SkIN Canada Research Map
A publicly accessible web database of skin researchers and expertise in Canada.
| Title | Investigator | Affiliation | Primary department | City, Province | Degrees/ Clinical specialty (MD) | Research pillar/s | Fields of research | Skin conditions studied | Methodological expertise |
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| Dr. | Alhusayen, Raed Full profile raed.alhusayen@sunnybrook.ca | Sunnybrook Research Institute - University of Toronto | Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine | Toronto, Ontario | MD (Dermatology), Master's (Clinical Epidemiology) | •Clinical •Health system services •Population health | Comorbidities with skin disorders, Burden of skin disease | •Hidradenitis Suppurativa •Cutaneous Lymphomas •Autoimmune Bullous disorders (pemphigus, pemphigoid) •Dermatitis •Psoriasis | Observational Studies, Disease Registries, Population based / Administrative database research, Health Policy, Validation of clinical tools and diagnostic codes, Clinical Trials. |
| Dr. | Beleznay, Katie Full profile kbeleznay@gmail.com (604) 916-4179 | University of British Columbia | Dermatology and Skin Science | Vancouver, British Columbia | MD | •Clinical | •Cosmetic Dermatology •Filler Complications | Cosmetic Dermatology, Filler Complications, Safety with Cosmetic Procedures. | |
| Dr. | Berthod, François Full profile francois.berthod@fmed.ulaval.ca (418) 525-4444 | Université Laval | LOEX, CHU de Quebec-Université Laval research center | Québec, Quebec | PhD | •Basic biomedical | Tissue engineering, dermatology, neurosciences | •Psoriasis •Diabetic ulcers •Rosacea | In vitro disease modeling using patient-derived cells (psoriasis, diabetic ulcers, rosacea, etc.) |
| Prof. | Biernaskie, Jeff Full profile jeff.biernaskie@ucalgary.ca (403) 210-7306 | University of Calgary | Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine | Calgary, Alberta | PhD | •Basic biomedical | Skin regeneration, scar, fibrosis, wound healing, nerve regeneration, fibroblast-immune cell interaction | •Burns •Wound healing | Single cell genomics, high resolution microscopy, cell culture and small and large animal models of wound healing. |
| Prof. | Brambilla, Davide Full profile davide.brambilla@umontreal.ca (514) 343-6117 | Université de Montrèal | Faculty of Pharmacy | Montreal, Quebec | PhD | •Basic biomedical | Drug formulation, Transdermal, microtechnology, nanotechnology, Minimally invasive diagnostic, microneedles, medical tattoos | •Inflammation •Psoriasis •Other | My laboratory works at the interface of medicine, pharmacy and materials science with the main objective of improving drug efficacy, and patient compliance as well as develop innovative minimally invasive diagnostic devices. More in particular my research interests include the design of polymeric microneedles for the non-invasive transdermal delivery of on-purpose designed diagnostic and therapeutic agents as well as new nanoparticulate and bio-conjugates platforms for the targeted delivery of biotherapeutic agents. My laboratory possess key knowledge for design of new devices as well as for their evaluation both in vitro and in vivo. |
| Dr. | Champion, Caitlin drcaitchampion@gmail.com | NOSM University | Department of Surgery | Parry Sound, Ontario | MD (General Surgery) Master's (Health Systems) | •Clinical •Health system services | Frostbite | •Frostbite | |
| Prof. | Chan, An-Wen Full profile anwen.chan@utoronto.ca | Women's College Research Institute, University of Toronto | Medicine | Toronto, Ontario | PhD, MD (Dermatology) | •Clinical •Health system services •Population health | Risk factors, prevention and management of skin cancer in high-risk populations | •Squamous cell carcinoma •Basal cell carcinoma •Melanoma •Keratinocyte carcinoma | Epidemiology, clinical trials, health services research, systematic reviews, reporting guidelines, research quality. |
| 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. | Drucker, Aaron Full profile aaron.drucker@wchospital.ca | University of Toronto | Medicine | Toronto, Ontario | MD (Dermatology), Master's (Clinical and Translational Research) | •Clinical •Health system services •Population health | Epidemiology, Evidence-based medicine | •Atopic dermatitis •Psoriasis •Skin cancer | Epidemiologic studies using secondary analyses of databases. |
