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Hal Berman

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Laboratory Medicine & PathobiologyUniversity of Toronto

Hal Berman

Assistant Professor

Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.

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Latest papers

Immune profiling by bulk RNA-seq and multiplex immunofluorescence imaging across multiple cancer types.
Frontiers in oncology · 2026
Lymph node macrophages drive immune tolerance and resistance to cancer therapy by induction of the immune-regulatory cytokine IL-33.
Cancer cell · 2025
Streamlining diagnosis of melanoma metastasis to the breast: A case report emphasizing distinctive MRI features as crucial diagnostic tool.
Radiology case reports · 2025

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Rebooting Sensitivity to Checkpoint Blockade Therapy in TNBC (RESETT)
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$872,100
Multispectral Needle Endoscopy: improving the patient breast cancer diagnostic experience
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$147,762
Early detection of cancer in high-risk patients through profiling of circulating tumour DNA
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$1,977,525

All 7 grants and awards

9 publications.

Immune profiling by bulk RNA-seq and multiplex immunofluorescence imaging across multiple cancer types.

Gaspar C, Wu B, Stone SC, Sotov V, Wang B, Wangulu C, Berman H, Kay A, Basra P, Van de Laar E, Bratman S, Lheureux S, Knox J, Kim R, He H, Liu G, Bedard P, Spreafico A, Tsao M, Pugh TJ, Hansen A, Sapisochin G, Garcia ES, Siu LL, Bruce JP

Frontiers in oncology2026Open Access

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1876853 PMID: 42625601

Lymph node macrophages drive immune tolerance and resistance to cancer therapy by induction of the immune-regulatory cytokine IL-33.

Lamorte S, Quevedo R, Jin R, Neufeld L, Liu ZQ, Ciudad MT, Lukhele S, Bruce J, Mishra S, Zhang X, Saeed ZK, Berman H, Philpott DJ, Girardin SE, Harding S, Munn DH, Mak TW, Karlsson MCI, Brooks DG, McGaha TL

Cancer cell202550 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.02.017 PMID: 40054466

Streamlining diagnosis of melanoma metastasis to the breast: A case report emphasizing distinctive MRI features as crucial diagnostic tool.

Chan A, Berman H, Zaid SK, Ghai S, Kulkarni S, Freitas V

Radiology case reports2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2025.04.081 PMID: 40492160

Glycoproteomics Identifies Plexin-B3 as a Targetable Cell Surface Protein Required for the Growth and Invasion of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells.

Kuhlmann L, Govindarajan M, Mejia-Guerrero S, Ignatchenko V, Liu LY, Grünwald BT, Cruickshank J, Berman H, Khokha R, Kislinger T

Journal of proteome research202222 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.2c00332 PMID: 35981243

Author Correction: Human somatic cell mutagenesis creates genetically tractable sarcomas.

Molyneux SD, Waterhouse PD, Shelton D, Shao YW, Watling CM, Tang QL, Harris IS, Dickson BC, Tharmapalan P, Sandve GK, Zhang X, Bailey SD, Berman H, Wunder JS, Izsvák Z, Lupien M, Mak TW, Khokha R

Nature genetics2020Open Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41588-020-0589-2 PMID: 32094913

Neurobiological Mechanisms of Chemotherapy-induced Cognitive Impairment in a Transgenic Model of Breast Cancer.

Winocur G, Berman H, Nguyen M, Binns MA, Henkelman M, van Eede M, Piquette-Miller M, Sekeres MJ, Wojtowicz JM, Yu J, Zhang H, Tannock IF

Neuroscience201867 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.10.048 PMID: 29113931

Mammary molecular portraits reveal lineage-specific features and progenitor cell vulnerabilities.

Casey AE, Sinha A, Singhania R, Livingstone J, Waterhouse P, Tharmapalan P, Cruickshank J, Shehata M, Drysdale E, Fang H, Kim H, Isserlin R, Bailey S, Medina T, Deblois G, Shiah YJ, Barsyte-Lovejoy D, Hofer S, Bader G, Lupien M, Arrowsmith C, Knapp S, De Carvalho D, Berman H, Boutros PC, Kislinger T, Khokha R

The Journal of cell biology201855 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201804042 PMID: 29921600

Notch Shapes the Innate Immunophenotype in Breast Cancer.

Shen Q, Cohen B, Zheng W, Rahbar R, Martin B, Murakami K, Lamorte S, Thompson P, Berman H, Zúñiga-Pflücker JC, Ohashi PS, Reedijk M

Cancer discovery2017124 citations

DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-17-0037 PMID: 28790030

Human somatic cell mutagenesis creates genetically tractable sarcomas.

