Our Breast Cancer Research Trainee Scholarships
BCSC is delighted to announce the new breast cancer research scholarships/fellowships at Western University for 2021-22. As part of our commitment to the Breast Cancer Society of Canada Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit at the London Health Sciences Centre Canada, we are proud to support the next generation of researchers. Below is a message from […]
Veronica Dubois is developing CAR-T cell therapies to target breast cancer tumours
1. Welcome back to the TBCRU. Can you remind our readers who you are and tell us a little bit about yourself? My name is Veronica Dubois. I am a third-year Ph.D. graduate student working under the supervision of Dr. John Ronald and Dr. Paula Foster at the Robarts Research Institute and Western University. 2. […]
Shanshan Zhong is developing therapies which use the patients’ immune cells to stop the growth of breast tumours.
1. Welcome back to the TBCRU! Remind our readers who you are and tell us a little about yourself. My name is Shanshan (Jenny) Zhong, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biochemistry at Western University, working under the supervision of Dr. Shawn Li. I completed my Master’s degree in Microbiology at […]
Natasha Knier’s research investigates why breast cancer recurs
1. Welcome back to the TBCRU. Please remind our readers who you are and share something about yourself? My name is Natasha Knier. I am a third-year Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University, supervised by Dr. Paula Foster. I completed my Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences at the University […]
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 […]