| Prof. | Fradette, Julie Full profile julie.fradette@chg.ulaval.ca (418) 525-4444 | Université Laval | Department of Surgery | Quebec, Quebec | PhD | •Basic biomedical | Wound repair, tissue engineering, adipose tissue, mesenchymal cell-based therapies, biological dressings. | •Radiodermatitis •Diabetic and normal skin wound models (excisional and incisional) | Tissue engineering (skin, adipose tissue, bone), cell culture, animal models of wound healing and tissue grafting, confocal imaging, histology. |
| Miss. | Gauthier, Josianne gauthierjosianne@gmail.com | Whitehorse General Hospital | Pharmacy | Whitehorse, Yukon | M.Sc. Pharm. | •Clinical | Frostbite | •Frostbite | |
| Prof. | Germain, Lucie Full profile lucie.germain@fmed.ulaval.ca (418) 525-4444 | Université Laval | Department of Surgery and LOEX center | Quebec, Quebec | PhD | •Basic biomedical •Clinical | Regenerative Medicine, Stem cells, Tissue engineering. | •Wound healing •Burns | Tissue engineering, Reconstruction of skin tissue, Analysis of stem cells, cell culture, skin substitutes. |
| Dr. | Gniadecki, Robert Full profile r.gniadecki@ualberta.ca | University of Alberta | Medicine/Dermatology | Edmonton, Alberta | PhD DMSci | •Basic biomedical •Clinical | Cutaneous lymphoma, Psoriasis, Scleroderma, Skin inflammation | •Psoriasis, •Mycosis fungoides •Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma | Cell culture, genomics, transcriptomics. |
| Dr. | Gooderham, Melinda Full profile mgooderham@centrefordermatology.com (705) 761-7247 | Queens University | Peterborough, Ontario | MD (Dermatology) , Master's (Biochemistry) | •Clinical | Inflammatory skin diseases | •Psoriasis •Atopic dermatitis •Hidradenitis suppurativa •Chronic urticaria •Acne •Rosacea | Clinical trials, Phase 1 to 4. | |
| Prof. | Häkkinen, Lari Full profile lhakkine@dentistry.ubc.ca | University of British Columbia | Faculty of Dentistry, OBMS | Vancouver, British Columbia | PhD, DDS | •Basic biomedical | Wound healing, oral mucosa, skin, fibroblast subpopulations, extracellular matrix | •Scar formation | Animal models of skin and oral mucosal wound healing (mice, large domestic pigs), cell culture models, cell biology, proteomics, molecular biology, histology, immunohistochemistry. |
| Dr. | Hanna, Timothy Full Profile cce@queensu.ca | Queen’s University | Oncology | Kingston, Ontario | PhD MD (Radiation Oncology) Master's (Epidemiology) | •Health system services | Access to quality cancer care, cancer health services research, health economics | •Skin cancer | Administrative data. |
| Dr. | Hassan, Fatma Full profile fhassa25@uwo.ca (519) 919-7166 | Western University | Physiology and Pharmacology Dept | London, Ontario | PhD | •Basic biomedical | Regulation of mechanotransduction by kindlin family protein in epidermal cells | •Squamous cell carcinoma •Kindler syndrome | Handling of epidermal cell culture line, immunofluorescent microscopy, western blot, q-PCR, ELIZA, hands-on various lab animals. |
| Dr. | Hawkins, C Nicole catherine.hawkins@albertahealthservices.ca (639) 998-4860 | University of Calgary Division of Dermatology | Medicine | Calgary, Alberta | MD | •Clinical | Medical Dermatology, Cosmetic Dermatology | •Psoriasis •Atopic Dermatitis •Cosmetic Dermatology | |
| Prof. | Hedtrich, Sarah Full profile sarah.hedtrich@ubc.ca (604) 822-2466 | The University of British Columbia | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Vancouver, British Columbia | PhD | •Basic biomedical | Understanding and tackling inflammatory and genetic skin diseases | •inflammatory skin diseases with a focus on atopic dermatitis •Severe monogenic skin diseases with focus on congenital ichthyosis | Tissue engineering of skin (disease) models, skin absorption testing organ-on-chip setups. |
| Dr. | Hinz, Boris Full profile boris.hinz@utoronto.ca | University of Toronto | Faculty of Dentistry | Toronto, Ontario | PhD | •Basic biomedical | Wound healing, Fibrosis, Myofibroblasts, TGF-beta, Stromal cells-inflammatory cells-crosstalk | •Hypertrophic scarring •Physiological healing •Fibrosis | Light microscopy imaging Cell Biology, Biomedical engineering, Cell Mechanobiology: AFM-atomic force microscopy, strain devices, micro-patterning, cell contraction analysis, stiff/soft culture substrates. |
