Mohammad Akbari, University of Toronto

Research

Hereditary Cancer Breast Cancer Atrip Cancer Risk Prognosis Tumour Profile Breast Cancer,Animal Study

Latest funding

Establishing a Global Cohort to Investigate ATRIP-Associated Cancer Risk and Outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Establishing a Global Cohort to Investigate ATRIP-Associated Cancer Risk and Outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,044,225
LOBCAN: a prospective, multi-centre cohort study of treatment and outcomes for invasive LOBular breast carcinoma in CANada.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$546,976

All 6 grants and awards

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Establishing a Global Cohort to Investigate ATRIP-Associated Cancer Risk and Outcomes

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant - PA - Breast Cancer Prevention & Early Detection

Principal investigators: Akbari, Mohammad Reza

Keywords: Atrip; Breast Cancer; Cancer Risk; Hereditary Cancer; Prognosis; Tumour Profile

$100,000

Establishing a Global Cohort to Investigate ATRIP-Associated Cancer Risk and Outcomes

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Akbari, Mohammad Reza

Keywords: Atrip; Breast Cancer,; Cancer Risk; Hereditary Cancer; Prognosis; Tumour Profile

$1,044,225

LOBCAN: a prospective, multi-centre cohort study of treatment and outcomes for invasive LOBular breast carcinoma in CANada.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lim, David W

Keywords: Breast Oncology; Health Outcomes; Invasive Breast Cancer; Lobular Breast Cancer; Observational; Prospective Cohort Study; Treatment

$546,976

Clinical evaluative studies in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Narod, Steven A

Keywords: Brca1; Brca2; Breast Cancer; Genetics; Genomics; Ovarian Cancer; Prevention

$1,952,885

Evaluating the utility of circulating cell-free or tumor DNA as a tool for the early diagnosis of BRCA1-associated breast cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kotsopoulos, Joanne

Keywords: Biomarker; Brca1/2; Breast Cancer; Circulating Cell-Free Dna; Circulating Tumour Dna; Detection; Prevention; Screening

$409,009

Rapid Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Metcalfe, Kelly A; Eisen, Andrea F; Narod, Steven A

Keywords: Brca1; Brca2; Breast Cancer; Genetic Testing; Service Delivery

$1,221,467

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Hereditary Cancer Dear Professor Akbari, 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 hereditary 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 "Establishing a Global Cohort to Investigate ATRIP-Associated Cancer Risk and Outcomes" (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]