Holly Etchegary, University of Toronto

Research

Allied Health Professionals Genetic Services Knowledge Sharing & Mobilization Mixed Methods Realist Review Systematic Review Genetic Testing Genomic Sequencing

Latest funding

Innovations in Genetic Services: A Systematic Review of Alternative Delivery Models
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$75,000
Toward equity in cancer genetics: identifying racial disparities in cancer genetics services
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$734,400
Uncovering the mechanism and impact of novel genetic and epigenetic promoter alterations on tissue-specific mismatch repair deficient cancers
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,147,500

All 4 grants and awards

Innovations in Genetic Services: A Systematic Review of Alternative Delivery Models

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Operating Grant: Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Allied Health and Genetics

Principal investigators: Bombard, Yvonne; Etchegary, Holly; Schrader, Kasmintan A

Keywords: Allied Health Professionals; Genetic Services; Knowledge Sharing & Mobilization; Mixed Methods; Realist Review; Systematic Review

$75,000

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

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bombard, Yvonne

Keywords: Chart Review; Equity; Genetics Health Services; Health Disparities; Healthcare Access; Racialized Communities

$734,400

Uncovering the mechanism and impact of novel genetic and epigenetic promoter alterations on tissue-specific mismatch repair deficient cancers

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tabori, Uri

Keywords: Cancer Predisposition; Colon Cancers; Glioma; Hypermutation; Mismatch Repair Deficiency; Promoter Hypermethylation; Promoter Mutation

$1,147,500

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

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Indirect Socio-Economic Burden of Inherited Diseases

Principal investigators: Bombard, Yvonne; Sun, Sophie; Etchegary, Holly; Schrader, Kasmintan A

Keywords: Genetic Testing; Genomic Sequencing; Hereditary Cancer; Indirect Impacts Of Disease

$449,610

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: Allied Health Professionals Dear Professor Etchegary, 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 allied health professionals 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 "Innovations in Genetic Services: A Systematic Review of Alternative Delivery Models" (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]