| Dr. | Jack, Carolyn Full profile CAROLYN.JACK@MCGILL.CA | McGill University | Department of Medicine | Montreal, Quebec | PhD, MD (Dermatology) | •Basic biomedical •Clinical •Health system services •Population health | Immunology, TH2 Immunity, Allergy | •Atopic dermatitis | Flow cytometry, confocal imaging, cell and tissue culture, cytokine biochemical assays. |
| Dr. | Jeschke, Marc Full profile marc.jeschke@sunnybrook.ca (416) 480-6703 | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto | Ross Tilley Burn Centre | Toronto, Ontario | PhD, MD (Burns), Master's (Medical Science) | •Basic biomedical •Clinical | Animal Models, Burns, Cell Biology, Hypermetabolism, Inflammation, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells, Stress Response, Trauma | •Burns •SJS/TEN | The goal of Dr. Jeschke’s research is to attenuate stress hypermetabolic and catabolic responses, and improve cell regeneration and survival. His team is studying the stress-induced changes in the liver and various other tissues at a cellular and cell organelle level to identify key signalling molecules and pathways that may be altered to improve cell survival and organ function. |
| Dr. | Kirchhof, Mark Full profile mkirchhof@toh.ca | University of Ottawa | Medicine | Ottawa, Ontario | PhD, MD | •Clinical •Health system services •Population health | •Autoimmune skin diseases (ie Atopic Dermatitis Hidradenitis, Drug Reactions, Psoriasis, Lupus, etc) •Skin Cancer | Basic science / Immunology bench work Clinical Trials, Systematic Reviews, Case Control Studies. | |
| Prof. | Laurin, Mélanie Full Profile melanie.laurin@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca (418) 525-4444 | CR du CHU de Québec - Université Laval | Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry, Pathology | Québec, Quebec | PhD | •Basic biomedical | Skin embryonic development and cancer progression | •Basal Cell Carcinoma | Molecular biology, Cellular biology, Biochemistry, Mouse models. |
| Dr. | Lefrançois, Philippe Full Profile philippe.lefrancois2@mcgill.ca | Lady Davis Institute, McGill University and Jewish General Hospital | Dermatology | Montréal, Quebec | PhD, MD | •Basic biomedical •Clinical | Skin cancer, Cutaneous oncology, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Tumor microenvironment, Translational research | •Basal Cell Carcinoma (primary research interest) •Squamous Cell Carcinoma •Melanoma •Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma •Side effects from novel cancer agents | Transcriptomics, Genomics, Computational biology/bioinformatics, Mutational analyses, Pathway analyses, Gene expression profiling, Patient-derived cancer samples, Single-cell analyses, Spatial transcriptomics, Spatial proteomics, Targeted sequencing, Molecular biology validation (qPCR, qRT-PCR, cell lines). |
| Dr. | Litvinov, Ivan Full profile ivan.litvinov@mail.mcgill.ca (514) 934-1934 | McGill University | Dermatology | Montreal, Quebec | PhD, MD | •Basic biomedical •Health system services •Population health | Skin Cancer | •Melanoma •Cutaneous Lymphomas •Merkel Cell Carcinoma | Cellular and Molecular Biology experimentation Epidemiological investigation. |
| Dr. | Logsetty, Sarvesh Full profile Logsetty@umanitoba.ca (204) 787-8682 | University of Manitoba | Surgery | Winnipeg, Manitoba | MD (Burn care) | •Clinical •Health system services •Population health | Burn care, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, wounds, Traumatic injury, Long-term outcomes, Social determinants of health, equity of access. | •Burns •Hidradenitis Suppurativa •Frostbite •Necrotizing Fasciitis | Population health, Epidemiology, Administrative Data analysis, Long-term outcomes, clinical trials, systematic reviews. |
| Prof. | Manolson, Morris F Full profile m.manolson@utoronto.ca (416) 864-8234 | University of Toronto | Faculty of Dentistry | Toronto, Ontario | PhD | •Basic biomedical | Ion transport, Bone, Osteoclasts, Proton pumps, Ion translocation, V-ATPases | •Bone | Molecular biology, ion transport, mammalian cell biology, yeast cell biology. |
| Dr. | Moulin, Veronique Full profile veronique.moulin@fmed.ulaval.ca | Universite Laval | Surgery | Québec, Quebec | PhD | •Basic biomedical •Clinical | Tissue engineering, wound healing, cytokines, cell interaction | •Burn •Hypertrophic scar •Scleroderma | Cell culture, tissue engineering, biochemistry. |
