Tomohiro Aoki, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Multidimensional Characterization of Tumor-Immune Architecture Reveals Clinically Relevant Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes.
Cancer discovery · 2026 · first author
Association of comorbidity burden with cause-specific survival after CAR T therapy for large B-cell lymphoma.
Leukemia & lymphoma · 2026
Outcomes of Bridging Therapy in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Large B Cell Lymphoma Receiving Third-Line CAR T.
Hematological oncology · 2026

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Dissecting the Tumour Microenvironment Ecosystem to Overcome Treatment Resistance in Lymphoma
CFI · 2025 · Principal investigator
$257,790

All 1 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Multidimensional Characterization of Tumor-Immune Architecture Reveals Clinically Relevant Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes.

Aoki T, Duns G, Rai S, Jiang A, Lytle A, Yin Y, Kishida M, Yu Li M, Lee C, Smorra D, Hilton LK, Healy S, Alig SK, Shahrokh Esfahani M, Sarkozy C, Hung SS, Milne K, Telenius A, O'Brien L, Wong JCH, Cassidy C, Fujisawa M, Strong C, Goodyear T, Di Vito C, Luksik C, Edin G, Gonzalez L, Rangel Patiño J, Hong M, Wu S, Lee E, Sakhdari A, Takata K, Miyata-Takata T, Boyle M, Ben-Neriah S, Weng AP, Xu A, Merchant A, Roth A, Crump M, Kuruvilla J, Prica A, Kridel R, Huntsman DG, Nelson BH, Farinha P, Morin RD, Alizadeh AA, Savage KJ, Scott DW, Steidl C

Cancer discovery20263 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-25-0859 PMID: 41615883

02

Association of comorbidity burden with cause-specific survival after CAR T therapy for large B-cell lymphoma.

Gong IY, Xiao NM, Chen C, Bhella S, Hueniken K, Marinoni M, Azab M, Aoki T, Kridel R, Kukreti V, Vijenthira A, Yang C, Rodin D, Jeeva M, Aminilari M, Malik N, Wells W, Hodgson D, Crump M, Prica A, Kuruvilla J

Leukemia & lymphoma2026

DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2026.2682290 PMID: 42295978

03

Outcomes of Bridging Therapy in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Large B Cell Lymphoma Receiving Third-Line CAR T.

Gong IY, Jeeva M, Hueniken K, Aminilari M, Marinoni M, Prica A, Rodin D, Bhella S, Aoki T, Azab M, Chen C, Kridel R, Kukreti V, Vijenthira A, Yang C, Malik N, Wells W, Metser U, Crump M, Hodgson D, Kuruvilla J

Hematological oncology2026

DOI: 10.1002/hon.70183 PMID: 41774783

04

Tumor-microenvironment and molecular biology of classic Hodgkin lymphoma in children, adolescents, and young adults.

Aoki T, Wierzbicki K, Sun S, Steidl C, Giulino-Roth L

Frontiers in oncology202513 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1515250 PMID: 40376590

Dissecting the Tumour Microenvironment Ecosystem to Overcome Treatment Resistance in Lymphoma

Principal investigatorCFI2025John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Aoki, Tomohiro

Keywords: Hodgkin lymphoma, tumour microenvironment, cell interactions, single-cell RNA profiling, immune response Refrigeration, tissue culture, RT-PCR, general wet lab equipment

$257,790

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

Christian Steidl and David Scott: 235 shared papers
Ryan Morin and David Scott: 160 shared papers
Christian Steidl and Ryan Morin: 127 shared papers
Christian Steidl and Robert Kridel: 114 shared papers
Andrew Weng and Christian Steidl: 84 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Robert Kridel: 80 shared papers
David Scott and Robert Kridel: 70 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and David Hodgson: 60 shared papers
Ryan Morin and Robert Kridel: 50 shared papers
Andrew Weng and David Scott: 46 shared papers
David Hodgson and Robert Kridel: 42 shared papers
David Hodgson and Danielle Rodin: 35 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Danielle Rodin: 34 shared papers
Danielle Rodin and Robert Kridel: 32 shared papers
Christian Steidl and Andrew Roth: 31 shared papers
David Scott and Andrew Roth: 29 shared papers
Andrew Weng and Andrew Roth: 23 shared papers
David Huntsman and Andrew Roth: 20 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Inna Gong: 20 shared papers
David Huntsman and Ryan Morin: 18 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Michael Crump: 18 shared papers
Danielle Rodin and Inna Gong: 17 shared papers
Michael Crump and Anca Prica: 14 shared papers
David Huntsman and Christian Steidl: 13 shared papers
David Hodgson and Inna Gong: 13 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Anca Prica: 11 shared papers
Abi Vijenthira and Anca Prica: 11 shared papers
David Hodgson and Michael Crump: 10 shared papers
Sita Bhella and Anca Prica: 9 shared papers
Michael Crump and Vishal Kukreti: 9 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Vishal Kukreti: 8 shared papers
David Hodgson and Woodrow Wells: 8 shared papers
Inna Gong and Abi Vijenthira: 8 shared papers
Sita Bhella and Abi Vijenthira: 8 shared papers
Vishal Kukreti and Anca Prica: 8 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Sita Bhella: 6 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Christine Chen: 6 shared papers
Christine Chen and Vishal Kukreti: 6 shared papers
Christine Chen and Anca Prica: 5 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Woodrow Wells: 4 shared papers
David Hodgson and Nauman Malik: 4 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Chloe Yang: 3 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Nauman Malik: 3 shared papers
David Hodgson and Chloe Yang: 3 shared papers
Danielle Rodin and Chloe Yang: 3 shared papers
Danielle Rodin and Woodrow Wells: 3 shared papers
Danielle Rodin and Nauman Malik: 3 shared papers
Robert Kridel and Tomohiro Aoki: 3 shared papers
Christian Steidl and Tomohiro Aoki: 2 shared papers
John Kuruvilla and Tomohiro Aoki: 2 shared papers
David Hodgson and Tomohiro Aoki: 2 shared papers
Danielle Rodin and Tomohiro Aoki: 2 shared papers
Inna Gong and Tomohiro Aoki: 2 shared papers
Tomohiro Aoki and Chloe Yang: 2 shared papers
Tomohiro Aoki and Sita Bhella: 2 shared papers
Tomohiro Aoki and Abi Vijenthira: 2 shared papers
Tomohiro Aoki and Christine Chen: 2 shared papers
Tomohiro Aoki and Michael Crump: 2 shared papers
Tomohiro Aoki and Woodrow Wells: 2 shared papers
Tomohiro Aoki and Vishal Kukreti: 2 shared papers
Tomohiro Aoki and Anca Prica: 2 shared papers
Tomohiro Aoki and Nauman Malik: 2 shared papers
Andrew Weng and Tomohiro Aoki: 1 shared paper
David Huntsman and Tomohiro Aoki: 1 shared paper
Ryan Morin and Tomohiro Aoki: 1 shared paper
David Scott and Tomohiro Aoki: 1 shared paper
Andrew Roth and Tomohiro Aoki: 1 shared paper

Department of Medicine
Department of Radiation Oncology
Experimental Therapeutics
UBC Statistics
Terry Fox Laboratory
Molecular Oncology
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CFI grant from 2025

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Aoki, 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 "Multidimensional Characterization of Tumor-Immune Architecture Reveals Clinically Relevant Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes." (2026), and it 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 CFI-funded project "Dissecting the Tumour Microenvironment Ecosystem to Overcome Treatment Resistance in Lymphoma" (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]