New Appointment: MBP Welcomes Dr. Keith Lawson

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Keith Lawson, Assistant Professor, to the Department of Medical Biophysics.

Keith Lawson is a Urologic Surgeon and Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Assistant Professor of Surgery and Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Dr. Lawson completed his Medical Degree and MSc at the University of Calgary and his residency in Urology at the University of Toronto where he also earned a PhD in Molecular Genetics through the Surgeon-Scientist Training program. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the National Cancer Institute working in the laboratory of Dr. Marston Linehan.

By integrating innovative CRISPR-based genetic screening approaches with patient-derived humanized models, his lab aims to elucidate novel therapeutic strategies that bestow engineered cell therapies the ability to provide long term cures for patients. His lab has a particular focus on employing locoregional or “surgically” delivered cell-based therapies against genitourinary cancers, with the goal of developing minimally invasive, organ sparing, curative treatments for these patients. 

Dr. Lawson’s lab is located at the Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Lawson to the Department.