Melissa C Cheung

Melissa C Cheung, B.Sc.

(Ph.D. in progress)
  • Position:
    Ph.D. Candidate

    Pharmaceutical Sciences

    University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada)

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  • Advisor:

    Jean Gariepy

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  • Degrees:
     
    Ph.D. (in progress), Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada)
     
    B.Sc., Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada)
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  • Past Advisors:
     
    Thomas K. Waddell (as Undergraduate Student)
     
    Michael P. Scheid (as Undergraduate Student)
     
    Rod Bremner (as Undergraduate Student)
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  • Research:
    Protein-based discovery of targeted cancer therapeutics.
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Life Sciences
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Melissa Cheung's Publications (3)



Melissa Cheung's Posters and Presentations (13)

  • Discovery of Novel Tumor-Targeted Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins as Cancer Drugs (poster)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Leigh Revers, Subodini Perampalam, Xin Wei, Reza Kiarash, David E. Green, Aws Abdul-Wahid and Jean Gariépy

    Gordon Research Conference: Microbial Toxins & Pathogenicity, International Conference; 07/2010
  • An Evolved Ribosome-Inactivating Protein Targets and Kills Human Melanoma Cells In Vitro and In Vivo (presentation)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Leigh Revers, Subodini Perampalam, Xin Wei, Reza Kiarash, David E. Green, Aws Abdul-Wahid and Jean Gariépy

    Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) Canadian Pharmacy Education and Research Conference (CPERC), National Conference; 06/2010
  • Discovery of a Novel Single Chain Ribosome Inactivating Protein that Selectively Kills Human Melanoma Cells (poster)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Leigh Revers, Subodini Perampalam, Xin Wei, Reza Kiarash, David E. Green, Aws Abdul-Wahid and Jean Gariépy

    American Association for Cancer Research, International Conference; 04/2010
  • Ribosome-Inactivating Protein Toxins as Anti-Cancer Drugs (presentation)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Leigh Revers, Subodini Perampalam, Xin Wei, Reza Kiarash, David E. Green, Aws Abdul-Wahid and Jean Gariépy

    Chemical Biology, Genomics and Proteomics Graduate Student’s Seminar Series; 10/2009
  • Tumour-Targeted RIPs as Anti-Cancer Drugs (poster)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Xin Wei, and Jean Gariépy

    Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences Symposium, National Conference; 06/2009
  • Tumour-Targeted RIPs as Anti-Cancer Drugs (poster)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Xin Wei, and Jean Gariépy

    Graduate Research In Progress, Departmental Meeting; 04/2009
  • Discovery of Novel Tumor-Targeted Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins from Combinatorial Protein Libraries (poster)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Leigh Revers, Xin Wei, Reza Kiarash, Erin Green, Qing Hong Zhang and Jean Gariépy

    Cancer Genomics and Proteomics Divisonal Retreat, Divisional Meeting; 01/2009
  • Discovery of Novel Tumor-Targeted Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins from Combinatorial Protein Libraries (presentation)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Leigh Revers, Xin Wei, Reza Kiarash, Erin Green, Qing Hong Zhang and Jean Gariépy

    Gordon Research Conference: Drug Carriers in Medicine & Biology, International Conference; 08/2008
  • Discovery of Novel Tumor-Targeted Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins from Combinatorial Protein Libraries (poster)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Leigh Revers, Xin Wei, Reza Kiarash, Erin Green, Qing Hong Zhang and Jean Gariépy

    Gordon Research Conference: Drug Carriers in Medicine & Biology, International Conference; 08/2008
  • Identification and Characterization of Putative Receptors for a Tumour-Targeted Protein Toxin (presentation)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Xin Wei, and Jean Gariépy

    GalaxoSmithKline Graduate Research In Progress, Departmental Meeting; 05/2008
  • Combinatorial Protein Libraries as a Tool for Drug Discovery (presentation)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Xin Wei, and Jean Gariépy

    Cancer Genomics and Proteomics Divisonal Retreat, Divisional Meeting; 12/2007
  • Discovery and Characterization of a Single-Chain Ribosome-Inactivating Protein that Specifically Targets and Kills Human Melanoma Cell Lines (poster)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Subodini Perampalam, Leigh Revers, Xin Wei, Reza Kiarash, Erin Green, Qing Hong Zhang and Jean Gariépy

    National Cancer Institute of Canada: Making Connections Conference, National Conference; 11/2007
  • Discovery and Characterization of a Single-Chain Ribosome-Inactivating Protein that Specifically Targets and Kills Human Melanoma Cell Lines (poster)

    Melissa C. Cheung, Subodini Perampalam, Leigh Revers, Xin Wei, Reza Kiarash, Erin Green, Qing Hong Zhang and Jean Gariépy

    University Health Network Research Day, Institutional Meeting; 10/2007

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