Will Foulkes
McGill University
I am a senior clinician-scientist at McGill University who has worked in the area of inherited susceptibility to cancer for nearly 30 years. My research career centers on understanding inherited susceptibility to cancer: my research program ranges from cancer gene mutation discovery to clinical applications. This work is intimately associated with my clinical career, as this process enables us to directly use patients as a source of discovery and to rapidly translate the results of our work for the benefit of patients and their families. Over the years, I have supervised many undergraduate and graduate students as well as research and medical fellows. I also developed a broad collaborative network of clinical, pathology and basic research experts with relevant specialties that are systematically involved in all aspects of my research program to complement my own expertise.