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Julian Lum
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Research
Latest papers
Biochemical composition of prostate core-needle biopsies before and after a single fraction of 13.5 Gy: a Raman spectroscopy-based study.
The Analyst · 2026
The effect of diet and exercise on tobacco carcinogen-induced lung cancer.
Carcinogenesis · 2019
Variability in Raman spectra of single human tumor cells cultured in vitro: correlation with cell cycle and culture confluency.
Applied spectroscopy · 2010
Latest funding
- $1,438,200
Diet Regulation of the Metabolic-Immune Axis
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
- $711,450
Engineering Immunotherapeutic Strategies for Glioblastoma Using an Injectable ImmunoGel
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
- $1,101,600
Metabolic Insights into Immune Suppression in Ovarian Cancer
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
3 publications.
Biochemical composition of prostate core-needle biopsies before and after a single fraction of 13.5 Gy: a Raman spectroscopy-based study.
Milligan K, Wiebe M, Fuentes A, Popescu S, Ali-Adeeb R, Andrews J, Lum J, Brolo A, Haston C, Naghibi Torbati B, Crook J, Jirasek A
The effect of diet and exercise on tobacco carcinogen-induced lung cancer.
Elisia I, Cho B, Hay M, Li MY, Hofs E, Lam V, Dyer RA, Lum J, Krystal G
Variability in Raman spectra of single human tumor cells cultured in vitro: correlation with cell cycle and culture confluency.
Matthews Q, Jirasek A, Lum J, Duan X, Brolo AG
Diet Regulation of the Metabolic-Immune Axis
Principal investigators: Lum, Julian J
Keywords: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Diet; Gut Microbiome; Immune Cells; Intermittent Fasting; Metabolites; Nutrition
Engineering Immunotherapeutic Strategies for Glioblastoma Using an Injectable ImmunoGel
Principal investigators: Akbari, Mohsen; Fortin, David; Lum, Julian J
Keywords: Cancer On A Chip; Glioblastoma; Granular Materials; Immunotherapy
Metabolic Insights into Immune Suppression in Ovarian Cancer
Principal investigators: Lum, Julian J
Keywords: 13c-Glucose Tracing; Car-T Cells; Immune Suppression/Resistance; Immunometabolism; Immunotherapy; Metabolism; Metabolomics; Ovarian Cancer
Rewiring the Metabolic Ecosystem to Improve Cellular Immunotherapy
Principal investigators: Lum, Julian J
Keywords: Autophagy; Car-T; Hypoxia; Immunometabolism; Immunotherapy; Metabolomics; T Cells; Tumor Metabolism
Autophagy regulation of T effector cell metabolism and survival
Principal investigators: Lum, Julian J
Keywords: Atg16l1; Autophagy; Effector T Cell Survival; Glycolysis; Infection; Memory T Cells; Oxidative Phosphorylation; T Cell Metabolism; Vaccination; Yellow Fever Vaccine
Developing Raman spectroscopic techniques for the prediction and monitoring of cellular and tumour response to radiation therapy
Principal investigators: Jirasek, Andrew I
Keywords: Biologically Adaptive Radiotherapy; Cancer Oncology; Ionizing Radiation; Predictive Medicine; Radiation Therapy; Radiobiology; Raman Spectroscopy; Tumour Response
Defining an in vivo role for autophagy in oncogenesis
Principal investigators: Spowart, Jaeline
Keywords: Autophagy; Histology; Oncogenesis; Ovarian Cancer
Autophagy as an essential factor for CD8+ memory formation and survival
Principal investigators: Schlie, Katrin
Keywords: Autophagy; Immune Regulation; Lcmv; Memory T Cells; Metabolism Of T Cells
Autophagic Regulation of Memory T Cell Survival
Principal investigators: Lum, Julian J
Keywords: Autophagy; Cell Death; Hypoxia; Immune Response; Lcmv; Memory T Cells
Tumor-infiltrating T cells in ovarian cancer: functional impact on patient survival
Principal investigators: Nelson, Brad H
Keywords: Antigens; Chemotherapy; Cytolytic T Cells; Immunotherapy; Ovarian Cancer; Regulatory T Cells
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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