Introducing The 2020-21 Breast Cancer Research Trainee Scholarships
Supported by your generous donations the Breast Cancer Society of Canada has been able to continue our commitment to the Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit at the London Health Sciences Centre. The program provides funding to translational research focused on the understanding, prevention, tracking and treatment of breast cancer. BCSC would like to extend our […]
Stepping Up to the One Billion Steps Challenge
Although Mother’s Day is over, the Breast Cancer Society of Canada’s annual Mother’s Day Walk powered by Cleo is just getting started! During May, fundraising participants and supporters are taking on the One Billion Steps Challenge by doing a virtual version of the annual event. My name is Natasha Knier, and I am an MSc […]
Veronica Dubois is investigating how to adapt CAR-T cell therapies
1. Welcome back to the TBCRU, can you remind our readers who you are and tell us a little about yourself. My name is Veronica Dubois, I am a second-year master’s student. Working under the supervision of Dr. John Ronald and co-supervision of Dr. Paula Foster at Western University in the Robarts Research Institute. 2. […]
Natasha Knier is researching how breast cancer metastasizes to the brain
1. Welcome back to the TBCRU, can you remind our readers who you are and tell us a little about yourself? My name is Natasha Knier. I am in the second year of my M.Sc. in Medical Biophysics at Western University, working under the supervision of Dr. Paula Foster at the Robarts Research Institute. Previously, […]
Nathan Orlando is developing an alternative form of radiation therapy
1. Welcome back to the TBCRU, can you remind our readers who are you and tell us a little bit about yourself. Thank you very much! My name is Nathan Orlando. I’m a third-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University, working under the supervision of Dr. Aaron Fenster. Before starting […]
Vy Ngo is investigating chemotherapy resistance in HER2+ breast cancer
1. Welcome back to the TBCRU, can you remind our readers who are you and tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is Vy Ngo, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Western University, working under the supervision of Dr. Martin Duennwald. I completed my […]
Lawrence Yip is building a photoacoustic imaging system
1. Welcome back to the TBCRU, can you remind our readers who are you and tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is Lawrence Yip, and I am in my fifth year of my Ph.D. at Western University. I am supervised by Dr. Jeffrey Carson in the Department of Medical Biophysics. We also […]
April Chau is improving radiation treatment.
1. Welcome back to the TBCRU, can you remind our readers who are you and tell us a little bit about yourself. Hi, I’m April. I am in my third year of Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics at Western University, working under the supervision of Dr. Stewart Gaede at the London Regional Cancer Centre. I previously […]
Dr. Ryan Holloway’s goal is to prevent breast cancer recurrences.
1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. I am Dr. Ryan Holloway, a postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of Dr. Paola Marignani at Dalhousie University. I also received my Ph.D. (Pathology), MSc. (Biochemistry), and undergraduate degree (Biology) at Dalhousie University. 2. Why is your BCSC research grant important to you? The financial support from […]
Vasudeva Bhat wants to develop the next generation of cancer therapies.
1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Vasudeva (Vasu) Bhat, and I am a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Western University. I work under the supervision of Dr. Alison Allan and Dr. David Palma. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba, where I […]
