Bio

Thierry M. Muanza, B.A., M.Sc., M.D., FRCPC, is an Assistant Professor to the Departments of Oncology and an Associate Member of the Departments Experimental Medicine and Neurology & Neurosurgery of the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. He is also the co-Medical Director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program. Following a Bachelor’s degree in biology at Suffolk University and a Master’s degree in biomedical sciences from Northeastern University in Boston, MA, USA, Dr. Muanza obtained his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. He subsequently pursued his residency in radiation oncology at McGill University, as well as a Translational Research Fellowship, ASTRO-NCI, in radiation oncology at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Dr Muanza is also a member of the Board of Directors, Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada. Dr. Muanza is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.

Major Research Activities

Clinical:
Clinical trials in breast, lung, brain/central nervous system, adolescent and young adult cancers.

Laboratory:
Dr. Muanza’s laboratory work focuses on translational research, radio-oncology, molecular targeted therapies, and biomarkers.