Where does the Deeley Research Centre (DRC) hope to be in five years? We want to take the ideas we’re developing today and apply them in the clinic. So, we’re putting together a clinical trials program that will allow – for the first time – new immune-based treatments to be offered to patients at the Agency. We envision clinical trials where, for example, a cancer patient who has...
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Posts by Dr. Brad Nelson
So, I hope that I’ve built some anticipation for my explanation of cancer immunology. I’m really proud of my team at the Deeley Research Centre (DRC) in Victoria and that we’re one of only two dedicated sites in Canada that explore the link between your immune system and cancer.
When I speak about your immune system, I mean the white blood cells in your body. White...
As I mentioned, coming back to B.C. to work at the Deeley Research Centre (DRC) in the Vancouver Island Centre was an exciting moment in my career. Coming to the DRC in Victoria was a unique opportunity, and I’m so happy that I made the move. I’m also deeply grateful to all the donors who created the DRC by supporting the BC Cancer Foundation.
The BC Cancer Agency is an...
Although I’m now the Director of the Deeley Research Centre (DRC) at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre, I actually came to cancer research quite late in my academic career. I was completing my Ph.D. in embryology (the study of how animal and human eggs develop...

