James Koropatnick
Professor (Western University)
Distinguished Oncology Scientist (Lawson Health Research Institute)
Postdoc: Alberta Medical Heritage Fund Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD: University of British Columbia
MSc: University of British Columbia
Office: Lawson Health Research Institute; Victoria Research Building; Room 130a
Phone: 519.685.8654
Email: jkoropat@uwo.ca
Lab Website: https://www.lawsonresearch.ca/scientist/dr-james-koropatnick
Area of Study:
Development of small molecule, antisense, and antibody-based drugs to treat cancer
-Cancer
-Imaging
-Personalized Medicine
-Research Interest Area
-Cancer
-Drug discovery and development
-Immune system/disorders
Research Profile
a) Discovery and development of novel antisense and small molecule drugs that enhance the effectiveness of current approved anticancer chemotherapy (funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research [CIHR], the Medical Oncology Research Fund [MORF], BioCanRX, and the Ontario Research Fund-Research Excellence Program)
b) Discovery and development of novel antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates for treatment of breast, colorectal, head and neck, and other cancers (in collaboration with and funded by Formation Biologics, Inc., the Ontario Centres of Excellence TPS and C2C Programs, and the Ontario Research Fund-Ontario Preclinical Imaging Consortium [ORF-OPIC])
c) Discovery and development of novel immunotherapeutic drugs to stimulate innate immunity against human cancers (funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research [CIHR])
