David Labbé, McGill University

Research

Cancer Biology Diet Mouse Models Prostate Cancer Epigenetics Access To Care Clinical Practices Guidelines Consensus Method

Latest funding

Advancing Equitable Access to Oral Healthcare in Canada Through Teledentistry: An Implementation Study
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$642,600
Epigenetic control of MYC-driven metabolic adaptations in aggressive prostate cancer
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,093,950
Protein glycation acts as a substrate-dependent tumorigenic molecular switch in prostate cancer
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$1,132,200

All 5 grants and awards

Advancing Equitable Access to Oral Healthcare in Canada Through Teledentistry: An Implementation Study

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kengne Talla, Pascaline; Bussières, André; Carrasco Labra, Alonso; LABBE, DAVID; Straus, Sharon E

Keywords: Access To Care; Clinical Practices Guidelines; Consensus Method; Delphi Technique; Dentistry; Knowledge Synthesis; Mixed Methods Research; Participatory Approach; Qualitative Research; Teledentistry

$642,600

Epigenetic control of MYC-driven metabolic adaptations in aggressive prostate cancer

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Labbé, David

Keywords: Cancer Biology; Diet; Epigenetics; Foxa1; Glycolysis; Metabolism; Mouse Models; Precision Nutrition; Prostate Cancer; Transcriptomics

$1,093,950

Protein glycation acts as a substrate-dependent tumorigenic molecular switch in prostate cancer

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Labbé, David; Bordeleau, François

Keywords: Cancer Biology; Diet; Extracellular Matrix; Glycation; Mechanotransduction; Mouse Models; Prostate Cancer; Spatial Transcriptomics; Stiffness

$1,132,200

Role of sugar-dependent extracellular matrix stiffening in driving prostate cancer metastasis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018New Frontiers in Research Fund

Principal investigators: Labbé, David

Keywords: Prostate cancer, Hyperglycemia, Extracellular matrix, Advanced glycation end products, Maillard reaction, Matrix stiffness, Transcriptomics, Metastasis, Diabetes, Obesity

$273,310

Molecular basis to diet-dependent chromatin dependencies in prostate cancer

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Labbé, David

Keywords: Cancer Biology; Chromatin; Crispr/Cas9 Ko Screens; Diet; Epigenetics; Mouse Models; Prostate Cancer

$967,725

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: Cancer Biology Dear Professor Labbé, 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 cancer biology 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 "Advancing Equitable Access to Oral Healthcare in Canada Through Teledentistry: An Implementation Study" (2026), 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]