The Tumor Immunotherapy Program (TIP) at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is the first program of its kind in Canada and one of a handful around the world. Our team is made up of experts in the fields of immunology, oncology, genomics, bioinformatics, pathology, and surgery.
TIP is directed by Dr. Pamela Ohashi, a world-renowned basic and translational immunologist, and Dr. Lillian Siu who integrates TIP with two other key programs at the Princess Margaret: the Drug Development Program (DDP) and Cancer Genomics Program (CGP). These three programs form a synergistic triad that supports the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre’s core vision to deliver precision cancer medicine.
The four key research domains of TIP include:
The mission of the Princess Margaret Tumor Immunotherapy Program is to harness the immune system to help conquer cancer.
In order to achieve our mission, we perform research that is aimed at: