This week, the first-ever World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition (WPCC) gathered for its inaugural meeting bringing together more than 40 pancreatic cancer advocacy groups from around the globe. The Coalitions’ goal is to drive transformational change for those affected by pancreatic cancer.
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$4M partnership to study personalized medicine in oncology
May 4, 2016The Exactis Innovation Personalize My Treatment (PMT) research initiative is receiving $2 million in funding from Merck, along with $1 million each from the Cancer Research Society (CRS) and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation
Spilling the beans on gut health
May 4, 2016Lentils, chickpeas and other pulses, may improve overall gut health and help safeguard against gut-associated diseases when consumed regularly.
A new treatment target for cancer
May 4, 2016A team of researchers has found a key player in brain tumour formation that may lead to new therapies for a deadly and incurable cancer.
Biofuel that’s cheaper than oil? The potential of synthetic biology
May 4, 2016Under the desert sun of New Mexico, scientists have engineered ancient bacteria to produce carbon-neutral ethanol using just the sun, waste carbon dioxide and non-potable water. The fuel that results doesn’t need to be mined, fracked or grown, and could one day be cheaper than oil.
Bioinformatics: Breaking the bottleneck for cancer research
May 4, 2016By 2018, sequencing of patient genomes will likely produce one quintillion bytes of data annually. Given this veritable flood of data, the bottleneck in cancer research is now how to analyse this data to provide insights into cancer biology and inform treatment.
In Memorium: Rhonda Tannenbaum
April 25, 2016It is with a tremendous sense of sadness and loss that I inform you of the passing of Rhonda Tannenbaum. Rhonda was not only the heart and soul of Ontario Genomics’ business development initiatives, she was its architect and committed champion. She believed fervently in the role of science as a road to prosperity for…
Metagenomics and mining on Parliament Hill
April 13, 2016Genomics on the Hill, an event hosted by Genome Canada, brought together 200 scientists, researchers and politicians on Parliament Hill to share knowledge about genomics research. Lesley Warren, University of Toronto, one of 12 participants from across Canada, talks about metagenomics and mining in this Q&A.