Funding Brain Tumour Research in 2008
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada continues to support Canadian researchers in our mission to find a cause and cure for brain tumours. This year, we are proud to announce seven new research grants awarded across the country:
DR. JAMES R PERRY
Head, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, Neurology and Medical Oncology
Tony Crolla Chair in Brain Tumour Research
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON
Project: Patterns of relapse for patients with glioblastoma treated in the “Stupp” era of chemoradiation.
DR. PAUL STEINBOK
Professor, Medical Director-Neurosciences Program
University of British Columbia, Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of BC
Project: Thalamic Brain Tumours in Canada in the MRI era
DR. DAVID ROBERGE
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
McGill University Health Centre
Project: A phase II study of hair sparing intensity modulated whole brain radiotherapy and topical Tempol in the treatment of brain metastases.
DR. MARK GILES HAMILTON
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary
Project: Determination of the methylation status of different regions within Glioblastoma multiforme and its relevance to treatment outcome
DR. ROLANDO F. DEL MAESTRO
William Feindel Chair in Neuro-Oncology
Director, Brain Tumour Research Centre
Professor, Division of Neurosurgery and Oncology
Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute
Project: Molecular and Cellular Characterization of Tumour MGMT from Patients Treated with Temozolomide.
DR. JEAN-CLAUDE BERTRAND
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University
Project: Combi-EGFR-, EGFR-vIII-DNA targeting molecules: a novel chemotherapeutic alternative to temodal-based therapy of gliomas.
DR. THANH BINH NGUYEN
Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa Neuroradiologist
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital
Project: Evaluation of magnetic resonance T1-weighted perfusion imaging in the diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of patients presenting with cerebral glioma.
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