We do Cancer Research at Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joined July 2016
Very excited to announce that I accepted a faculty position at @AcadiaU Biology this Fall. Love living in this beautiful town and endless clear skies!
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Brand new publication out from @MarcatoLab! ALDH1A3 is the switch that determines the balance of ALDH+ and CD24−CD44+ cancer stem cells, EMT-MET, and glucose metabolism in breast cancer rdcu.be/dTNDy
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🤔Did you know that 40% of breast cancers are missed by mammograms in women with dense breasts? Dr. Paola Marcato @DalMedSchool , advocating for the use of ultrasound in early breast cancer detection for women in Nova Scotia @nsgov #Leadership #Impact msn.com/en-ca/health/other/e…
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📢 Congratulations! @DalhousieU 9 @CIHR_IRSC Project grants awarded to Dal researchers valued at over $8 Million to study wide ranging topics from glaucoma to muscle diseases to immune function and cancer 1/2 #GoodNewsFridays @chronicleherald @CBCNS @globalhalifax @CTVAtlantic
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Jazzed to be co-chairing the Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer research in Halifax, May 24-26, 2024! Please rt and tell your colleagues @ccocr_2022 @OvarianCanada
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.@dharbh (quickly!!) shows that ALDH1A3 mediated invasion/metastasis is dependent on plasminogen activation. #CCRC2023
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💫Have you seen this? ALDH1A3 promotes invasion and metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer by regulating the plasminogen activation pathway 👉buff.ly/3S47unj #TNBC #Plasminogen #BCSM #CancerMetastasis #Plasmin #CancerMetabolism
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🌟👏 CONGRATULATIONS to the 83 recipients of our Operating Grants! 🔬 Their research is the key to #OutsmartCancer! 👉 loom.ly/-Sq5GXA 🙏THANK YOU to our partners ! @CIHR_ICR @CdnLiverFdtn @CancerseinQC @OvarianCanada @cancersociety @DesjardinsINS
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Obviously, congrats to all the recipients - a major honor - but especially to @riley_arseneau! So thrilled to be working on this project with you!! @BHCRI @DalPathology @CraigsCauseCan
Replying to @marathonofhope
4⃣ @Riley_Arseneau (@DalhousieU) for: Integrating cancer genetics and immunology to design precision therapies for pancreatic cancer 🧬 More ▶️ bit.ly/459SHL9
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Marcato Lab retweeted
Congratulations to @BHCRI Senior Scientist Dr. Paola Marcato (@MarcatoLab) on being appointed CBCF‑Atlantic Region Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Research bit.ly/3XXb3g7
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Finding treatments effective for all patients. This summer @DalhousieU's Lily Coates is exploring how to improve immunotherapy treatments for breast cancer, supported by the @CCSResearchCarol Ann Cole Breast Cancer Summer Studentship. @DalPathology @MarcatoLab
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I suppose this cat is out of the bag!
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Marcato Lab retweeted
Not going to be in Halifax on Nov 7? You can still attend the Picchione lecture via Zoom. Register by email: [email protected]
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Thank you MC and Justin for organizing. #TerryFoxRun2022 #BHCRI
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Terry Fox Run 2022 #BHCRI
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Congrats Madumani ! @dalagriculture
"Haskap berry, is it a miracle fruit?" The Ph.D. thesis research investigation on cancer chemopreventive properties of haskap berry anthocyanins gave Madumani Amararathna win the First Place Oral Presentation Award at the Annual Conference of CSHS. @dalagriculture
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