Jun 09, 2021

Dr. Geoffrey Fong receives prestigious O. Harold Warwick Prize from the Canadian Cancer Society

May 07, 2021

With astonishing speed, OICR team creates national COVID-19 genomic data portal

Apr 15, 2021

Ban on menthol cigarettes in Canada leads to more smokers quitting

Mar 30, 2021

Patient reflections from the 2021 OICR Translational Research Conference

Mar 09, 2021

OICR-affiliated researchers awarded $6.6 million in funding from CIHR

Mar 01, 2021

Research breakthrough paves way for more cancer patients to benefit from immunotherapy, regardless of ancestry

Feb 23, 2021

Premier Doug Ford visits OICR

Feb 04, 2021

OICR-supported clinical trial leads to practice-changing results for men with prostate cancer

Feb 03, 2021

What we learned at the recent OICR-JLABS cell therapy symposium

Jan 04, 2021

Brain cancer linked to tissue healing, study finds

Dec 03, 2020

Happy holidays from OICR

Nov 30, 2020

Researchers find 3-D structure of the genome is behind the self-renewing capabilities of blood stem cells

Nov 18, 2020

Three OICR researchers named to this year’s Highly Cited Researchers list

Nov 05, 2020

Study finds that every month delay in cancer treatment can raise risk of death by around 10 per cent

Oct 29, 2020

OICR Senior Investigator Dr. Trevor Pugh named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40

Oct 15, 2020

Q&A with Morgan Taschuk, OICR’s new Director of Genome Sequence Informatics

Sep 24, 2020

Clinical study simplifies precision medicine for pancreatic cancer patients

Sep 16, 2020

CanPath adds Saskatchewan cohort, all 10 provinces now represented

Aug 31, 2020

Research from home: Kelly McDonald

Aug 28, 2020

The tools behind the treatment: Building image-guided devices for more accurate and effective cancer procedures

Jul 23, 2020

Prevention before treatment: How an OICR investigator is shifting the paradigm of chronic disease in Canada

Jun 17, 2020

Inside OICR’s Drug Discovery Lab: A graduate student’s unique collaborative experience

Jun 02, 2020

Q&A with new OICR investigator Dr. Hartland Jackson on the latest in mass cytometry, single-cell imaging and his return to Canada

May 20, 2020

Study points to common protein duo as a new therapeutic target for several cancer types

May 06, 2020

A message from OICR’s President and Scientific Director, Dr. Laszlo Radvanyi

Apr 01, 2020

Measure up: Taking strides to automate cancer pathology practices

Mar 12, 2020

The complexities of head and neck cancers may be simpler than we thought

Feb 27, 2020

Innovative drug screening method finds new promising molecules to treat aggressive lung cancers

Feb 05, 2020

Unprecedented exploration generates most comprehensive map of cancer genomes charted to date

Feb 05, 2020

Whole-genome analysis generates new insights into viruses involved in cancer

Jan 10, 2020

New open-source software judges accuracy of algorithms that predict tumour evolution

Dec 03, 2019

OICR’s Dr. Trevor Pugh receives $1 million grant from The TD Ready Challenge

Nov 20, 2019

Study of Ontario health data offers new directions in sarcoma research and treatment

Nov 01, 2019

Dr. Rima Al-awar promoted to Head of Therapeutic Innovation and Drug Discovery at OICR

Oct 07, 2019

Inherited DNA provides blueprint for new advancements in prostate cancer

Sep 30, 2019

Hamilton study discovers new approach to target cells at the root of leukemia

Sep 03, 2019

OICR welcomes new investigator, Dr. Parisa Shooshtari

Aug 13, 2019

How do cancer patients help future cancer patients? This is Ron’s story

Jul 23, 2019

Blood samples, biostatistics and a fresh perspective: The makings of a cancer prediction machine

Jun 26, 2019

Patterns in pancreatic cancer samples lead to better prognostic power

May 31, 2019

Q&A with Dr. Trevor Pugh, OICR’s new Director of Genomics

May 27, 2019

Building bridges between cancer patients and personalized care

May 01, 2019

The unanticipated early origins of childhood brain cancer

Apr 23, 2019

Advancement in nanopore sequencing opens new areas of cancer biology to exploration

Apr 11, 2019

Researchers work to save lives by improving follow-up of colorectal cancer screening tests

Mar 19, 2019

Understanding intermediate-risk prostate cancer: The whole may be greater than the sum of its parts

