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. student in the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology at Western University. I am working in the lab of Dr. Alison Allan at London Regional […]
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 I was fortunate enough to receive a TBCRU studentship for my first year in the Medical Biophysics M.Sc. program, working under the supervision of Dr. […]
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 supervision. I previously received my Bachelor of Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Honours Biology (Life Science), followed by a Master’s […]
Sierra Pellizzari is testing a new targeted breast cancer drug.
1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Sierra Pellizzari. I am a Master of Science (MSc) student in the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology at Western University. I work under the supervision of Dr. Armen Parsyan and Dr. Alison Allan, and this is my first year in the Translational Breast […]
Sawyer Badiuk wants to reduce side effects and improve patient outcomes.
1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Sawyer Badiuk. I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University, working under Dr. Eugene Wong and Dr. Jeff Chen’s supervision. Before starting my graduate studies at Western, I completed a Master of Science in Medical Physics at the University […]
Sean McRae is developing imaging to better study the spread of breast cancer.
1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Sean McRae, and I am a first-year master’s student in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I am undertaking my graduate training under Profs’ co-supervision: Timothy Scholl and John Ronald at the Robarts Research Institute. 2. Why is the TBCRU Studentship Award […]
Melissa Evans is developing imaging tools for tracking personalized cancer fighting cells.
1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Melissa Evans, and I’m a first-year Masters’s student in Medical Biophysics at the Robarts Research Institute under the supervision of Dr. John Ronald. I previously got my Bachelor of Science at the University of Waterloo in Honours Biotechnology/ Economics co-op. During which, I also […]
Liam Ratushny is researching the effectiveness of Cdk4/6 inhibitors for breast cancer
1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Liam Ratushny. I am an MSc candidate in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Western University. I’m currently working in the lab of Dr. Fred Dick at the London Regional Cancer Program. Before beginning my graduate studies, I completed my BSc at […]
Britney Messam is predicting how cancer responds to drug therapies.
1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. Hi, my name is Britney Messam. I am an MSc candidate in the Department of Biochemistry, working under the supervision of Dr. Eva Turley. Before starting my MSc, I completed a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Western University. 2. Why is […]
Kierstin Melo is developing a new imaging method called magnetic particle imaging.
1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Kierstin Melo. I am a second-year master’s student at Western University in the Robarts Research Institute, supervised by Dr. Paula Foster. 2. Why is the TBCRU Studentship Award important to you? I am incredibly thankful for the support from the TBCRU studentship award. The […]
