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Livia Garzia (PhD)

Academic title(s): 
  • Associate Professor, Department of Surgery 
  • Associate Member, Department of Medicine 
Livia Garzia (PhD)
Contact Information
Email address: 
livia.garzia [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Surgery
Division: 
Orthopaedic Surgery
Degree(s): 

PhD

Location: 
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC - Glen) - Royal Victoria Hospital
Graduate supervision: 

Currently supervising students

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Research areas: 
Regenerative Medicine
Surgical Oncology
Translation and Innovation
Areas of expertise: 

Medulloblastoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri. 

Current research: 

The Garzia lab investigates the molecular basis of metastasis and therapy resistance in pediatric solid cancers such as sarcomas and brain cancers. The lab uses genomics on patient samples followed by in vivo functional genomics models, our goal is to prevent or cure metastasis in these cancer types. 

Courses: 

EXSU 505 

Biography: 

Dr Garzia completed her Master’s in medical biotechnology in Italy at the University of Naples and earned her PhD in Life Science for her research conducted at the Telethon Institute for Genetics and Medicine in Naples. Dr. Garzia moved to Canada to advance her training in cancer genetics with a post-doctoral fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. Livia Garzia is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and a principal investigator in the Cancer Research Program and the Research Institute of the MUHC. Her research program focuses on bone tumors such as Ewing Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma. Dr. Garzia uses genetic and molecular techniques to understand why certain patients respond to therapies and others do not, and how can we improve the outcome of patients where the first line of treatment has failed. She holds the Nicole et Francois Angers Sarcoma Research Chair and has been awarded many research grants including FRSQ Junior 2. 

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