Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute - dedicated to research excellence in Atlantic Canada that will help save lives & ease the burden of cancer.

Atlantic Canada
Joined January 2016
@CancerAtlantic Patient Advisory Committee is organizing a virtual public conference on Cancer - see "Save The Date" below. Stay tuned!
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We're looking for patients share their experience through our confidential survey on lung cancer treatment experiences. survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50… @LungHealthFdn @survivornetca
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Scientists at @PMResearch_UHN led by @MKoritzinsky and @sandyserena___have identified the enzyme ADO as critical for cancer cell survival, making it a potential new therapeutic target. Read more ➡️ uhnresearch.ca/news/cancer-m…
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🏆 New award alert for #PsychosocialOncology researchers! Nominations are open for the CIHR-ICR & @CAPO_ACOP Psychosocial Oncology Awards for Research Excellence and Early Career Investigators. Nominations due: January 31, 2025 Apply now: capo.ca/page-1075585
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📢EVENT ALERT📢 🍁The next MOHCCN Seminar Series event will spotlight Pan-Canadian projects! 🗓️Friday, Dec. 6 at 3pm EST / 12pm PST Register now ➡️ tinyurl.com/hkx9t2d9
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Treating multiple brain tumours simultaneously has become increasingly common in radiation therapy. Dr. Patricia Oliver's goal is to develop a system to ensure that the linear accelerator can deliver these treatments accurately. @HealthNS bit.ly/3YarSWK.
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Meet our Aug featured researcher, @HealthNS's Patrica Oliver. Dr. Oliver’s research is focused on ensuring targeting accuracy in radiation therapy. bit.ly/3YarSWK
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Congratulations Dr. Lapierre! @LapierreLab
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Congratulations to the Spring 2024 #CRTP award recipients @DalhousieU @MemorialU @UPEI. Thank you to our partners who are supporting these 9 trainees: @CCSResearch @jdirvinglimited Saunders Matthey @give2live
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“We here in the Ignaszak Research lab (@IgnaszakLab) @UNB are developing an electrochemical sensor to detect specific breast cancer biomarkers present in blood serum." #cancerresearch #AtlanticCanada bit.ly/3zkdJfu
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BHCRI Research retweeted
🎉 Join us this Wednesday at 8pm EST for #AYACSM's 10-year celebration! 🎉 Let's commemorate our first tweet chat on July 17th, 2014. Come celebrate with the Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Societal Movement community! #AYACancer #OncTwitter #MedTwitter #BCSM #BTSM #GYNCSM
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Congratulations @Dr_Ouellette!
Breast Cancer Canada is excited to announce the 2024 Precision Oncology Research Grant Recipients, totalling $500,000 in new Canadian breast cancer research funding. Breast Cancer Canada’s Scientific Advisory Committee awards funding across the spectrum of breast cancer research – from basic discovery studies to accelerating the translation of results into clinical practice. We send our congratulations to the successful applicants! We remain dedicated to progress through research, advocacy for access to the best care, and elevating the patient voice to improve the lives of those affected by breast cancer. The future of breast cancer detection hinges on our collective ability to adapt and innovate. As we push for earlier screenings and embrace cutting-edge research, we must not lose sight of the patients and stories that fuel our mission. It is only through united action that we will achieve our ultimate goal: a world without breast cancer. Through targeted funding, we are driving innovation and improving outcomes for the breast cancer patients of tomorrow. You can Know More about these investments at: breastcancerprogress.ca/500k… #breastcancerresearch #ResearchMatters
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PRESS RELEASE: New funding initiative shaped by cancer patients is first of its kind to address gaps in precision oncology 🍁 Full story ▶️ bit.ly/461kWNB #TeamCanadaOfCancerResearch #PatientEngagement
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BHCRI Research retweeted
We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join our lab at @BCCancer_GSC. Apply here:bcgsc.ca/careers/postdoctora…. Read more about our work on our new lab website! evginlab.com
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Congratulations @KristaGreeley7 !
Congratulations to @KristaGreeley7 of @SleepLabMUN, supervised by @SNGarlandPhD on winning the Best Poster Presentation Award as well as a Travel Award at the @CPA_SCP annual convention! Way to go! @MemorialUSci
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BHCRI Research retweeted
Hello, I am now also looking for students to participate in my PhD research. If you are a college/university student in Nova Scotia, who shops online for groceries, check out the study info to see if you might be interested in taking part: redcap.link/GO-EAT_Study 🙏 help share
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Developing better point-of-care diagnostics for breast cancer. #CRTPTrainee CK Khor at @UNB is working with Dr. Anna Ignaszak (@IgnaszakLab) on just such technologies. bit.ly/3zkdJfu
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✅ Tonight concludes the requirements for my Dal Med research (RIM) project! Had some great chats at @CAPACP🔬about our results and how they may help rethink our approach to clonality testing. A big thanks to @BHCRI @give2live @DalPathology for supporting this work!
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Thank you @BHCRI for featuring our lab on your site. As newcomers in the cancer field, our team is grateful for your support. In the New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine @umoncton, we aim to train the next generation of aging and cancer researchers. bhcri.ca/profile/dr-louis-r-…
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Mammography, the go-to first screening method for breast cancer, becomes inaccurate when the person has dense breast tissue. #CRTPTrainee CK Khor at @UNB wants to find better methods. bit.ly/3zkdJfu.
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