research)
  • Population health
  • Health system services
  • Clinical
Epidemiology, Evidence-based medicine
  • Atopic Dermatitis
  • Psoriasis
  • Skin cancer

Epidemiologic studies using secondary analyses of databases.

Dr.

Dytoc, Marlene

Full profile

research@mdskinhealth.com

(780)-407-1555

University of Alberta
Dermatology
Edmonton,
Alberta
PhD, MD
  • Clinical
  • Population health
  • Health system services
Psychodermatology , Sun safety, Genitourinary health
  • Incontinence associated dermatitis
  • Lichen clerics
  • Psychodermatologic conditions
  • Atopic Dermatitis

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