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Dr. Robert Holt: What Motivates Me
I’m motivated by the success of new cancer treatments that activate a patient’s natural anti-cancer immunity. These positive results are hard won, following more …
Dr. Robert Holt: Helping Immune Cells Win
Growing up in the lower mainland, I developed the need to figure out how things worked and, if they were broken, how to fix …
BC Cancer Foundation’s 2015 Discovery Luncheon—Abbotsford Raises $28,000 to Support Next Evolution in Cancer Care
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation’s 2015 Discovery Luncheon—Abbotsford raised an amazing $28,000 to support the BC Cancer Agency’s Personalized Onco-Genomics (POG) Program.
The …
Introducing November Guest Bloggers: The Immunogenomics Team
Thank you to our October guest bloggers, the scientists and clinicians from the Deeley Research Centre. Thanks to the talent of this team and …
Using Genetically Engineered Viruses to Enhance Immunity
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 …
Funding positions B.C. as a leader in breast cancer research
VICTORIA, B.C. — Health Minister Terry Lake today announced $2 million for the BC Cancer Foundation to support world-leading genomic research to improve outcomes …
Dr. Julie Nielsen: Developing T Cell-Based Therapies
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 …
David Kroeger: Strengthening the Immune Response to Cancer
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 …
$4.2 Million Raised by BC Cancer Foundation Donors to Launch Immunotherapy Clinical Trials
Hello everyone, I’d like to briefly interrupt our October bloggers to share some very exciting news!
Last night, BC Cancer Foundation donors came together …
A New Made-in-B.C. Immunotherapy to Become a Reality
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation announced an incredible $4.2 million raised to support the launch of immunotherapy clinical trials at the 2015 …