Supervisor: Dr. Aurora M. Nedelcu, Professor, Biology Department, University of New Brunswick Program of Study: PhD, Biology Project Title: The role of inter-clonal cooperation and tumour microenvironment in cancer progression Scholarships and/or awards: Lay Research Summary: Cancer is the primary cause of death in Canada. Most cancer deaths (up to 90%) are due to the … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Jeanette Boudreau Program of Study: MSc, Microbiology & Immunology Project Title: Prescriptive Natural Killer Cell Based Immunotherapy for Leukemia Research Summary: Natural killer cells are immune cells that kill cancer cells. This killing is seen strongly against leukemia, a blood cancer. Despite early remissions, current treatments cannot always prevent relapse, so more effective … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Channakeshava S Umeshappa Program of Study: Postdoctoral Fellow, Microbiology and Immunology Project Title: Development of immune-engineered nanoparticles for solid tumor therapy Research Summary: Cancer is a challenging disease, and most of the treatment ultimately fails. Although conventional treatments such as surgery, anticancer drugs, and radiation are helpful to some extent, they show severe … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Kirill Rosen Program of Study: Postdoctoral Fellow Project Title: Ferroptosis-promoting drugs as novel tools for breast cancer treatment Research Summary: Approximately 15 Canadian women die from breast cancer every day. Hence, new breast cancers treatments are needed. Some drugs cause an iron-mediated form of cell death known as ferroptosis. We found that one … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Sandra Turcotte Program of Study: MSc, Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: To investigate a role for PIKfyve in cell migration and invasion of clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Research Summary: Kidney cancer is one of the ten most common cancers in Canada. New Brunswick and Atlantic provinces have the worst statistics in terms … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Melanie Keats Program of Study: MSc, Kinesiology Project Title: Exploring Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Exercise in Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer Care Scholarships and/or awards: Lay Research Summary: Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease with a poor five-year survival rate. Moreover, patients often experience malnutrition, weight loss, muscle loss, and progressive disability. Exercise may … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Geoffrey Hesketh Program of Study: MSc, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Project Title: mTORC1 Activation by Endolysosome-derived Nutrients Scholarships and/or Awards: Lay Research Summary: Cancers driven by mutations in a gene called Ras are highly lethal and have limited treatment options. Pancreatic cancer is one such cancer, which results in less than 10% of … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Lori Weeks, Professor, School of Nursing Program of Study: PhD in Health Project Title: Exploring the Experience of Transition to Palliative Care of Young Adults Living with Metastatic/Advanced Cancer Research Summary: Cancer is the leading cause of illness-related death for young adults (YAs; 18-39). A diagnosis for a person in this age group … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Kerry B. Goralski Co-supervisor: Dr. Arunika Gunawardena Program of Study: PhD, Cell Biology/Phytochemistry Project Title: Investigating Pharmacological Mechanisms of Action of Anthocyanin-Rich Extracts from Aponogeton madagascariensis in Triple negative Breast Cancer in vitro Research Summary: Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among Canadian women. Certain types of breast cancers … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. J. Patrick Murphy Program of Study: MSc, Human Biology Project Title: Metabolomic and proteomic investigation into the cellular responses to serine biosynthesis pathway manipulation in breast cancer Lay Research Summary: Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is one of the deadliest breast cancer subtypes. This is because they don’t express the usual proteins that … Read more