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Meet the Researcher: Dr. Alison Allan

Our Meet the Researcher Series will introduce you to a researcher we support through the Studentship Program in the Breast Cancer Society of Canada, Translation Breast Cancer Research Unit, (TBCRU)

Our Breast Cancer Research Trainee Scholarships

BCSC is delighted to announce the new breast cancer research scholarships/fellowships at Western University for 2021-22. As part of our commitment to the Breast Cancer Society of Canada Translational Breast

Vasudeva Bhat is developing a blood test to help prevent metastases

Welcome back to the TBCRU. Can you remind our readers who you are and tell us a little bit about yourself? My name is Dr. Vasudeva (Vasu) Bhat, and I

New Breast Cancer Research Funding Announcement

The Breast Cancer Society of Canada, (BCSC) is proud to announce our funding of a critical new research project, in collaboration with the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, (OICR). Breast

Veronica Dubois is developing CAR-T cell therapies to target breast cancer tumours

1. Welcome back to the TBCRU. Can you remind our readers who you are and tell us a little bit about yourself? My name is Veronica Dubois. I am a

Shanshan Zhong is developing therapies which use the patients’ immune cells to stop the growth of breast tumours.

1. Welcome back to the TBCRU! Remind our readers who you are and tell us a little about yourself. My name is Shanshan (Jenny) Zhong, and I am a Ph.D.

Natasha Knier’s research investigates why breast cancer recurs

1. Welcome back to the TBCRU. Please remind our readers who you are and share something about yourself? My name is Natasha Knier. I am a third-year Ph.D. Candidate in

Braeden Medeiros is developing a blood test to assess the risk of lung metastasis in breast cancer patients

1. Welcome back to the TBCRU. Can you remind our readers who you are and share something about yourself? My name is Braeden Medeiros, and I am a third-year Ph.D.

Julia Gevaert is developing a new imaging technique, Magnetic Particle Imaging

1. Welcome back to the TBCRU. Can you remind our readers who you are and tell us a little bit about yourself? Hi! My name is Julia Gevaert. Last year

Tasnim Reza is developing anti-metastatic therapies.

1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Tasnim Reza, and I am a second-year Ph.D. candidate in Biochemistry at Western University working under Dr. Michael Boffa’s

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