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National Ranking
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Overview

Bernard Cummings is affiliated with the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Canada and has focused their research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans various subfields including Neurology, Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Radiation.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, notably:

  • Management of metastatic bone disease
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Bernard Cummings has contributed to a number of publications, including:

  • "Polycistronic Delivery of IL-10 and NT-3 Promotes Oligodendrocyte Myelination and Functional Recovery in a Mouse Spinal Cord Injury Model," 2020, Tissue Engineering Part A
  • "Freshly Thawed Cryobanked Human Neural Stem Cells Engraft within Endogenous Neurogenic Niches and Restore Cognitive Function after Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury," 2021, Journal of Neurotrauma
  • "Neuroinflammation drives sex-dependent effects on pain and negative affect in a murine model of repeated mild traumatic brain injury," 2023, Pain
  • "Building-Block Size Mediates Microporous Annealed Particle Hydrogel Tube Microenvironment Following Spinal Cord Injury," 2023, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • "Biodegradable nanoparticles targeting circulating immune cells reduce central and peripheral sensitization to alleviate neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury," 2023, Pain

Frequent co-authors of Bernard Cummings include:

  • Aileen J. Anderson
  • Joanna Javor
  • Laura A. Dawson
  • C.J. Tsai
  • Del P. Wong

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Pain
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Tissue Engineering Part A

Bernard Cummings's work involves complex investigations into neuroinflammation, spinal cord injury recovery mechanisms, and biomedical engineering approaches to improve post-injury functional outcomes. Their research also explores advanced radiotherapy techniques and medical imaging technologies within oncology and neurological contexts.

Best Publications

  • Sequential Phase I and II Trials of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Alexis Bujold;Christine A. Massey;John J. Kim;James Brierley

  • Impact of Number of Nodes Retrieved on Outcome in Patients With Rectal Cancer

    Joel E. Tepper;Michael J. O’Connell;Donna Niedzwiecki;Donna Hollis

  • Phase I Study of Individualized Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

    Regina V. Tse;Maria Hawkins;Gina Lockwood;John J. Kim

  • Epidermoid anal cancer: Treatment by radiation alone or by radiation and 5-fluorouracil with and without mitomycin C

    B.J Cummings;T.J Keane;B O'Sullivan;C.S Wong

  • Phase I Study of Individualized Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy of Liver Metastases

    Mark T. Lee;John J. Kim;Robert Dinniwell;James Brierley

  • Whose utilities for decision analysis

    Norman F. Boyd;Heather J. Sutherland;Karen Z. Heasman;David L. Tritchler

  • Comprehensive MicroRNA Profiling for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas

    Angela B.Y. Hui;Michelle Lenarduzzi;Tiffaney Krushel;Levi Waldron

  • Follow-up of patients with curatively resected colorectal cancer: a practice guideline

    Alvaro Figueredo;R Bryan Rumble;Jean Maroun;Craig C Earle

  • Chordoma: long-term follow-up after radical photon irradiation

    Charles Catton;Brian O'Sullivan;Robert Bell;Normand Laperriere

  • Adjuvant therapy in rectal cancer: Analysis of stage, sex, and local control - Final report of Intergroup 0114

    J. E. Tepper;M. O'Connell;D. Niedzwiecki;D. R. Hollis

  • Comparative prognostic value of HPV16 E6 mRNA compared with in situ hybridization for human oropharyngeal squamous carcinoma.

    Wei Shi;Hisayuki Kato;Bayardo Perez-Ordonez;Melania Pintilie

  • Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcomes and Treatment-Related Toxicity in Patients With Stage II and III Rectal Cancer: Findings From Intergroup Trial 0114

    Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt;Joel E. Tepper;Donna Niedzwiecki;Donna R. Hollis

  • Outcome and prognosis in retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma

    Charles N. Catton;Brian O'Sullivan;Cyrus A Kotwall;Bernard Cummings

  • Adjuvant postoperative fluorouracil-modulated chemotherapy combined with pelvic radiation therapy for rectal cancer: initial results of intergroup 0114.

    J E Tepper;M J O'Connell;G R Petroni;D Hollis

  • Chordoma: The results of megavoltage radiation therapy

    Bernard J. Cummings;D. Ian Hodson;Raymond S. Bush

  • Natural course of distant metastases following radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy in HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer ☆

    Shao Hui Huang;Bayardo Perez-Ordonez;Ilan Weinreb;Andrew Hope

  • Results and toxicity of the treatment of anal canal carcinoma by radiation therapy or radiation therapy and chemotherapy

    Bernard Cummings;Thomas Keane;Gillian Thomas;Andrew Harwood

  • Outcome and prognostic factors in soft tissue sarcoma in the adult

    J. Levay;B. O'sullivan;C. Catton;R. Bell

  • The surgical margin in soft tissue sarcoma.

    Bell Rs;O'Sullivan B;Liu Ff;Powell J

  • Potential molecular prognostic markers in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

    H. Quon;F. F. Liu;B. J. Cummings;B. J. Cummings

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian O'Sullivan
Brian O'Sullivan Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Laura A. Dawson
Laura A. Dawson Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Fei-Fei Liu
Fei-Fei Liu Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Padraig Warde
Padraig Warde Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
John Kim
John Kim University of California, Los Angeles
Patrick J. Gullane
Patrick J. Gullane University of Toronto
Gina Lockwood
Gina Lockwood Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Charles Catton
Charles Catton University of Toronto
Melania Pintilie
Melania Pintilie Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Lillian L. Siu
Lillian L. Siu University of Toronto

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