Ian F. Tannock MD, PhD, DSc

Dr. Tannock is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Medical Biophysics at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and University of Toronto. He obtained his PhD in London, England and his MD at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. His clinical research investigates methods related to cancer clinical trials, and he chaired trials for men with metastatic prostate cancer that led to licensing of previous (mitoxantrone) and current (docetaxel) standard chemotherapy.

His laboratory research evaluates effects of the tumour microenvironment on outcome of cancer therapy. He is an editor of the Basic Science of Oncology textbook, now in its 5th edition that is used by trainees in all branches of oncology. Dr. Tannock was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) from 2001-2004.