Introducing August Guest Blogger: Dr. Lindsay DeVorkin By Ken Donohue on Aug 02, 2016 I am delighted to introduce Dr. Lindsay DeVorkin, as this month’s guest blogger. Lindsay is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the BC Cancer Agency’s Deeley Research Centre, in Victoria. Building on her graduate studies work in molecular biology and biochemistry, she is now investigating the role of autophagy in the tumour microenvironment, and how it can be modulated to enhance the immune... Continue Reading Announcing new guest blogger, BC Cancer - Victoria, Deeley Research Centre
Questions of medicine and science formed half way ‘round the world By Dr. Aly Karsan on Mar 22, 2016 My path to a career in science and medicine was convoluted, but not without direction. I grew up in east Africa on an island in the Indian Ocean. Both my maternal grandparents died at very young ages of undiagnosed conditions. While the setting was idyllic, the reason for my grandparents’ deaths, or rather the lack of a reason bothered me. This great gap in understanding—the causes of... Continue Reading BC Cancer - Vancouver, BC Cancer - Victoria, BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program, Biobanking, Brachytherapy, BrainCare BC, Breast Cancer, Bust a Move, Cancer Control Research, Chemo SmartBook, Chemotherapy, Childhood cancer, Childhood Cancer Research Program, Clinical Trials, Colorectal cancer, Concrete Hero, Deeley Research Centre, Discovery Luncheon, Drug Development, Endometrial Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Experimental Therapeutics, Functional cancer imaging, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Genomics, Golf Classic In Memory of Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins, Gynecologic Cancer, Head & Neck Cancer, Inspiration Gala, Jingle Mingle, Leukemia
Cancer research continues to reveal exciting advances By Dr. Malcolm Moore on Feb 23, 2016 Cancer is a complex disease, and so cancer research is by necessity multifaceted and involves lots of collaboration. We are fortunate in B.C. to have strong research programs. We do need to pay attention to research and programs in health promotion, cancer prevention, and early detection through screening as these can have profound effects on our overall goal of reducing the burden and... Continue Reading BC Cancer - Abbotsford, BC Cancer - Kelowna, BC Cancer - Prince George, BC Cancer - Surrey, BC Cancer - Vancouver, BC Cancer - Victoria, BC Cancer Research Centre, Deeley Research Centre, Genomics, Immunology, Personalized Onco-Genomics (POG)
Daniel Woodsworth: Developing Cell-Based Therapies for B.C. Patients By Daniel Woodsworth on Nov 25, 2015 Hi, my name is Daniel Woodsworth and I work on cell-based immunotherapies at the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre. Near the end of my undergraduate degree, I started to become very interested in building nanoscale devices and machines. I was captivated by the notion of recreating all of the incredible machinery that surrounds us in our everyday life, at very small scales. As I... Continue Reading BC Cancer Research Centre, Clinical Trials, Deeley Research Centre, Genomics, Immunology, Philanthropy and Research
Eric Yung: Collaborating to Bring Immunotherapy to Patients By Eric Yung on Nov 17, 2015 Hello! My name is Eric Yung and I am the staff scientist and lab manager in the Holt Lab, which basically makes me responsible for all of the day-to-day activities of the lab. I’ve been involved in cancer research for almost a decade now and immunogenomics for the last two years. I got started due to scientific curiosity, really. I began my PhD studying viruses, HIV specifically. When... Continue Reading BC Cancer Research Centre, Clinical Trials, Deeley Research Centre, Genomics, Philanthropy and Research
Miruna Bala: Ensuring High Quality Data for Cancer Research By Miruna Bala on Nov 10, 2015 Hello everyone, my name is Miruna Bala and I am very happy for the opportunity to blog this month. I am the Quality Systems group leader for the Holt Lab at the Genome Sciences Centre and the immunotherapy program at the BC Cancer Agency, which means I am responsible for the design, implementation, monitoring and improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS). QMS ensures accurate,... Continue Reading BC Cancer Research Centre, Clinical Trials, Deeley Research Centre, Genomics, Gynecologic Cancer, Immunology, Ovarian Cancer, Philanthropy and Research
Introducing November Guest Bloggers: The Immunogenomics Team By Lou Del Gobbo on Nov 03, 2015 Thank you to our October guest bloggers, the scientists and clinicians from the Deeley Research Centre. Thanks to the talent of this team and the tremendous generosity of BC Cancer Foundation donors, immunotherapy clinical trials will be getting underway soon, for the benefit of... Continue Reading Announcing new guest blogger, Clinical Trials, Deeley Research Centre, Genomics, Immunology, Inspiration Gala, Philanthropy and Research
Using Genetically Engineered Viruses to Enhance Immunity By Kwame Twumasi-B... on Oct 30, 2015 Hello, my name is Kwame Twumasi-Boateng and it is my pleasure to wrap up a month of blogging with my immunotherapy colleagues at the BC Cancer Agency! Currently, I am a postdoctoral fellow working at the Deeley Research Centre (DRC) – a position I started in January 2013. During graduate school, I studied molecular details of aging and immunity in tiny worms. At the conclusion of... Continue Reading BC Cancer - Victoria, Clinical Trials, Deeley Research Centre, Immunology, Philanthropy and Research, Ride to Conquer Cancer
Dr. Julie Nielsen: Developing T Cell-Based Therapies By Dr. Julie Nielsen on Oct 28, 2015 Hello, I’m Dr. Julie Nielsen and I am happy to share an inside look at my work in immunotherapy on the BC Cancer Foundation blog. I started working at the Deeley Research Centre (DRC) in October 2007. I had previously conducted research in cancer and medical genetics and joined the DRC because I wanted to help develop innovative strategies for treating cancer. The power and specificity... Continue Reading BC Cancer - Victoria, Clinical Trials, Deeley Research Centre, Immunology, Lymphoid cancers
David Kroeger: Strengthening the Immune Response to Cancer By David Kroeger on Oct 26, 2015 Hello, my name is David Kroeger and I’m a postdoctoral fellow at the Deeley Research Centre (DRC). My PhD research at the University of Saskatchewan focused on understanding basic aspects of how T cells function. I came to the DRC hoping to use my expertise in T cell biology to help cancer patients. Decades of research have proven that the immune system has the capacity to recognize and... Continue Reading BC Cancer - Victoria, Deeley Research Centre, Immunology