Robert Vanner

Administrative Assistant: ruth-ann.simonethomas@uhn.ca

Research Synopsis:

Dr. Robert Vanner is a Medical Oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre with the Gastrointestinal Site Group and Clonal Hematopoiesis Program. He completed his PhD in Molecular Genetics through the University of Toronto’s MD/PhD Program. He followed Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology training at the University of Toronto with a postdoctoral fellowship at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). His research program uses large datasets, genomics, and animal models to define the impact of Clonal Hematopoiesis and somatic mosaicism on clinical outcomes, with the goal of developing precision treatment strategies and novel therapeutics for patients with cancer and chronic disease.