Tina Avolio

Name	Tina M. Avolio
School	School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Program	Bachelor of Engineering - Building Systems Engineering Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Systems Engineering Bachelor of Engineering - Power Systems Engineering
Academic and Professional Designations	PhD. Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto MSc. Medical Sciences, McMaster University B.Ed. Queen�셲 University (Math, Science /Biology; member in good standing of the Ontario College of Teachers)
Title	Professor
Courses Taught	SCIE71000 - Introduction to Natural Sciences SCIE74020 - Assessing Emerging Technologies COLLAB4H03 - Introduction to Concepts in Global Health
Areas of Expertise & Interest	DNA Technology Medical Genetics Cancer Research
Industry Experience, Professional Currency Activities	Five (5) years of experience working as a Research Scientist and group leader in a biopharmaceutical company exploring anti-cancer therapeutics, specifically RNA interference strategies to downregulate expression of genes involved in cell proliferation
Major Research Projects, Scholarly Activities, and/or Publications	Publications: 2009 - International Journal of Oncology. 34 (1): 33-42 GTI-2040, displays cooperative antitumor activity, when combined with interferon alpha against human renal carcinoma xenografts. 2006 - AntiCancer Drugs. 18 (4): 377-388 RNA interference targeting the R2 subunit of ribonucleotide reductase inhibits growth of tumour cells in vitro and in vivo. Conference presentations: 9^th International Conference on Screening for Lung Cancer, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Florida
Additional Information	Tina enjoys teaching science and math courses and sharing her enthusiasm for medical genetics and cancer research among other interesting topics in the field. She encourages her students to also explore and share their own interests in science through group discussion and informal presentations.

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