Dr. Jalal Kazan

Dynamic and collaborative with a sharp ability to solve problems, Jalal Kazan brings nearly 10 years experience as a researcher within the biomedical field. Through his scientific career, Jalal has been involved in immunology, cancer and cell and molecular biology projects, publishing several papers in internationally recognized scientific journals.
Currently, as a postdoctoral fellow at the Princess Margaret Cancer Research Centre and University Health Network in Toronto, Jalal is spearheading two projects related to cancer immunotherapy and drug discovery. In addition, he provides guidance in key areas, such as mentoring junior lab members and proposing novel scientific ideas for grant writing.
Jalal got his career start as a master’s student in physiology, at the American University of Beirut, with a thesis related to breast cancer metastasis. Then, he was hired as a research assistant in an immunology lab, at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, where he investigated the effect of vitamin D replacement on patients with multiple sclerosis. Jalal then moved to Montreal to pursue his Ph.D. in Biochemistry studying EGFR intracellular trafficking in cancer cells. Meanwhile, he was hired as a teaching assistant for the second-year undergraduate cell biology/biochemistry course and cell biology lab course for students in their honour’s degree.
Jalal is very excited to provide guidance and help others reaching their goals through his wide wet lab experience and teaching.