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Lucie Lafay-Cousin is a pediatric oncologist at Alberta Children's Hospital, serving as a Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. She received her MD and Fellowship in Pediatric Oncology from Lille Institut Gustave Roussy in Paris, and further extended her training with a three-year Fellowship in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto before joining Alberta Children’s Hospital in 2006. Her primary clinical research focus is on pediatric brain tumors, with specific interests in tumors occurring in young children, such as medulloblastoma, atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT), and choroid plexus tumors. Dr. Lafay-Cousin has previously served as chair of a clinical trial (ACNS 1221) on desmoplastic medulloblastoma for young children and has developed the Canadian Registry for Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumors. She has made significant clinical contributions to the identification of prognostic factors and therapeutic targets for these diseases, and is also involved in the long-term follow-up of brain tumor survivors. Additionally, she has engaged in university strategic initiatives and has received numerous awards for her work in pediatric oncology, including the Kids Cancer Care Chair from the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation and various merit awards from ASCO.
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