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Research
Latest papers
Frequency of Helicobacter pylori screening in patients with end-stage liver disease prior to liver transplant.
Canadian liver journal · 2026 · senior author
Pre-diagnostic Demographic, Lifestyle, and Health History Factors in Association with Secreted Protein Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC) Expression in Colorectal Cancer Tissue.
Biomarker insights · 2025
Latest funding
Bridging gastric cancer biology to prevent progression of pre-cancerous gastric lesions
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $1,500
Tumor cell-intrinsic PD-1 regulates stress response and confers therapeutic resistance in colorectal cancer cells
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
- $311,545
Development of a confocal endoscope for gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis
NSERC · 2017 · Co-investigator
2 publications.
Frequency of Helicobacter pylori screening in patients with end-stage liver disease prior to liver transplant.
Di Fonzo DM, Luo YC, Chahal D, Tai I
Pre-diagnostic Demographic, Lifestyle, and Health History Factors in Association with Secreted Protein Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC) Expression in Colorectal Cancer Tissue.
Zanif U, Parks J, Tai I, Yip S, Babinszky S, Milne K, Watson P, Murphy RA, Bhatti P
Bridging gastric cancer biology to prevent progression of pre-cancerous gastric lesions
Principal investigators: Tai, Isabella T; Birol, Inanc; Morin, Gregg B
Keywords: Genomic Evolution Of Normal Tissue To Intestinal Metaplasia
Tumor cell-intrinsic PD-1 regulates stress response and confers therapeutic resistance in colorectal cancer cells
Principal investigators: Mok, Ho Kit
Keywords: Ics Travel Awards
Development of a confocal endoscope for gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis
Principal investigators: Chiao, Mu
Real-time Endoscopic Raman Spectroscopy for Improving Dysplasia/Colorectal Cancer Detection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Principal investigators: Zeng, Haishan; Tai, Isabella T
Keywords: Biophotonics; Clinical Diagnosis; Colorectal Cancer; Colorectal Cancer Detection; Endoscopic Laser Raman Catheter; Endoscopy; Inflammatory Bowen Diseases; Optical Diagnosis; Raman Spectroscopy
Development of a confocal endoscope for gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis
Principal investigators: Chiao, Mu; Chou, Keng-Chang; Hamarneh, Ghassan; Nagamune, Ryozo; Tai, Isabella T; Zeng, Haishan
Keywords: Confocal Imaging; Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscope; Mems; Optical Scanners
Targeting tumour initiating cells in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to identify novel approaches in patient management
Principal investigators: Tai, Isabella T
Keywords: Circulating Tumour Cells; Circulating-Lcsc; Gastroenterology; Genomics; Hcc; Hepatocelluar Carcinoma; Lcsc; Liver; Liver Stem Cells; Stem Cell
The role of NPM1 in apoptosis resistance in colorectal cancer
Principal investigators: Yu, Angel Chia-yu
Keywords: Cancer Biology; Chemotherapy Resistance; Gastroenterology; Molecular Biology; Programmed Cell Death; Protein Biochemistry; Tissue Culture
Role of CDK10 in colorectal cancer
Principal investigators: Weiswald, Louis-Bastien
Keywords: Cancer Stem Cells; Cell Biology; Chemoresistance; Colorectal Cancer; Cyclin Dependent Kinases; Invasion; Metastasis; Migration; Molecular Biology; Xenografts
Epigenetic Modifications Regulating Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Hepatocyte Differentiation
Principal investigators: Hoodless, Pamela A
Keywords: Differentitation; Gene Regulation; Genomics; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Hepatocyte; Histone Modification; Liver; Stem Cells; Transcriptional Regulation
The role of SPARC in chemotherapy sensitization
Principal investigators: Tai, Isabella T
Keywords: Cancer Biology; Chemotherapy Resistance; Colorectal Cancer; Gene Expression/Genomics
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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