Molyneux SD, Waterhouse PD, Shelton D, Shao YW, Watling CM, Tang QL, Harris IS, Dickson BC, Tharmapalan P, Sandve GK, Zhang X, Bailey SD, Berman H, Wunder JS, Izsvák Z, Lupien M, Mak TW, Khokha R

Nature genetics201428 citations

DOI: 10.1038/ng.3065 PMID: 25129143

Rebooting Sensitivity to Checkpoint Blockade Therapy in TNBC (RESETT)

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Reedijk, Michael

Keywords: Caspase 1; Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte; Il1 Beta; Immune Checkpoint Blockade; Immunotherapy; Notch Signaling; Randomized Control Trial; Triple-Negative Breasat Cancer; Tumor Immune Microenvironment; Tumor-Associated Macrophage

$872,100

Multispectral Needle Endoscopy: improving the patient breast cancer diagnostic experience

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: Spark Grants in Novel Technologies in Cancer Prevention & Early Detection

Principal investigators: Easson, Alexandra

Keywords: Breast Cancer Early Detection

$147,762

Early detection of cancer in high-risk patients through profiling of circulating tumour DNA

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pugh, Trevor J; Kim, Raymond; Pollett, Aaron

Keywords: Circulating Tumour Dna; Epigenetics; Genomics; Hereditary Cancer Syndrome

$1,977,525

Priming Notch-activated basal like breast cancer for immune checkpoint blockade

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Reedijk, Michael

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Cytokines; Immune Cells; Immunotherapy; Notch Signaling; Tumor Microenvironment

$918,000

Early events in BRCA1 tumorigenesis

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Gauthier, Mona L

Keywords: Brca1; Breast Cancer; Cellular Senescence; Hormones; Mammary Progenitor Cells; Menstrual Cycle; Reactive Oxygen

$305,232

Early Events In BRCA1 tumorigenesis

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Gauthier, Mona L

Keywords: Brca1; Breast Cancer; Cellular Senescence; P53; Reactive Oxygen

$361,221

Cross-talk between tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes and mesenchymal stem cells: implications for prognosis and immunotherapy

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Team Grant: China-Canada Collaborative Teams in Health Research

Principal investigators: Mak, Tak W; Ohashi, Pamela S; Shaw, Patricia A

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Immunotherapy; Mesenchymal Stem Cell; Molecular Profiling; Ovarian Cancer; Tumour-Infiltrating Lymphocyte

$476,250

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.

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Hal Berman

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Immune profiling by bulk RNA-seq and multiplex immunofluorescence imaging across multiple cancer types.

Lymph node macrophages drive immune tolerance and resistance to cancer therapy by induction of the immune-regulatory cytokine IL-33.

Streamlining diagnosis of melanoma metastasis to the breast: A case report emphasizing distinctive MRI features as crucial diagnostic tool.

Glycoproteomics Identifies Plexin-B3 as a Targetable Cell Surface Protein Required for the Growth and Invasion of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells.

Author Correction: Human somatic cell mutagenesis creates genetically tractable sarcomas.

Neurobiological Mechanisms of Chemotherapy-induced Cognitive Impairment in a Transgenic Model of Breast Cancer.

Mammary molecular portraits reveal lineage-specific features and progenitor cell vulnerabilities.

Notch Shapes the Innate Immunophenotype in Breast Cancer.

Human somatic cell mutagenesis creates genetically tractable sarcomas.

Rebooting Sensitivity to Checkpoint Blockade Therapy in TNBC (RESETT)

Multispectral Needle Endoscopy: improving the patient breast cancer diagnostic experience

Early detection of cancer in high-risk patients through profiling of circulating tumour DNA

Priming Notch-activated basal like breast cancer for immune checkpoint blockade

Early events in BRCA1 tumorigenesis

Early Events In BRCA1 tumorigenesis

Cross-talk between tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes and mesenchymal stem cells: implications for prognosis and immunotherapy

Frequent collaborators

Rama Khokha

Swneke Bailey

Mathieu Lupien

Tak Mak

Thomas Kislinger

Jennifer Knox

Andrew Chan

Ming Tsao

Vivianne Freitas

Sandeep Ghai

Supriya Kulkarni

Cheryl Arrowsmith

Juan Zuniga-Pflucker

Micheline Piquette-Miller

Pamela Ohashi

Haibo Zhang

Gary Bader

David Brooks

Daniel de Carvalho

Trevor Pugh

Paul Boutros

Michael Reedijk

Raymond Kim

Tracy McGaha

Anna Spreafico

Scott Bratman