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Mark Joseph Koonthanam Chandy

Western University, University of Toronto, Stanford University, University of British Columbia, Pennsylvania State University

Research areas: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Cancer Research · MicroRNA in disease regulation · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases

ORCID iD 0000-0002-6741-2822
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Dr. Chandy earned his MD and Ph.D. in 2008, at Pennsylvania State University. After completing medical school, Dr. Chandy trained in Internal Medicine at the University of British Columbia, followed by a Cardiology fellowship at the University of Toronto. He also completed a fellowship in Echocardiography and enrolled in the Clinician Scientist Training Program at the University of Toronto. With a desire to learn stem cell biology, Dr. Chandy trained in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) disease modeling at Stanford University. As a recently appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Chandy is an independent physician-scientist using iPSC disease modeling, next-generation sequencing (NGS), proteomics, and gene editing to understand the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Chandy's current research focuses on understanding the pathophysiology of environmental exposures such as air pollution, e-cigarettes, and cannabis on cardiovascular disease using human iPSC-derived tissue.

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  • Detweiler Traveling Award Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
    2016 - 2018
  • Ministry of Health Clinician Investigator Program Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
    2015 - 2016
  • Clinician Scientist Training Program University of Toronto
    2014 - 2017
  • Medical Scientist Training Program NIH Clinical Center
    2000 - 2008
  • Characterization of the Zebrafish homolog of Fushi Tarazu Factor-1 Bombardier
    1998 - 2000

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