Introducing the 2018-19 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 metastatic breast cancer. BCSC would like to extend […]
Monitoring blood oxygen levels inside tumours
My name is Olivia Tong and I am in my second year of a Master’s degree in biomedical engineering under the supervision of Drs. Jeffrey Carson and Mamadou Diop. You might have seen Lawrence Yip’s blog post regarding 3D photoacoustic tomography. As an extension of Lawrence’s work, we are developing a non-contact photoacoustic tomography system […]
Combining Light and Ultrasound
How to help surgeons perform breast cancer surgery more successfully Lawrence Yip, a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University, works at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Dr. Jeffrey Carson’s lab developing a new imaging technology to help surgeons treat breast cancer. In collaboration with his lab colleagues, Lawrence seeks to build a […]
Determining how proteins interact with breast cancer cells
Hello, everyone! My name is Sami Khan and I’m an MSc candidate in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Western University. In Dr. Alison Allan’s laboratory at the London Regional Cancer Program, we study proteins that may be involved in the preferential metastasis (or spread) of breast cancer to the lung and the […]
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, […]
Introducing New Breast Cancer Research Trainee Scholarships in London
We are pleased to announce 13 new graduate student scholarships at Western University for the 2017-2018 academic year. These awards are supported by the Breast Cancer Society of Canada’s very generous commitment to the Pamela Greenaway-Kohlmeier Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit (TBCRU) at London Health Sciences Centre’s London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP). Trainees compete annually […]
Finding cancer: Improving x-ray detector technology for earlier detection of breast cancer
Hello! I’m Tomi Nano, a PhD candidate in the department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I work at Robarts Research Institute in Dr. Ian Cunningham’s lab on development of new x-ray detector designs and measurements of their performance. The Pamela Greenaway- Kohlmeier Translational Breast Cancer Unit (TBCRU) Traineeship Program has supported my research in […]
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 […]
