Federico Gaiti – 2023 Feature Grant Recipient Featured Image

Federico Gaiti – 2023 Feature Grant Recipient

Thanks to the generous funding provided by the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada and DUNN with Cancer, we are now poised to advance our research and delve deeper into elucidating key epigenetic factors that drive the progression of GBM and its resistance to therapies.

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Sheila Singh – 2023 Feature Grant Recipient Featured Image

Sheila Singh – 2023 Feature Grant Recipient

We are so grateful to the BTFC and DUNN with Cancer for the many levels of support they provide to the brain cancer research community. BTFC supports new ideas, innovation and transformative thinking about incredibly challenging problems like how to develop new treatments for a highly treatment-resistant brain tumour such as GBM.

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Lennart van Winden – 2023 Fellowship Recipient Featured Image

Lennart van Winden – 2023 Fellowship Recipient

Receiving the prestigious DUNN with Cancer Brain Tumour Research Fellowship is an exceptional honor and a pivotal moment in my academic and professional journey. This fellowship provides a remarkable opportunity to delve into the complexities of glioblastoma (GBM), a highly challenging and invasive form of brain cancer.

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Silvia Penuela – 2022 Feature Grant Recipient Featured Image

Silvia Penuela – 2022 Feature Grant Recipient

This funding has enabled us to continue the promising research on targeting pannexin channels to stop communication between cells and reduce the growth and spread of glioblastoma tumours. Thanks to this funding we can support the technicians, graduate students, and expensive supplies we need to use in the lab to carry out this research.

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Melanie Keats – 2022 Feature Grant Recipient Featured Image

Melanie Keats – 2022 Feature Grant Recipient

Glioblastoma (a fast-growing brain cancer) is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. As a devastating diagnosis with a high mortality rate and rapid loss of function and independence, it is imperative to consider factors such as symptom management, maintaining independence and preserving or improving quality of life for the duration of the patients’ life.

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Muhammadvaseem Shaikh – 2022/2023 DUNN with Cancer Brain Tumour Research Fellowship Featured Image

Muhammadvaseem Shaikh – 2022/2023 DUNN with Cancer Brain Tumour Research Fellowship

Muhammadvaseem Shaikh Postdoctoral Research Fellow at McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Project Entitled: “Allogeneic, “off-the shelf” CD133 CAR-T immunotherapy for Glioblastoma” […]

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Xian Wang – 2021/2022 DUNN with Cancer Brain Tumour Research Fellowship Featured Image

Xian Wang – 2021/2022 DUNN with Cancer Brain Tumour Research Fellowship

Xian Wang Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON Project Entitled: “Targeted mechanical ablation of Glioblastoma […]

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Andrew Beharry – 2021 Research Grant Recipient Featured Image

Andrew Beharry – 2021 Research Grant Recipient

Generously Funded by the DUNN with Cancer Research Fund Andrew Beharry – University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON Project Title: “Predicting Temozolomide […]

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David Fortin – 2020 Feature Grant Recipient Featured Image

David Fortin – 2020 Feature Grant Recipient

David Fortin - Universite de Sherbrooke - Project Title: “Radioisotope Embedded in GlioTrap for Glioblastoma Treatment”.

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Phedias Diamandis – 2020 Feature Grant Recipient Featured Image

Phedias Diamandis – 2020 Feature Grant Recipient

Project Title: “Development of deep learning approaches for deciphering and targeting intra-tumoural heterogeneity in Glioblastoma”

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