Tag: Translational research

Brad Nelson

Scientific Co-Director, BC Cancer Immunotherapy Program (Deeley Research Centre) Professor of Biochemistry/Microbiology, University of Victoria Professor of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia   Full Biography   Projects at BioCanRx Enabling a Phase I/II Multicenter Clinical Trial of a Novel Single Domain (sd)CD-22-specific Camelid-derived Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy   Interrogation of Biomarkers in… Read more »

Jason Moffat

Professor & Principal Investigator, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Functional Genomics of Cancer   Full Biography   Cancers of Interest Skin   Research and clinical approaches Our research is concentrated in three areas:   Identification of genetic interactions and differential gene essentiality in mammalian cancer cell lines Cancer cell… Read more »

Scott McComb

Research Officer, National Research Council; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa   Full Biography   Cancers of Interest Blood Colorectal Lung Ovarian   Projects at BioCanRx Clinical Trial Enabling Studies for Multi-targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapeutics for the Treatment of B-Cell Malignancies

Julian Lum

Senior Scientist, BC Cancer Associate Professor, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biology, University of Victoria   Full Biography   Cancers of Interest Prostate Ovarian   Research and Clinical Approaches Metabolomics Raman Spectroscopy Flow Cytometry Immunoassays T cells Immunohistochemistry Radioligand targeted therapy   Projects at BioCanRx Targeted RadioLigand (tRL) and checkpoint blockade for metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer… Read more »

Megan Levings

Investigator, BC Children’s Hospital (Lead, Childhood Diseases Research Theme) Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia   Full Biography   Cancers of Interest Blood   Research Interests and Clinical Approach Cell Therapy Transplantation   (https://www.bcchr.ca/levingslab)   Projects at BioCanRx Garbage to Gold: expansion of Therapeutic Regulatory T Cells from discarded thymus… Read more »

Manoj Lalu

Associate Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine The University of Ottawa   Full Biography   Cancers of Interest Blood Other   Projects at BioCanRx Making Patient Partnerships A Reality in Very Early Phase Clinical Trials (MARVEL): Development of a Patient Engagement Platform   IMPROVING THE… Read more »

Aly-Khan Lalani

Assistant Professor, Oncology, McMaster University   Full Biography   Cancers of Interest Bladder Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GIST) Genitourinary Kidney Prostate Soft Tissue Sarcoma Testicular   Projects at BioCanRx   Phase II CYTOSHRINK Trial: Cytoreductive Stereotactic Hypofractionated Radiotherapy with Combination Ipilimumab and Nivolumab for Metastatic Kidney Cancer

James Koropatnick

Distinguished Oncology Scientist of the London Regional Cancer Program (London Health Sciences Centre) Director, Strategic Training Program in Cancer Research and Technology Transfer Assist. Director, Lawson Health Research Institute   Full Biography   Cancers of Interest Breast Colorectal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GIST) Head and Neck Lung Neuroblastoma Pancreatic   Projects at BioCanRx Advanced preclinical development… Read more »

Jonathan Kimmelman

Director, Biomedical Ethics Unit, Department of Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University   Full Biography   Cancers of Interest Blood Breast Colorectal   Research and clinical approaches Translation research Biomarkers Clinical Research Ethics   Projects at BioCanRx IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF JUDGEMENT IN CANCER THERAPEUTICS DEVELOPMENT   Recent Articles BioCanRx and Partners New Project Funding… Read more »

Natasha Kekre

Associate Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Hematologist, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, The Ottawa Hospital Associate Professor, University of Ottawa   Full Biography   Cancers of Interest Blood   Research Interests Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Oncolytic Viruses Cellular immunotherapy (CAR-T cells) Leukemia Lymphoma Clinical Epidemiology   Projects at BioCanRx Clinical Trial Enabling… Read more »