My journey to the BC Cancer – Victoria
Hello, My name is Sam Kader and I’m excited to be blogging for the BC Cancer Foundation leading up to Jingle Mingle on November 30, …
BC Cancer - Victoria
Introducing November guest blogger Dr. Sam Kader
We are grateful to Dr. Stephen Chia for sharing with us the exciting developments in breast cancer research taking place at BC Cancer as …
Introducing August Guest Blogger: Dr. Lindsay DeVorkin
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 …
Investing in people’s lives
Philanthropy and research is truly a partnership. We can have a lab full of talented and passionate researchers, but if we don’t have the …
It’s about the people for foundation president
I am very pleased to be this month’s guest blogger. I joined the BC Cancer Foundation as its new President and CEO in mid-April …
Questions of medicine and science formed half way ‘round the world
My path to a career in science and medicine was convoluted, but not without direction. I grew up in east Africa on an island …
Cancer research continues to reveal exciting advances
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 …
Philanthropy and Research: Together, we are seeing positive results
The BC Cancer Agency has a mandate to provide and coordinate cancer care in B.C., ensuring patients receive high quality care that is accessible …
Inspired by the passion
The first few months since joining the BC Cancer Agency have flown by. I am enjoying my new role—every day is different and presents …
Sometimes the best things aren’t planned
It might come as a surprise, but I never really considered a career in medicine until my third year of university. I …