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 […]
Investigating early events in estrogen signaling
Hi, my name is Bart Kolendowski and I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Biochemistry at Western University. I currently work at the London Regional Cancer Program in Dr. Joe Torchia’s lab researching the role of the estrogen receptor in breast cancer. The estrogen receptor is often a therapeutic target in a subset […]
What being a breast cancer researcher has taught me.
Hello! My name is Ashkan Sadri and I’m a Masters candidate in Dr. Alison Allan’s lab in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Western University, just coming to the conclusion of my thesis research. When I engage in casual conversation, the topic of graduate school and breast cancer research often arise. By far, […]
Breast cancer cell migration research
Hello, everyone! My name is Sami Khan and I’m an MSc candidate in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Western University. I work at London Cancer Regional Program under the supervision of Dr. Alison Allan. Our lab focuses on breast cancer metastasis: the process by which cancerous cells can leave the breast and […]
Novel Molecular Imaging Technologies
Hello! My name is Katie Parkins and I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I work in the Imaging Research Laboratories at Robarts Research Institute under the co-supervision of Drs. Paula Foster and John Ronald. My research involves using novel molecular imaging technologies to study concomitant tumour resistance […]
Developing a molecular imaging technique using MRI
Hello, My name is Yonathan Araya, I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I work in the Imaging Research Laboratories at Robarts Research Institute under the supervision Dr. Timothy Scholl. Dr. Scholl’s lab focuses on developing advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for use with novel molecular imaging […]
MRI cell tracking for breast cancer
Hi, My name is Ashley Makela and I am a PhD candidate in the department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I am working at Robarts Research Institute in Dr. Paula Foster’s lab where our main focus is to develop magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to “track” cells. My research involves using this MRI cell […]
Receptor for Hyaluronan-Mediated Motility or RHAMM
Hi everyone! My name is Alexandra Hauser-Kawaguchi and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry at Western University. I work in Dr. Len Luyt’s lab at London Health Sciences Centre’s London Regional Cancer Program. For the past few years, I have been studying the protein RHAMM (Receptor for Hyaluronan-Mediated Motility). RHAMM levels increase […]
Understanding how the estrogen receptor impacts breast cancer
Hello! My name is Bart Kolendowski and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Biochemistry at Western University. I work in Dr. Joe Torchia’s lab located at London Regional Cancer Program. During my tenure as a Pamela Greenaway-Kohlmeier Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit (TBCRU) scholarship recipient, I have focused my research on understanding how […]
Attempting to inhibit breast cancer proliferation
Hi everyone! My name is Alexandra Hauser-Kawaguchi and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry at Western University. I work in Dr. Len Luyt’s lab at London Health Sciences Centre’s London Regional Cancer Program. You may remember seeing my blog post last year. Since then, I’ve continued to study the interactions between the […]
