
The Garron Family Cancer Centre
Research
The Garron Family Cancer Centre supports innovative, novel and collaborative research improves and transforms our understanding of how cancer arises and progresses, and how we diagnose, treat and care for children with cancer.
Cancer research activities at SickKids involve all seven of Research Institute’s research programs, covering a comprehensive range of disciplines and interests.
Garron Family Cancer Centre Research Chairs

Staff Oncologist and Clinician Investigator, Division of Haematology/Oncology

Neuropathologist, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine

Senior Scientist, Genetics & Genome Biology

Section Head, Neuro-Oncology, Division of Haematology/Oncology
Researchers
Staff Oncologist, Solid Tumour Program, Division of Haematology/Oncology
abha.gupta@sickkids.ca

Senior Scientist, Genetics & Genome Biology
adam.shlien@sickkids.ca

Staff Physician, Haematology/Oncology
angela.punnett@sickkids.ca

Staff Physician, Neuro-Oncology Section, Division of Haematology/Oncology
anirban.das@sickkids.ca

Associate Chair of Research, Department of Paediatrics

Staff Neuro-Oncologist, Division of Haematology/Oncology
anthony.liu@sickkids.ca

Head, Retinoblastoma Program, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences

Staff Oncologist, Division of Haematology/Oncology
avram.denburg@sickkids.ca
Ophthalmologist, Retinoblastoma Program, Division of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences
brenda.gallie@sickkids.ca

Senior Scientist, Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology
brent.derry@sickkids.ca

Senior Scientist, Cell & Systems Biology
cynthia.guidos@sickkids.ca

Neuropathologist, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine
Cynthia.hawkins@sickkids.ca