Research Assistant:

Ram Mohabir
Phone: 416-480-6128
Fax: 416-480-6002

Dr. Czarnota is conducting research focused on using ultrasound imaging and spectroscopy at conventional and high frequencies to detect apoptosis and other forms of cell death in response to chemotherapy and radiation therapy. In addition to being a scientist in the imaging discipline he is an MD in the department of radiation oncology with applied research in breast cancer patients. His basic science research interests include studies in biochemistry, chromatin biology, biophysics, medicine and oncology.

Dr. Czarnota, along with his collaborator Dr. Michael Kolios, discovered that ultrasound could be used to detect apoptosis. This finding has since been applied to important questions in oncology and organ transplantation. Our research group has demonstrated that this special form of cell death may be detected using ultrasound imaging and spectroscopy in vitro, in situ, and in vivo. The use of ultrasound to detect apoptosis and other forms of cell death has numerous applications listed below.

  • B.Sc., 1991, Biochemistry, McMaster University, Canada
  • PhD, 1995, Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Canada
  • MD, 2000, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Senior scientist, Physical Sciences, Odette Cancer Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
  • Radiation oncologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  • Associate professor, departments of radiation oncology and medical biophysics, University of Toronto

Research Foci

  • Spectroscopy of cancer therapy responses
  • Ultrasound imaging

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