Veronica Dubois is developing CAR-T cell therapies to target breast cancer tumours
1. Welcome back to the TBCRU. Can you remind our readers who you are and tell us a little bit about yourself? My name is Veronica Dubois. I am a third-year Ph.D. graduate student working under the supervision of Dr. John Ronald and Dr. Paula Foster at the Robarts Research Institute and Western University. 2. […]
Determining Breast Cancer Patients’ Cardiac Risk
Hello BCSC donors and friends, I am April Chau, currently in my first year of a Medical Biophysics Master’s degree at Western University under the supervision of Dr. Stewart Gaede. I would like to start off my research update with a huge thank you to the generous support I have received from the Breast Society […]
When Less Means Better
Matthew Mouawad Seeks for a Way to Reduce Treatment Times “How long will my treatment last?” Physicians frequently hear this question from breast cancer patients. A treatment plan may include several steps such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and hormonal and targeted therapy. The availability of many life-saving options brings hope and excitement to patients’ lives; […]
Making every x-ray count
Developing a new x-ray detector to help find breast cancer Tomi Nano, a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University, has always had a curiosity about how things work. “It is fascinating to make possible what was previously impossible. In this sense, medical biophysics is a perfect field where scientists have […]
Tracking Tumour-Associated Macrophages in Breast Tumours
“In my research area, it is important to be a hands-on person with advanced critical thinking skills,” says Ashley Makela. She believes such an approach is key to developing innovative ideas. With hands-on experience working in radiology under her belt, Ashley Makela is in the 4th year of her PhD studies in the Department of Medical […]
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 […]
Photoacoustic Imaging Research
Hello, my name is Lawrence Yip, and I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University. I work at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Dr. Jeff Carson’s lab where I am developing a new imaging technology called Photoacoustic Imaging to help treat breast cancer. Photoacoustic acoustic imaging uses short pulses of […]
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 […]
