William Y. Tsang, PhD

• Director, Cell Division and Centrosome Biology research unit
• Assistant IRCM Research Professor
• Assistant professor, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Université de Montréal

• Associate member, Department of Medicine (Division of Experimental Medicine), McGill University

Dr. Tsang seeks to understand the basic molecular mechanisms that control cell division. In particular, his research focuses on identifying and characterizing novel proteins in the centrosome, the major microtubule-organizing center in most eukaryotic cells critical for cell division.

Since failure of this important cellular process has been implicated in a wide variety of human diseases such as cancer, Dr. Tsang’s research will uncover valuable mechanistic insights that could lead to novel diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. He has published several articles in distinguished scientific journals like Cell, Developmental Cell, The Journal of Cell Biology and Molecular Biology of the Cell.

Dr. Tsang holds a junior 1 research scholarship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé, and a New Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Degrees and relevant experience

• B.Sc. Honours in biochemistry, University of Alberta (1996)
• PhD in biochemistry, University of Alberta (2003)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Pathology, NYU School of Medicine and Cancer Institute, New York, USA (2010)