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 […]

Why do you walk on Mother’s Day?

We recently asked a couple of the researchers at the Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit (TBCRU) at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), “why do you walk on Mother’s Day for BCSC?” Our first Q & A is with Adrienne Borrie, PhD student researcher at the TBCRU in London below are her replies. 1. Who are […]

Chemotherapy sounds the alarm

Greetings! My name is Pat Murphy, a postdoctoral fellow in the Departments of Pathology and Microbiology and Immunology at Dalhousie University in Dr. Shashi Gujar’s laboratory where we study cancer immunology and oncolytic (cancer-killing) viruses. I received funding support from the Breast Cancer Society of Canada and the QEII Foundation through the Beatrice Hunter Cancer […]