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MRI cell tracking for breast cancer

Hi, My name is Ashley Makela and I am a PhD candidate in the department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I am working at Robarts Research Institute in Dr.

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Targeting tumours the FAST way

Hello! We are Brent Johnston and Roy Duncan, Professors in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at Dalhousie University. We have received funding from the Breast Cancer Society of Canada

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Towards breast cancer detection with nanoprobes

Greetings! My name is Antonio Benayas. As some of you can perhaps remember from a previous post , I am a postdoc at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, working

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Receptor for Hyaluronan-Mediated Motility or RHAMM

Hi everyone! My name is Alexandra Hauser-Kawaguchi and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry at Western University. I work in Dr. Len Luyt’s lab at London Health

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Understanding how the estrogen receptor impacts breast cancer

Hello! 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 Regional

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What’s my Breast Cancer Story?

Antoine Abugaber of the Breast Cancer Society of Canada shares his story As a cancer researcher and an international renowned artist, I want to be able to one day say

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Imaging biomarkers in treatment of breast cancer with high-dose radiation therapy

My name is Matthew Mouawad. I am a third-year PhD student in the department of Medical Biophysics at Western University working under the supervision of Drs. Stewart Gaede and Neil

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New Directors Join Breast Cancer Society of Canada

Toronto, ON (January 11, 2017) ~ The Breast Cancer Society of Canada (BCSC), the mission of which is to save lives through breast cancer research, recently elected six new directors

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Retinoic Acid maybe an effective therapy

I am Dr. Paola Marcato, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at Dalhousie University. the Canadian Breast Cancer Society, the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute and the QEII Foundation,

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A Student Exchange Program: Understanding breast cancer using laboratory models

Hello! My name is Vasudeva Bhat, PhD candidate in the Department of Immunology, under the guidance of Dr. Afshin Raouf at Regenerative Medicine Program/Cancercare Manitoba Our lab is interested in

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3rd Biennial International Cancer Research Conference

Hi all! My name is Milica Krstic and I am a PhD student within the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Western University. I work in Dr. Ann Chambers’

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Alyssa, a reason to give!

On November 29th, The Breast Cancer Society of Canada will partner with the Giving Tuesday Canada initiative to encourage Canadians across the country to fund life-saving breast cancer research. Alyssa

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Where are they now? Former TBCRU Trainee Donna Murrell

We thought it would be interesting to track the career development of trainees previously supported by studentships from Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit (TBCRU) in London. Hello! My name is

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The Pamela Greenaway-Kohlmeier Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit in London announces 13 scholarship awards for 2016-2017

We’re pleased to announce 13 new graduate student scholarships at Western University for the 2016-2017 academic year. These awards are supported by the Breast Cancer Society of Canada’s very

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An Invasive Tumour Cell Subpopulation as a Therapeutic Target in Breast Cancer

My name is Tahereh Vakili (pictured right) and I’m a Master’s student in the Department of Biochemistry a Western University. I work under the supervision of Dr. Eva Turley (pictured

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Could blocking certain proteins prevent lung metastasis of breast cancer?

Hello everyone! My name is Sami Khan and I’m an MSc candidate in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Western University. I work under the supervision of Dr.

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Does stress affect breast cancer tumour growth?

Hello! My name is Jenna Kara and I’m an MSc student in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University, working in the labs of Paula Foster, PhD and Dwayne

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Cancer stem cells: a unique approach to assessing breast cancer metastasis

Hello! My name is Ashkan Sadri and I’m a Masters candidate in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Western University. As a recent addition to Dr. Alison Allan’s

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Implementing a robotic arm to image breast tumours

Hello! My name is Lawrence Yip and I’m a Master’s student in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I work at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Dr. Jeffrey Carson’s

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Using MRI to detect TAM cells

Hi! My name is Ashley Makela and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I’m working at Robarts Research Institute in Dr. Paula Foster’s

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