Gurmit Singh

Health Sciences
  • 905 525 9140 ext. 28144
  • singhg@mcmaster.ca

Overview

Gurmit Singh is a Professor of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at McMaster University. His research through the Singh Laboratory focuses on experimental therapies for breast and prostate cancer, with a specific interest in bone mestasis. Singh’s most recent research has focused on Oncodynamics, a term used for understanding how cancer cells effect the body. Singh aims to understand cancer-induced pain and develop pain management treatments, which could greatly affect aging adults suffering from cancer. In addition, Singh is involved in a variety of national and international research foundations and associations. He served as chair of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (Ontario) and is currently a member of the National Board of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

Affiliations

  • Professor; Senior Scientist, Hamilton Health Sciences
  • Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
  • Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
  • Member, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care (MGD-IPRC), Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Professor, Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences

Education

  • BSc (Biochemistry), Dalhousie University
  • PhD (Pharmacology), Dalhousie University

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