Possibilités d’apprentissage

« Recevoir une bourse de déplacement a été un immense honneur. Pour moi, le principal intérêt de la bourse réside dans le concours. La préparation des documents requis, de la proposition de recherche et des futurs plans de recherche a été une excellente expérience d’apprentissage. En tant que jeune chercheur souhaitant obtenir un poste universitaire, ce type de concours est très important. À ce chapitre, les concours pour obtenir des bourses sont exactement ce qu’il faut. Le concours en lui-même en vaut la chandelle, peu importe le succès remporté pour obtenir la bourse. »

« En tant que stagiaire postdoctorale souhaitant faire la transition vers un poste de chercheure principale, écouter les conférences sur l’immunothérapie anticancéreuse en Ontario m’a permis à la fois de valider et de remettre en question mes propres idées et projets de recherche. J’ai aussi pu discuter avec des pairs, obtenir des conseils sur la gestion de ma carrière auprès de mentors et réseauter avec de potentiels collaborateurs. »

« C’est un privilège absolu d’avoir reçu une bourse de déplacement de BioCanRx pour participer à cette conférence. Les procédures de soumission d’une demande et de remboursement, tout comme les communications des coordonnatrices Jovian et Rebecca, étaient exceptionnellement claires et rapides. »

“My experience attending the Clinical Application of Tumour-infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy (CATT) Workshop was very memorable. It was a great opportunity to attend this meeting with the Canadian leaders in adoptive cell therapy, to understand the recent advances of TIL-therapy and ongoing and upcoming challenges related to both the clinical protocols, policy and regulatory affairs, costs associated to treatment, and also to learn from international specialists on the status of these subjects in their regions. Overall, I learned many important things there that will most certainly be enriching to my personal career development in this very exciting field of research. I am grateful for having been awarded the BioCanRx travel award, and also for having been given a chance to present some of my own research findings to such an impressive group of experts in the field of onco-immunology.”

“Receiving the BioCanRx Travel Award enabled me to attend the TIL therapy workshop in Toronto to benefit both my own professional development and our newly emerging TIL therapy program in Victoria BC. The Travel Award coverage for my flights, accommodation, and meals was plenty for my experience at this workshop.

My professional development has benefited through networking and connections made at the workshop. I value having the opportunity to discuss the specifics of TIL therapy with other professionals, and to contribute my own expertise and ideas to this field. Contributing as a trainee modulator and as an author on the workshop summary will also positively impact my professional development. Through this experience my perspective of TIL therapy in Canada and worldwide has been broadened, positively impacting my future work in this field.”

“The CATT workshop was a unique educational and networking experience. The smaller size of the workshop allowed for an intimate atmosphere which in turn fostered insightful discussions among world experts in the field of clinical TIL therapy. By attending I was able to establish networking connections with these experts and elaborate on the research activities of my lab, which will help foster future collaborations. As a young Canadian researcher in the field of ACT therapy it was inspiring to see that Canada has a strong TIL therapy program that is on par with similar programs in the US and Europe.”