David P. Cook

David P. Cook, PhD

Principal Investigator

Scientist — Cancer Research Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Assistant Professor — Dept. of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa

David's research focuses on cellular plasticity in gynecologic disease. He studies how cells and tissues remodel during disease and therapy. He trained in ovarian cancer with Barbara Vanderhyden at the University of Ottawa and in spatial genomics with Jeff Wrana at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (Toronto, ON), with work supported by a CIHR Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship and recognized by a John Charles Polanyi Prize.

Lab members

  • John Abou-Hamad, PhD

    John Abou-Hamad, PhD

    Research Associate

  • Sarah Nersesian, PhD

    Sarah Nersesian, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Elizabeth Hughes, PhD

    Elizabeth Hughes, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Emma Gerber, PhD

    Emma Gerber, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Emma Durocher

    Emma Durocher

    PhD (Cellular and Molecular Medicine)

  • Colin O'Dwyer

    Colin O'Dwyer

    PhD (Microbiology and Immunology)

    co-supervised w/ Dr. Michele Ardolino

  • Hugh Deng

    Hugh Deng

    PhD (Cellular and Molecular Medicine)

  • Athena Southworth

    Athena Southworth

    MSc (Cellular and Molecular Medicine)

  • Katrina Verey

    Katrina Verey

    Undergraduate (TMM-PhD)

  • Michelle Sukadil

    Michelle Sukadil

    Undergraduate (Biomedical Sciences)

  • Sara Popovic

    Sara Popovic

    Undergraduate (Computing, Queen’s University)

Alumni

  • Bhavya Joshi Undergraduate (TMM) → TBD 2026
  • Judy Sobh MSc (Cellular and Molecular Medicine) → TBD 2026
  • Kiyana Rahimian TMM Rotation Student → TBD 2026