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Sevtap Savas

ResearcherMemorial University of Newfoundland

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Sevtap Savas

Researcher

Memorial University of Newfoundland

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Health Services Inclusive Research Outreach Sex And Gender Science

Latest papers

Exploring the Social and Stigma-Related Lived Experiences of Pediatric Cancer Survivors in a Canadian Province.
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026 · senior author
Social and Workplace Experiences of Individuals with a History of Cancer in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026 · senior author
Patient Advisory Committee Engagement in a Precision Medicine-Focused Public Oncology Conference: Case Report of Lessons Learned.
Journal of primary care & community health · 2026 · first author

All 40 publications

Latest funding

Half the Population, just 7% of the Funding: The Sex and Gender Health Gap An Engaging, Bilingual Educational Documentary
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$50,000
Toward equity in cancer genetics: identifying racial disparities in cancer genetics services
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$734,400
Variations in care for hereditary cancer syndrome families: direct and indirect socio-economic impacts
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$449,610

All 6 grants and awards

40 publications.

Exploring the Social and Stigma-Related Lived Experiences of Pediatric Cancer Survivors in a Canadian Province.

Siddique R, Skardasi G, Crichton K, Goodyear L, Stuckless T, Etchegary H, Savas S

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol33080494 PMID: 42645399

Social and Workplace Experiences of Individuals with a History of Cancer in Newfoundland and Labrador.

King K, Bishop D, Budgell S, Vokey M, Skardasi G, Whitten C, Stuckless T, Etchegary H, Savas S

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol33060356 PMID: 42346256

Patient Advisory Committee Engagement in a Precision Medicine-Focused Public Oncology Conference: Case Report of Lessons Learned.

Savas S, Skardasi G, Curtis AA, Martinez MF, King J, Corbett C, Donovan Whitty J, LeBlanc G, Pausche B, Coish J, Hyde A, MacInnis C

Journal of primary care & community health2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/21501319261420572 PMID: 41711371

A genome-wide SNP-SNP interaction analysis exploring novel interacting loci associated with the risk of recurrence in colorectal cancer.

Curtis AA, Yu Y, Carey M, Yilmaz YE, Savas S

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321967 PMID: 40531904

Podcasting and Blogging as Tools to Engage with the Public on the Topic of Cancer: Experience and Perspectives of the Public Interest Group on Cancer Research.

Savas S, Crichton K, Wiseman J, Taylor-Cutting J, Slaney T

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025First author

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32100579 PMID: 41149500

“Should I Let Them Know I Have This?”: Multifaceted Genetic Discrimination and Limited Awareness of Legal Protections among Individuals with Hereditary Cancer Syndromes

Gopalakrishnan R, Sam J, Butkowsky C, Reble E, Clausen M, Rajeziesfahani S, Sparkes B, Aguda V, Aronson M, Bishop D

Public Health Genomics20246 citations

DOI: 10.1159/000542210

Whose Responsibility Is It? Implementing Patient-Prioritized Healthcare System Change in Oncology.

Etchegary H, King J, Savas S

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31110538 PMID: 39590168

Multifactor dimensionality reduction method identifies novel SNP interactions in the WNT protein interaction networks that are associated with recurrence risk in colorectal cancer.

Curtis AA, Yu Y, Carey M, Parfrey P, Yilmaz YE, Savas S

Frontiers in oncology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1122229 PMID: 36998434

Cancer prevention in cancer predisposition syndromes: A protocol for testing the feasibility of building a hereditary cancer research registry and nurse navigator follow up model.

Etchegary H, Pike A, Puddester R, Watkins K, Warren M, Francis V, Woods M, Green J, Savas S, Seal M, Gao Z, Avery S, Curtis F, McGrath J, MacDonald D, Burry TN, Dawson L

PloS one2022

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279317 PMID: 36548287

Public Interest Group on Cancer Research: a successful patient-researcher partnership in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Savas S, Etchegary H, Stuckless T, Whitten C, Wiseman J, Bishop D, King J, Cutting J, Peddle D

Research involvement and engagement2022First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-022-00380-8 PMID: 36057599

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Sevtap Savas

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Exploring the Social and Stigma-Related Lived Experiences of Pediatric Cancer Survivors in a Canadian Province.

Social and Workplace Experiences of Individuals with a History of Cancer in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Patient Advisory Committee Engagement in a Precision Medicine-Focused Public Oncology Conference: Case Report of Lessons Learned.

A genome-wide SNP-SNP interaction analysis exploring novel interacting loci associated with the risk of recurrence in colorectal cancer.

Podcasting and Blogging as Tools to Engage with the Public on the Topic of Cancer: Experience and Perspectives of the Public Interest Group on Cancer Research.

“Should I Let Them Know I Have This?”: Multifaceted Genetic Discrimination and Limited Awareness of Legal Protections among Individuals with Hereditary Cancer Syndromes

Whose Responsibility Is It? Implementing Patient-Prioritized Healthcare System Change in Oncology.

Multifactor dimensionality reduction method identifies novel SNP interactions in the WNT protein interaction networks that are associated with recurrence risk in colorectal cancer.

Cancer prevention in cancer predisposition syndromes: A protocol for testing the feasibility of building a hereditary cancer research registry and nurse navigator follow up model.

Public Interest Group on Cancer Research: a successful patient-researcher partnership in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Half the Population, just 7% of the Funding: The Sex and Gender Health Gap An Engaging, Bilingual Educational Documentary

Toward equity in cancer genetics: identifying racial disparities in cancer genetics services

Variations in care for hereditary cancer syndrome families: direct and indirect socio-economic impacts

Cancer prevention in cancer predisposition syndromes: Testing the feasibility of building a hereditary cancer research registry and nurse navigator follow up model

Analysis of human Pygopus 2 as an essential androgen-responsive cellular biomarker for prostate cancer progression

Identification of genetic factors correlated with survival in colorectal cancer: Investigation of genetic markers from angiogenesis/lymphangiogenesis and metastasis pathways

Frequent collaborators

Patrick Parfrey

Wei Xu

Holly Etchegary

Konstantin Shestopaloff

Bharati Bapat

Lawson Eng

Lesa Dawson

Geoffrey Liu

Guangju Zhai

Lesley Seymour

Glenwood Goss

April Pike

Yvonne Bombard

Kasmintan Schrader

Petros Pechlivanoglou

Zhiwei Gao

Andrea Eisen

Mike Warren