
Recipients of BC Cancer Foundation 2025 Rising Stars Graduate Awards competition announced
Congratulations to the recipients of the BC Cancer Foundation (BCCF) Rising Stars Graduate Awards competition!
This year’s awardees are:
Congratulations to the recipients of the BC Cancer Foundation (BCCF) Rising Stars Graduate Awards competition!
This year’s awardees are:
BC Cancer’s 2025 Cancer Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Programs supports research teams to initiate novel multidisciplinary research projects that aim to tackle well-defined issues or problems that affect patients living with cancer or at risk of developing cancer. Funding for the programs is provided through the BC Ministry of Health in collaboration with the BC Cancer Foundation.
2025 Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Programs Recipients:
Researchers with the Lockwood Lab at BC Cancer examined why certain lung tumours manage to resist treatment over time, and what can be done to reduce resistance. The study, published in Oncogene, investigates why some patients with lung adenocarcinoma develop a resistance to EGFR inhibitors, a common treatment for this type of non-small cell lung cancer.
Researchers from BC Cancer and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have discovered that certain bacteria found in breast tumours could be linked to metastasis, or the spread of cancer to other parts of the body. The findings, published in mBio, a journal of the American Society of Microbiology, suggest that Bacillus bacteria in the tumour micro-environment can play an active role in metastasis.
A new study co-authored by Dr. Rafael Meza, scientist with BC Cancer, reveals the significant live-saving potential of policies that raise the minimum legal age for purchasing tobacco products.
Congratulations to the recipients of the BC Cancer Foundation (BCCF) 2024 Rising Stars Award competition!
This year’s awardees are:
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