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Good luck Riders from Dr. Poul Sorensen
Thanks for the introduction Doug; and the opportunity to blog this month. My name is Dr. Poul Sorensen and I am a senior scientist …
Father’s Day, The BC Ride & Dr. Poul Sorensen
Thank you Dr. Shah for sharing with us the amazing progress you have seen in cancer genome research, and your involvement in the recent …
The time to support cancer research is now
Thank you for reading my posts thus far. I thought I would close with some thoughts on looking forward. It is a particularly exciting time …
More progress and the importance of studying breast cancer genomes
In another recent study this year with Dr. Sam Aparicio, and Dr. Carlos Caldas, of Cambridge University, we explored the genomes of breast cancers …
The Jambor-McCarthy legacy: A $21.4 million Gift Twenty Years in the Making
…just a brief interruption of Dr. Shah’s posts, to share some exciting breaking news: This morning, we announced the largest charitable bequest to a single …
Jambor-McCarthy Legacy and the BC Cancer Foundation Make B.C. Philanthropic History with a $21.4 million Gift
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation announced the largest charitable bequest to a single beneficiary in B.C.’s history today. William P. J. McCarthy, …
Cancer Genome Sequencing and Amazing Progress
The field of cancer genome sequencing has exploded due to amazing early progress in identifying new mutations in cancer, patterns of how tumours change …
Introducing Bust a Move for Breast Health!
On behalf of everyone at the BC Cancer Foundation, I am so thrilled to introduce you to our epic new event–Bust a Move for …
A disease of the genome & Me at the BC Cancer Agency
During my PhD at UBC, I became convinced of a notion that had been known for decades: “cancer is a disease of the genome”. …
Who is Dr. Sohrab Shah?
Thank you Doug, I’m glad to be joining the roster of guest bloggers here at the BC Cancer Foundation. I’m a fan of the …