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John E. Dick

Discovered cancer stem cells, showing leukaemia is driven by a rare population of self-renewing cells.

Identified leukaemic stem cells in AML (1994-97) and pre-leukaemic haematopoietic stem cells, defining the hierarchical model of cancer; Gairdner and Keio Prize laureate.

Role
Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology
Specialisms
Leukaemia stem cellsHaematopoiesisPre-leukaemic clones

Papers

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Human acute myeloid leukemia is organized as a hierarchy that originates from a primitive hematopoietic cellNature Medicine1997
Identification of pre-leukaemic haematopoietic stem cells in acute leukaemiaNature2014

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cancers

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Acute myeloid leukaemia

institutions

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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre