admin Dr. Shashi Gujar, cancer researcher and professor at Dalhousie who specializes in immunotherapy, along with pioneers Dr. Guido Kroemer of the Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers in Paris and Dr. John Bell of the University of Ottawa, have just released a paper in the journal, Nature Protocols, that provides standardized guidance on oncolytic virus design, production and testing in cancer immunotherapy, … Read more
Dr. Jeanette Boudreau, an immunologist and the Scientific Director of the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute, is pinning her hope – and her knowledge – on Natural Killer (NK) cells. These white blood cells, which circulate constantly through the bloodstream and tissues, eliminate viral infections and sick cells, including cancer cells. Boudreau’s research focuses on … Read more
Congratulations to the 2024 BHCRI and Partners Studentship Award Recipients: Eva Abou-Samra, Université de MonctonSupervisor: Dr. Louis LapierreEva is the recipient of the IWK Foundation’s Jeremy Ingham Summer Studentship “Investigation of nucleo-cytoplasmic protein partitioning in hepatic oncogenesis” “Unlike normal, healthy cells, cancer cells need to make a lot of protein. For all cells, proteins are … Read more
In collaboration with Canadian pet nutraceutical company Adored Beast Apothecary in Moncton, NB, Dr. Vasantha Rupasinghe in the Faculty of Agriculture is developing a manufacturing process for pet nutraceutical products to help manage cancers of dogs. In this current pre-clinical investigation, Dr. Rupasinghe’s lab is funded by Adored Beast Apothecary and Mitacs for the assessment of four … Read more
Jen Johnston Prize for Research Excellence The Jen Johnston Prize will recognize excellence in trainee research with the aim of encouraging trainees to establish careers in cancer research. The award will be offered annually and will recognize a published paper with a trainee as co- or sole first author. Applications from trainees from all levels and … Read more
The spring 2024 Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute Cancer Research Training Program funding competition is now open. Funding for these awards has been made available from a variety of sources. To apply for the CRTP Award, the Intent to Apply Form must be completed and received by admin@bhcri.ca before the deadline of 4pm AST on 4 March 2024. If you are already … Read more
The Cancer Research Training Program is now accepting trainees to the program every month! The application deadline is the 1st of every month and notification of acceptance will be sent via email to the applicant within two weeks. All trainees working in cancer research in Atlantic Canada are encouraged to apply for the Program to … Read more
Dr. Pat Murphy – photo provided Dr. Pat Murphy, an assistant professor in biology at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), has received a 2023 Emerging Scholar Research Grant from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) for his research into the role of bioactive metabolites in breast cancer. The grant is valued at $600,000 over … Read more
Dr. Arlinda Ruco – photo provided StFX Interdisciplinary Health professor Dr. Arlinda Ruco has been awarded a Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) Emerging Scholar Research Grant (valued at $594,197) and is leading a team working to identify whether certain groups may be less likely to participate in colorectal cancer screening and to co-design potential interventions to … Read more
We are very pleased to announce the 2024 summer studentship competition with up to three awards offered in the amount of $5000 each for a 14-week term during the summer of 2024. Supervisors are required to provide a top up of $2500 (min) to ensure trainees receive funding above their provincial minimum wage (please view … Read more