Supervisor: Dr. Andrew P. Makrigiannis Program of Study: PhD in Microbiology and Immunology Project Title: Natural Killer Cells Memory Response in Cancer Immunotherapy Research Summary: The immune system oversees protecting us from harmful microorganisms and cancers. Our defense system has both innate and adaptive defenses. Our innate defenses start to protect us from the day … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Francesca Di Cara Program of Study: PhD, Microbiology and Immunology Project Title: The role of peroxisome in regulating macrophages’ anti-cancer activities Scholarships and/or Awards: Lay Research Summary: Macrophages are innate immune cells important to protect us from infection and to eliminate damaged cells in our bodies. Macrophages also play different roles in cancer … Read more
Supervisor: Dr Shashi Gujar, Associate professor, Department of Pathology Program of Study: Postdoctoral fellow Project Title: Kynureninase hydrogels for immuno-metabolic glioblastoma therapy Scholarships and/or Awards: Lay Research Summary: Metabolism of tumor and immune cells contributes to the survival and proliferation of cancer cells. If the metabolic pathways are targeted it can improve the effect of … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Jeanette Boudreau Program of study: MSc, Pathology Project title: Defining how the ovarian cancer tumour microenvironment’s metabolic state directs natural killer cell function Scholarships and/or awards: Lay research summary: High-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) is the most common and most deadly type of ovarian cancer, and it is often undetected before it has spread … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Robin Urquhart Program of Study: Masters, Epidemiology and Applied Health Research Project Title: Prevalence of sexual dysfunction among breast cancer survivors in Canadian women Lay Research Summary: Cancer is a disease that affects a lot of people in Canada. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women, and statistics show … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Melanie Keats Program of Study: Masters, Health and Human Performance Project Title: The Feasibility and Functional Outcomes of a Preoperative Virtual Home-Based Exercise Program for Pediatric andAdolescent Oncology Patients Lay Research Summary: Advancements in the field of pediatric oncology have been delayed due to a lack of established physicalactivity guidelines. Little research has … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. David Waisman Program of Study: PhD, Pathology Project Title: Identification of Oncogenic Plasminogen Receptors Lay Research Summary: Cancer remains the leading cause of death in Canada, and it’s estimated that two in five Canadians in their lifetime will develop cancer. When the cancer cells spread from their primary tumor to another location in … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Sherri L. Christian Program of Study: PhD, Biochemistry Project Title: The role of extracellular vesicles in B cell function and development Scholarships and/or Awards: L. Jacobs Graduate Research Award 2023 Mitacs Accelerate PhD Fellowship Award, 2021-2023 Barrowman Travel Award, 2021-2022 Barrowman Travel Award, 2020-2021 VIED overseas graduate scholarship, 2018-2020 NPUST International Development scholarship … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Jeanette Boudreau Program of Study: PhD, Microbiology and Immunology Project Title: Defining the genomic and immunologic landscape of colorectal cancer Research Summary: Colorectal cancer remains a significant cause of cancer occurrence and death in Canada, especially in the Atlantic Region. With research, we have already learned that the disease is different between patients, … Read more
Supervisor: Dr. Brendan M. Leung Co-supervisor: Dr. Jeanette Boudreau Program of Study: MSc, Pathology Project Title: The development of an in-vitro model to observe the infiltration of natural killer cells into the ovarian cancer microenvironment Research Summary: Ovarian Cancer is the deadliest gynecological malignancy with a poor prognosis and a high frequency of relapse. As … Read more