We’re halfway there – Ontario and Nova Scotia
With a total of $15 million of research funded across Canada, we have made exceptional strides in learning more about breast cancer. PhD students and senior researchers are working each and every day to learn more about how this disease operates and how we can improve treatment methods. In London, Ontario BCSC has committed $10 […]
Studying why some breast cancer patients are Herceptin-resistant
Greetings! I’m Xuguang Liu, a fourth-year PhD student in the Biochemistry Department at Western University. My current research project is focused on the development of Herceptin resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer. Particularly, we’re trying to establish a diagnostic technique that might be able to further classify this cancer type. HER2-positive breast cancer is diagnosed as […]
Donna, PhD candidate, studies the prevention of breast cancer metastases
Hi! My name is Donna Murrell and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I’m working under the supervision of Dr. Paula Foster at Robarts Research Institute, and we’re using MRI to monitor the fate of breast cancer cells in the brain. You might have seen my first blog […]
The Pamela Greenaway-Kohlmeier Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit in London announces 18 scholarship awards for 2015-2016
We’re delighted to announce that 18 graduate students at Western University have been awarded scholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year. These scholarships 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), along […]
Reducing treatment time for early stage breast cancer patients
Hello reader! My name is Matthew Mouawad and I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I’m working under the supervision of Dr. Stewart Gaede at London Regional Cancer Program and Dr. Neil Gelman at Lawson Imaging. Early stage breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of the disease. […]
Breast cancer trainees honoured at London’s Oncology Research & Education Day
London’s 12th annual Oncology Research & Education Day was held on June 26, 2015. This city-wide event showcases the breadth of oncology research at Western University, ranging from basic research through to translational and clinical research. More than 285 investigators and trainees attended the day, with eight oral presentations and 98 poster presentations from trainees. […]
Investigating the role of fibulin-3 in breast cancer metastasis
Hi! My name is Michelle Noonan and I’m a second-year MSc candidate in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Western University. I work in the laboratory of Dr. Moshmi Bhattacharya, located in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western. Our lab works on better understanding the mechanisms regulating breast cancer metastasis, the spreading of […]