| Dr. | Mukovozov, Ilya Full profile mukovoi@gmail.com (416) 710-8545 | University of British Columbia | Dermatology | Vancouver, British Columbia | PhD, MD (Dermatology) Master's (Science) | •Basic biomedical •Clinical •Population health | •Dermatitis •Hidradenitis suppurativa •Granuloma annulare •Allergic contact dermatitis | Study design, Statistical analysis, Animal models, animal and human ethics protocols, Cell culture, Molecular biology, Functional cell biology assays (leukocyte migration, adhesion, phagocytosis, ROS production, etc, Flow cytometry, Western Blotting, Confocal microscopy, Health research methodology. | |
| Dr. | Mydlarski, P Régine Full profile regine.mydlarski@ucalgary.ca | University of Calgary | Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine | Calgary, Alberta | MD | •Basic biomedical •Clinical | Autoimmune mucocutaneous blistering diseases, transplant dermatology and the skin microbiome | •Pemphigus •Pemphigoid •Basal cell carcinoma •Squamous cell carcinoma •Melanoma | Molecular and cellular biology, immunology, and advanced imaging techniques (including atomic force microscopy). |
| Prof. | Nedelec, Bernadette Full profile bernadette.nedelec@mcgill.ca (514) 398-1275 | McGill University | Occupational Therapy | Montreal, Quebec | PhD, BSc OT | •Clinical | Burn Survivor rehabilitation, evaluation, treatment and outcomes | •Hypertrophic scar •Normal scar •Normal skin characteristics | Skin evaluation using objective instrumentation (Cutometer, Mexameter, Tewameter, high-frequency ultrasound scanner), Evaluation of scar itch and pain after a burn injury, Rehabilitation Outcome Evaluation |
| Dr. | Nessim, Carolyn Full profile cnessim@toh.ca (613) 915-0512 | The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | Surgery | Ottawa, Ontario | MD (General Surgery and Surgical Oncology) Master's (Biomedical Sciences) | •Clinical | Soft tissue sarcoma, melanoma, gastric cancer | •Melanoma •Merkel cell carcinoma | |
| Dr. | Ogunyemi, Boluwaji Full profile b62bao@mun.ca (709) 800-9050 | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Medicine (Dermatology) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | MD (Dermatology) | •Clinical •Population health | Dermatitis, Occupational Dermatology, Psoriasis, Medical Education, Skin of Color | •Dermatitis •Psoriasis | Health Claims Submissions, Survey Methods. |
| Dr. | Papp, Kim Full profile kapapp@probitymedical.com (519) 579-9535 | K Papp Clinical Research | Waterloo, Ontario | PhD, MD (Dermatology), Master's, BSc (H) | •Clinical | •Psoriasis •Atopic dermatitis, Dermatitis •Vitiligo •Alopecia areata, Alopecia •Herpes simplex, Herpes zoster •Cutaneous lupus, Discoid lupus | Clinical Trial Design (Phase I through IV), outcome measures, clinical assessments, disease severity measures, interpretation of results, clinical trial forensics, clinical trial logistics | ||
| Dr. | Pehr, Kevin Full profile pehrkevin@sympatico.ca | McGill University, Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute | Dermatology | Montreal, Quebec | MD (Lymphoma. Cutaneous adverse reactions. Natural history of disease) | •Clinical | Lymphoma. Cutaneous adverse reactions. Natural history of disease | •It varies | Mostly clinical/demographic. |
| Dr. | Philip, Anie Full profile anie.philip@mcgill.ca (514) 889-6108 | McGill University | Surgery | Montreal, Quebec | PhD | •Basic biomedical | Cellular communications, Signaling pathways, Cancer, Tissue fibrosis | •Wound healing •Scarring •Fibrosis •Scleroderma •Arthritis • Skin cancer •Squamous cell carcinoma | We use genomic and proteomic approaches using molecular and cell biology techniques including, cell and explant cultures, 3D cultures, organoid cultures, cloning, transfections, PCR, CRISPR, Western bot, and assays for proliferation, migration, invasion, tumorigenicity, stemness, and extracellular matrix production, and immunohistochemistry. |
| Prof. | Piguet, Vincent Full Profile vincent.piguet@utoronto.ca | University of Toronto | Medicine | Toronto, Ontario | PhD MD (Dermatology) | •Basic biomedical •Clinical | Dendritic cells, HIV, Microbicides, Vaccination, Inflammatory and Infectious skin diseases, psoriasis | •Hidradenitis suppurativa •Psoriasis •Atopic dermatitis •Pyoderma gangrenosum | Molecular and Cellular Biology, Immunology. |
| Dr. | Poole, Alexander alexjpoole@mac.com | Whitehorse, Yukon | MD | •Clinical | Frostbite | •Frostbite | |||
