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Discover the stories and breakthroughs that continue to change cancer outcomes across British Columbia.
Inspiration & the BC Cancer Agency
I had just returned from Sweden and was offered a postdoctoral position with Dr. Nicholas Bruchovsky. I had returned from overseas after finishing my …
Cancer research to benefit from Vancouver Island development
Victoria, B.C., March 10, 2012 - Cancer research and care on Vancouver Island received a support boost from a local housing and business development …
Home Grown in B.C.
As Doug mentioned, I am the Provincial Program Leader for Prostate Cancer Research at the BC Cancer Agency, in Vancouver. Before I dive into talking …
Introducing Dr. Marianne Sadar
Thank you Courteney Lai, Graduate Student (PhD), for sharing your behind the scenes experience at the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre, in the Terry …
Decisions and the Future
Being a graduate student at the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre (CRC) in Vancouver, I am fortunate to be exposed to many great opportunities …
Mentorship
The process of becoming a scientist is certainly a complicated one, maybe lifelong. A key part of this process I’ve experienced, that is just …
Blood Cancers and my Hopes for Scientific Research
As my close family has, unfortunately, been affected by cancer, I can relate to that feeling of urgency and desire to accelerate research and …
Inspired by the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre
My search for a research laboratory focused on studying diseases immediately led me to the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre (BCCRC) and its Terry …
Victoria couple makes $100,000 Valentine’s gift to BC Cancer Foundation
Victoria, B.C. – Danny and Sandy Jadresko have spent many memorable Valentine’s Days together over their 26 years of marriage, and this year they …
My Undergraduate Career
After high school, I was accepted to the University of British Columbia (UBC). I knew I wanted to focus on cell biology and genetics, …