Uncovering the role of RNA in breast cancer

My name is Thomas Huynh and I’m a Masters student in Dr. Paola Marcato’s laboratory in the Department of Pathology at Dalhousie University. The support generously provided to me by the Breast Cancer Society of Canada and the QEII foundation through the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute has been invaluable in helping me pursue my […]

Retinoic Acid maybe an effective therapy

I am Dr. Paola Marcato, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at Dalhousie University. the Canadian Breast Cancer Society, the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute and the QEII Foundation, have funded my research lab and colleagues: Drs. Carman Giacomantonio, Lucy Helyer and Ian Weaver. Our research is to  investigate if a vitamin A metabolite, retinoic […]

Targeting inflammation to combat breast cancer

Epidemiological and clinical research suggests a strong association between inflammation and breast cancer development. Therefore, targeting the process of inflammation is an attractive new intervention strategy for combating breast cancer. One of the inflammatory molecules observed in advanced cancer patients is called interleukin 17, and interleukin17-producing cells are also observed in breast cancer patients. Dr. […]