Coming to British Columbia
During the tail end of my PhD in Cambridge, I was contacted by Dr Michael Smith from the University of British Columbia. He explained …
Genomics
The Wondering Years
I grew up on a sheep farm in Wales, near a small town called Lampeter. My favorite subject at school was biology and I …
Introducing December Guest Blogger: Dr. Howard Lim
Thank you to our November guest bloggers, Dr. Robert Holt and the immunogenomics team, for sharing how their exciting work with DNA analysis is …
Daniel Woodsworth: Developing Cell-Based Therapies for B.C. Patients
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 …
Scott Brown: From Computer Science to Cancer Research
Hello and thank you for taking a look at our Immunogenomics blog posts. My name is Scott Brown, and I am a PhD Student …
Eric Yung: Collaborating to Bring Immunotherapy to Patients
Hello! My name is Eric Yung and I am the staff scientist and lab manager in the Holt Lab, which basically makes me responsible …
Dr. Richard Moore: Decoding the Immune Response
Thanks for taking time to read our immunogenomics blogs and for supporting our research at the BC Cancer Agency. I have …
Miruna Bala: Ensuring High Quality Data for Cancer Research
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 …
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 …