Frederic Charron, University of Toronto

Research

Pediatric Cancer Antisense Oligonucleotides Ependymoma Fusions Medulloblastoma Brain Cancer Functional Genomics Sonic Hedgehog

Latest funding

Targeting Gene Fusions in Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Personalized Medicine Approach
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,491,750
Exploiting therapeutic vulnerabilities to identify new treatments for high-risk SHH medulloblastoma
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,285,200

All 2 grants and awards

Targeting Gene Fusions in Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Personalized Medicine Approach

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ramaswamy, Vijay; Charron, Frederic; Garzia, Livia

Keywords: Antisense Oligonucleotides; Ependymoma; Fusions; Medulloblastoma; Pediatric Cancer

$1,491,750

Exploiting therapeutic vulnerabilities to identify new treatments for high-risk SHH medulloblastoma

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ramaswamy, Vijay; Charron, Frederic

Keywords: Brain Cancer; Functional Genomics; Pediatric Cancer; Sonic Hedgehog; Therapeutics

$1,285,200

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Pediatric Cancer Dear Professor Charron, 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]. Your research on pediatric cancer connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Targeting Gene Fusions in Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Personalized Medicine Approach" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]