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Anie Philip (PhD)

Academic title(s): 
  • Professor - Department of Surgery 
  • Associate Member - Department of Medicine 
Anie Philip (PhD)
Contact Information
Email address: 
anie.philip [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Surgery
Division: 
Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Degree(s): 

PhD

Area(s): 
Basic Sciences
Location: 
Montreal General Hospital
Graduate supervision: 

Currently supervising students

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Research areas: 
Regenerative Medicine
Current research: 

Fibrosis, Scarring, Wound Healing, Cancer Metastasis 

Clinical Interests: 

Scleroderma, squamous cell carcinoma, osteoarthritis, wound healing, nuclear receptors in reproduction and cancer 

Areas of interest: 
  1. Skin and Lung Fibrosis 

  1. Squamous cell carcinoma 

  1. Cartilage Repair/Osteoarthritis 

  1. Estrogen-related receptors 

Biography: 

Anie Philip (PhD) is a full professor at º£½ÇÉçÇø and a Senior Scientist at the Research Institute of the º£½ÇÉçÇø Health Center (RI-MUHC). She is currently the President of ‘Skin Research Group of Canada’. Dr Philip is also the Associate Director of the ‘Skin Investigators Network of Canada (SkIN Canada)’. Her most significant contributions include the discovery of CD109 as a TGF-b co-receptor and inhibitor of tissue fibrosis, and the finding that CD109 is a promoter of tumorigenesis in squamous cell carcinoma. Her laboratory is supported by three CIHR Project Grants, a CIHR Network grant, and an NSERC Discovery grant. She has been funded by other agencies including the Department of Defense (DOD), Heart and Stroke Foundation, and Canadian Arthritis Network. Dr Philip collaborates with scientists at the National and International levels and holds grants as a co-applicant with them (New Frontiers in Research fund, Canada, FRQS). Her laboratory has an excellent track record in the training of HQP and typically supervises as the primary supervisor 2-3 PhD students, 2-3 MSc students, 2 PDFs and 2 undergraduates/medical students. 

Selected publications: 

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