| Dr. | Pope, Elena Full profile elena.pope@sickkids.ca (416) 813-6883 | The Hospital for Sick Children and Temerity School of Medicine, Toronto | Pediatric Dermatology | Toronto, Ontario | MD (Pediatrics/ Pediatric Dermatology), Master's (clinical pharmacology) | •Clinical | Clinical trials, outcome measure development and testing | •Epidermolysis bullosa •Ichthyosis •Vascular tumors •Morphea | Clinical trial expertise |
| Prof. | Pouliot, Roxane Full profile roxane.pouliot@pha.ulaval.ca (418) 525-4444 | Université Laval | Pharmacy | Québec, Quebec | PhD | •Basic biomedical | Skin, psoriasis, tissue engineering | •Psoriasis | Tissue engineering, cell culture, percutaneous absorption, lipids analyses. |
| Dr. | Purdy, Kerri kerri.purdy@nshealth.ca (902) 473-7934 | Dalhousie Univ | Medicine | Halifax, Nova Scotia | MD (Medical dermatology) | •Clinical | None yet but soon! | •Planning for clinical trials | |
| Dr. | Rosen, Cheryl crosen019@gmail.com (416) 603-5952 | Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto | Medicine | Toronto, Ontario | MD (Dermatology) | •Clinical •Population health | Psoriasis, Psoriatic arthritis, Photoprotection | •Psoriasis •Cutaneous lupus | |
| Prof. | Shah, Girish Full profile girish.shah@crchul.ulaval.ca (418) 525-4444 | Université Laval, Faculty of Medicine | BMBMP: Biologie moléculaire, biochinmie médicale et pathologie | Québec, Quebec | PhD | •Basic biomedical | UV-induced nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in mice, Respons to UV-damage at cellular and molecular levels, PARP, cancer therapy | •Non-melanoma skin cancers •Squamous cell carcinoma | SKH-1 hairless mouse model for UVB-induced NMSC; PARP1-knockout SKH1 mouse model to study UVB-induced skin cancer; Cellular responses to UVC or UVB exposure; DNA damage; DNA repair of UV damage by nucleotide excision repair pathway (NER); UV-induced cell death; Prophylatic and therapeutic approach to solar UV-induced skin cancers. |
| Mrs. | Shariatzadeh, Farinaz Jonidi Full Profile jonidisf@myumanitoba.ca | University of Manitoba | Biomedical Engineering | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Master's | •Basic biomedical | Wound dressing- Infection and scar prevention | •Scar formation | |
| Dr. | Sibbald, Cathryn cathryn.sibbald@sickkids.ca | SickKids Hospital, University of Toronto | Division of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics | Toronto, Ontario | MD (Dermatology) Master's (Clinical Epidemiology) | •Clinical | Epidemiology, therapeutics | •Alopecia •Morphea •Drug reactions | Epidemiology, systematic reviews. |
| Dr. | Thombs, Brett Full Profile brett.thombs@mcgill.ca (514) 340-8222 | Jewish General Hospital and McGill University | Psychiatry | Montreal, Quebec | PhD | •Clinical •Health system services | Patient engagement, Psychosocial, mental health, rehabilitation, patient-reported outcomes. | •Systemic sclerosis, other rheumatic disease | Mental health epidemiology, prevention, clinical trials, health services research, systematic reviews, reporting guidelines, research quality. |
| Dr. | Vender, Ron Full profile ron.vender@me.com (905) 517-8119 | Dermatrials Research Inc. | Hamilton, Ontario | MD FRCPC | •Clinical | Dermatology | •Psoriasis | Phase 2-3-4 Clinical trials for psoriatic disease via topical, oral, or injectable modes of administration. | |
| Dr. | Wright, Frances frances.wright@sunnybrook.ca (416) 480-4210 | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Cancer Care Ontario | Surgery | Toronto, Ontario | MD (Surgical Oncology) Master's ( Education) | •Clinical •Health system services •Population health | Melanoma, Knowledge translation | •Melanoma | Qualitative research. |
| Dr. | Yeung, Jensen jensen.yeung@utoronto.ca (416) 323-7505 | University of Toronto | Dermatology | Toronto, Ontario | MD (Dermatology) | •Clinical •Population health | •Psoriasis •Atopic Dermatitis •Skin Cancer •Inflammatory skin conditions •Drug induced inflammatory skin conditions | ||
| Dr. | Zhou, Youwen Full profile youwen.zhou@ubc.ca (604) 875-4747 | University of British Columbia | Dermatology and Skin Science | Vancouver, British Columbia | PhD, MD (Dermatology) | •Basic biomedical •Clinical | Macrophages in the development and treatment of skin diseases | •Vitiligo •Melasma •Skin cancer •Dermatitis •Alopecia areata | Transcriptomics, Integrated medical informatics, Clinical trials, Computer-assisted drug design, Animal models in dermatotherapeutic development. |