
Principal scientist
CHUM Research Centre
Assistant professor
Department of radiology, radio-oncology and nuclear medicine, Université de Montréal
Contact
rodierf@mac.com
514 890-8000, ext. 26939
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Keywords
Biomarkers, chemotherapy, cell fate, cell death, cell senescence, radiation, DNA damage repair, DNA damage response signaling, telomeres, anti-cancer therapy, aging and cancer.
Research interests
The laboratory focuses it's research on identifying cellular and tissue mediators of the mammalian DNA damage response. This important biological phenomenon is involved in human aging, cancer development, and influences the outcome of cancer therapy.
More specifically, we want to understand how the DNA damage response is terminated following DNA lesion repair, and how cancer cells can often tolerate persistent DNA damage signalling that occurs when DNA lesions are irreparable. To achieve these goals, we combine cell culture and animal/human models with cutting edge scientific tools. In collaboration with clinicians, we are also working to develop new molecular diagnostic tools for cancer detection and we are trying to identify cellular targets to sensitize cancer cells to chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Publications
Publications indexed on PubMed
News
2019 CRCHUM Awards of Excellence: A Great Vintage
Recherche en oncologie de précision : 1 million de $ pour une équipe codirigée par la Dre Diane Provencher (In French only)