Frances Shepherd, University of Toronto

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

Latest papers

Clinical implementation of circulating tumour DNA testing for EGFR T790M for detection of treatment resistance in non-small cell lung cancer
Journal of Clinical Pathology · 2020
Does the incidence and outcome of brain metastases in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer justify prophylactic cranial irradiation or early detection?
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2005 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Lung cancer early detection and classification using methylome analysis of plasma cell free DNA
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$995,264
Multimodal strategy to identify novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets in lung and pancreatic cancer
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$3,738,542
Improving cure rate of early stage lung cancer with personalized nanomedicine
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$695,400

All 5 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Clinical implementation of circulating tumour DNA testing for EGFR T790M for detection of treatment resistance in non-small cell lung cancer

Tara Spence, Sheron Perera, Jessica B. Weiss, Sylvie Grenier, Laura Ranich, Frances Alice Shepherd, Tracy L. Stockley

Journal of Clinical Pathology202026 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206668 PMID: 32471890

02

Does the incidence and outcome of brain metastases in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer justify prophylactic cranial irradiation or early detection?

Carolan H, Sun AY, Bezjak A, Yi QL, Payne D, Kane G, Waldron J, Leighl N, Feld R, Burkes R, Keshavjee S, Shepherd F

Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)200582 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2004.12.004 PMID: 15949596

Lung cancer early detection and classification using methylome analysis of plasma cell free DNA

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bratman, Scott V; Liu, Geoffrey

Keywords: Cell-Free Dna; Ctdna; Diagnostics; Dna Methylation; Early Detection; Epigenomics; Liquid Biopsy; Lung Cancer; Machine Learning; Screening

$995,264

Multimodal strategy to identify novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets in lung and pancreatic cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Tsao, Ming-Sound

Keywords: Antibody; Bioinformatics; Cell Line; Microarray; Molecular Imaging; Molecular Pathology; Next Generation Sequencing; Patient Primary Tumor; Primary Xenograft; Shrna Screening

$3,738,542

Improving cure rate of early stage lung cancer with personalized nanomedicine

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Zheng, Gang

Keywords: Cancer Recurrance; Chemotherapy; Drug Delivery; Lung Cancer; Pet Imaging; Primary Xenograft; Receptor; Treatment Planning

$695,400

Adoption of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Ontario: A Population-Based Outcomes Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Booth, Christopher M

Keywords: Chemotherapy; Knowledge Translation; Lung Cancer; Outcomes Research; Population Cohort

$321,950

Adoption of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Ontario: A Population-Based Outcomes Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Operating Grant - PA: Cancer Research (bridge funding)

Principal investigators: Booth, Christopher M

Keywords: Chemotherapy; Knowledge Translation; Lung Cancer; Outcomes Research; Population Cohort

$70,319

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Medicine
Department of Radiation Oncology
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Andrea Bezjak

Department of Radiation Oncology

1 shared papers, latest 2005

John Waldron

Department of Radiation Oncology

1 shared papers, latest 2005

David Payne

Department of Radiation Oncology

1 shared papers, latest 2005

Natasha Leighl

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2005

Tracy Stockley

Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Ronald Burkes

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2005

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Shepherd, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Clinical implementation of circulating tumour DNA testing for EGFR T790M for detection of treatment resistance in non-small cell lung cancer" (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]