Meet the Researcher: Dr. Paola Arteaga

Please tell us a little bit about yourself (i.e. name, current degree program/department, supervisor/lab, previous education/experience etc.). My name is Dr. Paola Arteaga, I am from Colombia where I received my medical oncology degree. I worked at the Princess Margaret Cancer Center with the University of Toronto for more than 2 years as a Clinical […]
Meet the Researcher: Rober Abdo

Please tell us a little bit about yourself (i.e. name, current degree program/department, supervisor/lab, previous education/experience etc.). My name is Rober Abdo, and I am a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Western University. Previous to this, I obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree (MD) and a Masters of […]
$250,000 Grant to Dr. Paola Marignani to identify HER2+ markers

Breast Cancer Society of Canada Grants $250,000 To Precision Oncology Research at Dalhousie University Dr. Paola Marignani to identify unique markers associated with HER2+ breast cancer recurrence The Breast Cancer Society of Canada has announced $250,000 in funding to the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University, for a research project […]
Meet the Researcher: Shanshan (Jenny) Zhong

Please tell us a little bit about yourself (i.e. name, current degree program/department, supervisor/lab, previous education/experience etc.). My name is Shanshan (Jenny) Zhong, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biochemistry at Western University, working under the supervision of Dr. Shawn Li. I completed my Master’s degree in Microbiology at Beijing University […]
Breast Cancer Society of Canada Grants $350,000 To Precision Oncology Research

Recipients announced from 2022 Breast Cancer Research Call for Proposals The Breast Cancer Society of Canada announced the recipients of their first-ever Breast Cancer Research request for proposals. Researchers from across Canada were invited to submit projects last December for funding consideration in 2022 and beyond. In February 2021, the World Health Organization declared that […]
Meet the Researcher: Monique Morin

Breast Cancer Society of Canada Written Blog Post Questionnaire 2022: Monique Morin 1. Please tell us a little bit about yourself (i.e. name, current degree program/department, supervisor/lab, previous education/experience etc.). My name is Monique Morin, and I am currently a second-year Masters of Science (MSc) student in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department at Western […]
Meet the Researcher: Sean McRae

Breast Cancer Society of Canada Written Blog Post Questionnaire 2022: Sean McRae 1. Please tell us a little bit about yourself (i.e. name, current degree program/department, supervisor/lab, previous education/experience etc.). My name is Sean McRae, and I am a second year PhD student in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University under the supervision […]
Your donation in action at the LHSC

The contributions of our donors continue to fund the Breast Cancer Society of Canada Translational Research Unit (BCSC-TRU) at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). We would like to acknowledge the Margaret Rothweiler Charitable Foundation for their continued support and grants towards this research. The goal of the BCSC-TRU is to foster translational, patient-centred breast […]
Meet the Researcher: Tasnim Reza

Breast Cancer Society of Canada Written Blog Post Questionnaire 2022: Tasnim Reza 1. Please tell us a little bit about yourself (i.e. name, current degree program/department, supervisor/lab, previous education/experience etc.). My name is Tasnim Reza, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario. I am working […]
Meet the Researcher: Sawyer Badiuk

Breast Cancer Society of Canada Written Blog Post Questionnaire 2022: Dr. Sawyer Badiuk 1. Please tell us a little bit about yourself (i.e. name, current degree program/department, supervisor/lab, previous education/experience etc.). My name is Sawyer Badiuk, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Western Ontario, working […]