Prof. Dr. Olga Kovalchuk is a Professor, Board of
Governors Chair in Cancer, and Canadian Institute of Health Research Chair in
Gender and Health at the University of Lethbridge. She is also a member of the
Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute at the University of Calgary. Dr. Kovalchuk
has published over 120 peer-reviewed research articles and numerous abstracts
and proceedings. She has been funded by many granting agencies, including
Alberta Innovate Health Solutions, Alberta Cancer Board, Canadian Institute for
Health Research, National Science and Engineering Research Council, US
Department of Energy, and several others. Her areas of focus include: the role of
epigenetic dysregulation in carcinogenesis; epigenetic regulation of the cancer
treatment responses; radiation epigenetics and the role of epigenetic changes in
genome stability and carcinogenesis; radiation-induced oncogenic signaling, and radiation-induced
DNA damage, repair, and recombination.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Epigenetics
Gene Expression
Molecular Biology
High throughput sequen...
radiation epigenetics
Expression profiling
Epigenetic dysregulati...
Short Biography
Prof. Dr. Olga Kovalchuk is a Professor, Board of
Governors Chair in Cancer, and Canadian Institute of Health Research Chair in
Gender and Health at the University of Lethbridge. She is also a member of the
Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute at the University of Calgary. Dr. Kovalchuk
has published over 120 peer-reviewed research articles and numerous abstracts
and proceedings. She has been funded by many granting agencies, including
Alberta Innovate Health Solutions, Alberta Cancer Board, Canadian Institute for
Health Research, National Science and Engineering Research Council, US
Department of Energy, and several others. Her areas of focus include: the role of
epigenetic dysregulation in carcinogenesis; epigenetic regulation of the cancer
treatment responses; radiation epigenetics and the role of epigenetic changes in
genome stability and carcinogenesis; radiation-induced oncogenic signaling, and radiation-induced
DNA damage, repair, and recombination.