Mar 08, 2019

Moving in vivo: A case of navigating through translational research roadblocks

Feb 12, 2019

The power of one, benefiting the many

Jan 29, 2019

FACIT and Triphase Accelerator Announce New Partnership with Celgene for First-in-class WDR5 Leukemia Therapy

Jan 29, 2019

New potential treatment for leukemia discovered by OICR scientists draws major industry investment

Jan 21, 2019

An inside look at OICR’s Tissue Portal

Dec 10, 2018

A holiday message from the President and Scientific Director

Nov 08, 2018

Meet the researchers: Lawrence Heisler

Oct 24, 2018

Researchers investigated almost 200,000 cases of breast cancer: Here's what they found

Oct 02, 2018

Understanding how cancer differs between sexes

Sep 06, 2018

Q&A with Dr. Christina Yung, OICR’s new Director of Genome Informatics

Aug 16, 2018

Researchers find common cell process key to therapy resistance

Jul 31, 2018

Can an open drug discovery model find a solution for rare brain cancers in children?

Jun 19, 2018

More than 300,000 Canadians enrol in multi-decade research initiative to monitor disease trends

Jun 04, 2018

New guidelines for HER2 testing in breast cancer

May 17, 2018

Combination of erectile dysfunction drugs and flu vaccine may help kill remaining cancer after surgery

Mar 08, 2018

Collaborating to bring new treatment options to children with brain cancer

Jan 19, 2018

Scientists create method to sensitize triple-negative breast cancer to common immunotherapy

Jan 04, 2018

Study shows virus-boosted immunotherapy can be effective against aggressive breast cancer

Nov 16, 2017

CCRC brings Canadian cancer researchers together

Oct 20, 2017

Old drug, new trick: study finds common diabetes drug could help fight leukemia

Oct 18, 2017

GA4GH Strikes Formal Collaborations with 15 International Genomic Data Initiatives

Sep 06, 2017

Innovative study brings next-generation genomic sequencing to more Ontario cancer patients

Aug 09, 2017

Importance of large database of genetic variants reinforced in a new study

Aug 01, 2017

FACIT announces investment in three Ontario start-ups under Prospects Fund

Jul 11, 2017

Oncologist and OICR researcher pens step-by-step guide to getting high-quality cancer care

Jun 05, 2017

OICR donates sequencer to Fleming College for high-tech training

Apr 26, 2017

OICR marches in support of science

Apr 13, 2017

Could diagnosing cancer as rare diseases improve outcomes for patients?

Mar 28, 2017

OICR Charity Challenge raises funds for Canadian Cancer Society

Mar 08, 2017

In London, OICR leaders discussed cancer research advancements being made in the city. How can OICR help further translate these breakthroughs to patients?

Feb 15, 2017

BioCanRX makes a major investment in Canadian biotherapeutics research

Feb 10, 2017

How chemical probes can boost cancer research

Jan 17, 2017

First follow-up questionnaire to strengthen Ontario Health Study data

Jan 13, 2017

Decoding the beaver genome

Jan 09, 2017

Pan-Canadian research team uncovers ‘signature’ to reduce overtreatment of prostate cancer

Nov 23, 2016

OICR and OMPRN celebrate International Pathology Day with educational events

Nov 16, 2016

International Pathology Day 2016

Oct 27, 2016

OICR’s Transformative Pathology Program contributes to recent PanCuRx findings

Sep 29, 2016

OICR funding new network to enhance molecular pathology research in Ontario

Sep 16, 2016

“PEARLs” to improve photo-thermal cancer therapy

Aug 17, 2016

Dr. John Bartlett discusses why new retrospective breast cancer study could lead to better diagnosis and treatment for patients

Aug 11, 2016

OICR’s Geoff Fong receives major funding to examine e-cigarettes and the impact of public health policy

Jun 21, 2016

Ask an expert: How are new cancer drugs created?

May 20, 2016

The little-known connection between citrus fruit and the first clinical trial

May 17, 2016

Dr. Eva Grunfeld named as Chair of new Canadian Institute of Health Research Institutes Advisory Board on Chronic Conditions

May 11, 2016

Recruiting the next generation

Mar 02, 2016

New ICGC-TCGA DREAM Challenge crowd-sourced competition to help better understand how cancers evolve

Jan 25, 2016

Discovery by OICR scientists to assist in personalizing prostate cancer treatment

Nov 15, 2015

New study on effect of trees rooted in Ontario Health Study data