Helping breast surgeons increase the success rate of breast-conserving surgery
Hi! My name is Ivan Kosik and I’m a PhD student in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University, working in the lab of Jeff Carson, PhD. You might have seen my first blog in January 2015 where I outlined our strategy to increase the success rate of breast-conserving surgery by developing an imaging […]
Why do some early breast cancers progress to deadly cancer and others do not?
Hi! My name is Milica Krstic. I’m a PhD student in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Western University. I work at London Regional Cancer Program under the supervision of Ann Chambers, PhD, and Alan Tuck, MD/PhD. I’m studying a protein called TBX3 and its role in early stages of breast cancer. It […]
Identifying how the estrogen receptor drives tumour growth
Hi! My name is Bart Kolendowski and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Biochemistry at Western University. I work in Dr. Joe Torchia’s lab located at London Health Sciences Centre’s London Regional Cancer Program. Our lab is interested in the basic mechanisms of nuclear hormone signalling and gene regulation, and how these signalling […]
What role do bacteria play in breast cancer?
Hello! I’m Camilla Urbaniak, a PhD student in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at Western University. I’m studying the bacteria that grow in breast tissue so I can determine which bacteria may protect against breast cancer development, and which may promote cancer development. We’re also studying whether these breast bacteria can affect a woman’s […]
We’re halfway there – Ontario and Nova Scotia
With a total of $15 million of research funded across Canada, we have made exceptional strides in learning more about breast cancer. PhD students and senior researchers are working each and every day to learn more about how this disease operates and how we can improve treatment methods. In London, Ontario BCSC has committed $10 […]
Studying why some breast cancer patients are Herceptin-resistant
Greetings! I’m Xuguang Liu, a fourth-year PhD student in the Biochemistry Department at Western University. My current research project is focused on the development of Herceptin resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer. Particularly, we’re trying to establish a diagnostic technique that might be able to further classify this cancer type. HER2-positive breast cancer is diagnosed as […]
Donna, PhD candidate, studies the prevention of breast cancer metastases
Hi! My name is Donna Murrell and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I’m working under the supervision of Dr. Paula Foster at Robarts Research Institute, and we’re using MRI to monitor the fate of breast cancer cells in the brain. You might have seen my first blog […]
Sharing research to improve cancer care on a larger scale
Hello! My name is Omar El-Sherif and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. You might have seen my last blog post outlining the details of my breast cancer research project. The latest development in my research and training is that I wrote and submitted an article to the International […]
Hello from Kimberly Carson
Hello! Please allow me to introduce myself, I haven’t been here long, but with over 25 years in the nonprofit sector I have fluidly immersed myself in the Breast Cancer Society of Canada’s legacy, achievements and spirit. That means I already know that you are an integral part of BCSC. I may not know you […]
Creating new chemical structures that fight breast cancer cells
My name is Dr. Alison Thompson, and I am a chemistry professor. One of my lab’s research projects involves designing, and then making, new chemical structures that we believe will be active against breast cancer cells. These structures are based on a natural product that bacteria produce – and it is pink! Our goal is […]
