Cynthia Hawkins MD, PhD, FRCPC

Dr. Hawkins is a paediatric neuropathologist at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, where she also holds positions as Senior Scientist in Cell Biology and Principal Investigator at The Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre. She is also a Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology at the University of Toronto, Canada. Dr. Hawkins' practice involves both surgical and autopsy neuropathology, and includes neuro-oncologic, neuromuscular, and neurodevelopmental disease. Her research interests focus on molecular pathogenesis and therapeutics for paediatric astrocytomas, in particular diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Dr. Hawkins and her team also conduct research on the identification and clinical implementation of novel prognostic and therapeutic markers for paediatric brain tumours.