Housheng Hansen He

Researcher
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  • University Health Network
  • University of Toronto
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  • Multiple Cancers

    Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) of the lung, prostate and pancreas

    Sunnybrook Research Institute scientist Dr. Hon Leong says celebrities like Steve Jobs and Aretha Franklin, both diagnosed with rare neuroendocrine tumours, would have been among those to benefit from...

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  • Multiple Cancers

    Triggers and Targets in the Tumour Microenvironment: Hypoxia and Beyond

    A leading team of scientists at Toronto’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is set to expand its groundbreaking research into the effects of low oxygen levels (hypoxia) on tumour aggressiveness th...

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  • Completed
    Prostate Cancer

    Understanding the function of circular RNA in tumour hypoxia

    A newly funded TFRI researcher at Toronto’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is building on existing hypoxia research to discover new ways to kill some of the most aggressive and treatment-resist...

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Related News & Events

  • Research Highlight|October 30, 2024

    Decoding the spread of lung cancer

    Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), a leading cause of cancer-related deaths, may have met its match in the form of a tiny chemical tag known as m6A methylati...

  • Research Highlight|May 27, 2021

    New approach allows researchers to explore areas surrounding tumours to find signatures associated with prostate cancer progression

    Ontario-based researchers led by Dr. Hansen Housheng He have used single-cell RNA-sequencing to analyze the tumour microenvironment, helping them iden...

  • Research Highlight|January 08, 2021

    Cancer cells hibernate like bears to evade harsh chemotherapy

    A team led by Dr. Catherine O’Brien, a TFRI-funded scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, discovered that when under threat, all...

  • Press Release|July 03, 2019

    Trouver dans le microenvironnement des tumeurs de nouvelles cibles thérapeutiques en vue de personnaliser les traitements contre le cancer

    Une équipe de spécialistes chevronnés du Princess Margaret Cancer Centre de Toronto est appelée à élargir ses travaux de recherche novateurs sur les e...

  • Research Highlight|May 15, 2019

    Terry Fox New Investigator publishes two major papers in top scientific journals

    In the span of just a couple of months, TFRI New Investigator Dr. Housheng Hansen He has had major papers published in Cell and Nature Communications,...

  • Press Release|April 25, 2017

    Four 2017 New Investigator award recipients announced

    Awards to four New Investigators were recently made, with each award valued at $450,000 for a term of three years. Recipients are: Dr. Housheng Hansen...

  • Research Highlight|January 03, 2017

    How differences in the germline influence the type of prostate cancer that arises

    When it comes to treating prostate cancer, the news is predominantly positive: a combination of early detection and treatment by radiotherapy and surg...

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