Peter Dirks

Researcher
  • The Hospital for Sick Children
  • University of Toronto
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  • Multiple Cancers

    Determinants of stemness that underlie high risk or relapse disease

    There’s an analogy that Dr. John Dick likes to use to describe cancer. For him, cancer is like a weed, with the tumour being the leafy part that sits above ground. The roots, on the other hand, ...

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    Multiple Cancers

    Development of stemness-based prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets

    There is an analogy senior scientist Dr. John Dick uses when explaining his TFRI-funded cancer stem cell (CSC) research. He compares cancer to a weed that has a separate root to the stem, branches and...

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  • Research Highlight|September 01, 2020

    Developing precision medicine alternatives for triple negative breast cancer

    TFRI-funded scientists in Toronto have made a discovery that could unlock precision medicine treatments for patients diagnosed with triple negative br...

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