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Breast Cancer Canada announced recipients of its annual Precision Oncology Research Grants

Breast Cancer Canada is proud to announce our second annual Precision Oncology Research Grant recipients. Researchers from across Canada were invited to submit projects last December for funding consideration in

AstraZeneca Canada and Illumina Join Forces with BCC To Launch Breast Cancer Screening and Detection Grants

Today, Breast Cancer Canada, a national charity dedicated to saving lives through breast cancer research, announced a new research grant in collaboration with AstraZeneca Canada, a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company

$3-million Precision Prevention Progress Funding

Breast Cancer Canada Announces $3-million Precision Prevention Progress Funding to Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Breast Cancer Canada, a national charity dedicated to saving lives through breast cancer research, has announced

WOMEN IN TECH: Q&A With Kimberly Carson, CEO, Breast Cancer Canada

Thank you to WiFi Hifi for featuring Breast Cancer Canada in their series of Q&As with influential women in the technology business in Canada. Breast Cancer Canada is a registered

‘Walk-a-Thon to Mother’s Day’ Canadians Are Moving For Research

Breast Cancer Canada Announces First ‘Walk-a-Thon to Mother’s Day’ To Get Canadians Moving for Research In honour of moms coast-to-coast, Canadians can now register and raise funds for breast cancer

Meet The Researcher: David Susman

Please tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is David Susman, and I am a first-year MSc student in the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology at Western

Employment Opportunity: Executive Assistant (EA)

For 31 years, Canada has known them as the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. But just as the research they fund is always evolving, the organization you know has also

Meet the Researcher: Liam Ratushny

Please tell us a little bit about yourself.   My name is Liam Ratushny, and I am a 4th-year PhD candidate in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at

Meet Dr. Vasu Bhat from London Health Sciences

Breast Cancer Canada is proud to provide graduate student scholarships at Western University. These awards are driven by our longstanding commitment to the Breast Cancer Canada Translational Breast Cancer Research

BCC unveiled patient reported research project in San Antonio

There is beauty in numbers. One person’s breast cancer journey is powerful. But hundreds? Thousands? Breast Cancer Canada is forming the largest patient reported outcomes (PROs) tracker for breast cancer

Breast Cancer Canada announces $500K in new grant funding

2023 Precision Oncology Research Grants Breast Cancer Canada has announced a call for proposals for their 2023 Precision Oncology Research Grants which will award $500,000 in new funding for breast

Three quarters of Canadians feel they have more to learn about breast cancer.

Three quarters of Canadians feel they have more to learn about breast cancer and how it could affect them: Introducing Breast Cancer Canada Canadians remain in the dark on the

Breast Cancer Canada thinks they know how to end breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Canada (formerly Breast Cancer Society of Canada) just launched a new brand and campaign that showcases the amazing progress that’s been made in breast cancer research. The change

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

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

Sharing the Beauty of Breast Cancer Survivors

We are looking for individuals of all ages in the Greater Toronto Area to help us create beautiful images (and a video!) for an upcoming project. We are looking to

$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

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

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

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.).

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