Natasha Knier is researching how breast cancer metastasizes to the brain

1. Welcome back to the TBCRU, can you remind our readers who you are and tell us a little about yourself? My name is Natasha Knier. I am in the second year of my M.Sc. in Medical Biophysics at Western University, working under the supervision of Dr. Paula Foster at the Robarts Research Institute. Previously, […]

Vy Ngo is investigating chemotherapy resistance in HER2+ breast cancer

1. Welcome back to the TBCRU, can you remind our readers who are you and tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is Vy Ngo, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Western University, working under the supervision of Dr. Martin Duennwald. I completed my […]

Lawrence Yip is building a photoacoustic imaging system

1. Welcome back to the TBCRU, can you remind our readers who are you and tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is Lawrence Yip, and I am in my fifth year of my Ph.D. at Western University. I am supervised by Dr. Jeffrey Carson in the Department of Medical Biophysics. We also […]

April Chau is improving radiation treatment.

1. Welcome back to the TBCRU, can you remind our readers who are you and tell us a little bit about yourself. Hi, I’m April. I am in my third year of Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics at Western University, working under the supervision of Dr. Stewart Gaede at the London Regional Cancer Centre. I previously […]

Vasudeva Bhat wants to develop the next generation of cancer therapies.

1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Vasudeva (Vasu) Bhat, and I am a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Western University. I work under the supervision of Dr. Alison Allan and Dr. David Palma. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba, where I […]

Shanshan Zhong is developing a new drug to treat breast cancer

1.  Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Shanshan (Jenny) Zhong, and I am a Ph.D. student 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 Beijing University of Chemical Technology. I’m hoping that my current studies […]

Nourhan Shalaby Is Developing Genetically Engineered Cell Systems

1. Who are you? Tell us a little bit about yourself  I’m Nourhan Shalaby. I did my undergraduate degree at Western University in Medical Sciences and Biology. I completed a Master’s degree in Medical Physics at McMaster University. Then I came back to Western to do my Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics under the supervision of […]

Team TBCRU 2019, Dress for the Cause Wrap Up

In closing to my Dress for the Cause 2019 blog posts, I’d like to firstly acknowledge all of the extraordinary fundraising efforts that will go towards incredible breast cancer research. Our Dress for the Cause day was October 25th, 2019. It was amazing to see all of the activities bake sales, contests, and other events […]

Julia Gevaert Is Tracking How Breast Cancer Spreads

1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Julia Gevaert. I am an MSc candidate in the Medical Biophysics program at Western University, under the supervision of Dr. Paula Foster. I completed my undergraduate degree at McMaster University with an Honours BSc in Medical Physics. Learning about different imaging techniques sparked my […]

Where your donations go?

Now that October is well underway, we hope that your fundraising events and efforts to raise awareness for Breast Cancer Research are going well so far! It is exciting to see all the activities that have already been planned, and photos shared on social media as Dress for the Cause gets closer and closer. One […]