Dec 18, 2024

Let’s talk about clinical trials: Why trials are important

Dec 13, 2024

A promising new way to stop proteins that drive cancer

Nov 22, 2024

Ask a Cancer Researcher: What is a biomarker?

Nov 21, 2024

Kidney cancer discoveries open new avenue for treatment

Nov 11, 2024

Longtime OICR Executives to lead Institute through important new chapter

Nov 11, 2024

OICR researchers inducted into Royal Society of Canada

Nov 06, 2024

Internship comes full circle for Métis student researcher

Oct 23, 2024

Ask a Cancer Researcher: How does the gut microbiome impact cancer?

Oct 03, 2024

Groundbreaking radiotherapy research changes how metastatic cancers are treated

Oct 02, 2024

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research funding aims to speed the development of new drugs for some of the most common cancers

Sep 25, 2024

CanPath partners with CIHI to develop a fuller picture of Canadians’ health outcomes

Sep 23, 2024

CanPath to launch cloud-based data platform for researchers

Sep 06, 2024

New training platform to help Canadian researchers gain data science skills

Sep 06, 2024

Ask a Cancer Researcher: What is epigenetics?

Sep 05, 2024

Pharmacist and health policy specialist comes full circle as patient partner

Aug 28, 2024

Conference connects Black scientists with community across Canada

Aug 14, 2024

Breakthrough compounds show promise in treating rare childhood cancer

Aug 14, 2024

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research announces awards for eight research teams developing innovative ways to diagnose and treat cancer

Aug 13, 2024

OICR bids farewell to Dr. Rima Al-awar

Aug 01, 2024

OPINION: A pathway to faster access to life-saving cancer innovations

Jul 23, 2024

No tumour sample, no problem: Blood test predicts immunotherapy outcomes without biopsy

Jul 15, 2024

Caregiver brings father’s voice to cancer research

Jul 05, 2024

Ask a Cancer Researcher: How does a tumour’s genetics factor into cancer care?

Jul 03, 2024

Study identifies two critical genes in pancreatic tumours

Jun 26, 2024

New patient-centred system for brain cancer radiotherapy receives top honours at FACIT Falcons’ Fortunes

Jun 18, 2024

Landmark trial brings genomic testing to thousands of Ontarians with cancer

Jun 13, 2024

Ask a Cancer Researcher: Why is it so challenging to find a cure for cancer?

May 29, 2024

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) applauds the Province's renewed funding commitment to cancer research

May 27, 2024

New 3CTN initiative aims to address barriers faced by underrepresented populations and expand clinical trial involvement

May 23, 2024

Providence and Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) partnering to discover and develop mRNA therapeutics

May 16, 2024

Help us shape OICR's next five year strategic plan

May 14, 2024

Ask a Cancer Researcher: How can ultrasound be used to detect breast cancer?

May 03, 2024

A message from the President and Scientific Director on the passing of Andrea Redway

Apr 22, 2024

How two cancers make themselves harder to treat by suppressing the immune system

Apr 18, 2024

New “window-of-opportunity” clinical trials explore cutting-edge treatments for cancers of the liver, head and neck

Apr 17, 2024

‘Smart people’ working to make a difference: Co-op student reflects on OICR conference

Apr 16, 2024

Student-developed machine learning model can predict how medicines treat different tumours

Apr 03, 2024

Ontario cancer community comes together at OICR Translational Research Conference

Apr 02, 2024

FDA approves first cell therapy in landmark achievement for personalized medicine

Mar 25, 2024

OICR-supported cancer therapeutics company Fusion Pharmaceuticals acquired by AstraZeneca for up to US $2.4 billion

Mar 22, 2024

How the Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board protects participants while streamlining research in the province

Mar 22, 2024

Ask a cancer researcher: Is there a blood test for cancer?

Mar 06, 2024

How AI can help diagnose cancers that are otherwise hard to spot

Feb 28, 2024

“Dream team” science helps move Ontario ahead of the curve on hard-to-treat cancers

Feb 27, 2024

Using AI to connect cancer patients with cutting-edge clinical trials

Feb 27, 2024

New PFAC Chair takes lead of growing, evolving community of OICR patient partners

Feb 16, 2024

Ask a cancer researcher: How can Ontarians get tested for hereditary cancers?

Jan 30, 2024

AI helps find new leads for brain cancer drug discovery

Jan 29, 2024

Ask a cancer researcher: What are ‘imaging probes’ and how can they help diagnose prostate cancer?

Jan 25, 2024

Working with racialized communities to improve access to genetic testing

Jan 09, 2024

Newest OICR Investigator seeks to develop precision treatments for young people with high risk leukemia

Jan 02, 2024

Healthy diet linked to reduced risk of colon cancers in men

Dec 19, 2023

New tech could modernize recovery from gynecological cancers

Dec 13, 2023

Ask a Cancer Researcher: How can we address bias in cancer research?

Dec 06, 2023

Three research and healthcare leaders join OICR’s Board

Nov 29, 2023

Do anxiety and depression affect our risk of cancer?

Nov 23, 2023

National conference helps OICR PhD students shape their research and their futures 

Nov 16, 2023

Research suggests expansion of Ontario breast cancer screening program will save lives

Nov 03, 2023

Study shows that smoking ‘stops’ cancer-fighting proteins, causing cancer and making it harder to treat

Oct 27, 2023

First-ever national library of genomic data will help personalize cancer treatment in Canada and around the world

Oct 24, 2023

Landmark study uses OICR Genomics test to find early signs of cancer in blood

Oct 24, 2023

Blood test detects tumours early in families with cancer

Oct 17, 2023

Building a bridge between data and discovery

Oct 03, 2023

What happens when I donate my tissue for research?

Sep 27, 2023

Wave of medical imaging innovation hits shores of Lake Superior

Sep 19, 2023

Ask a Cancer Researcher: How does blood change as we age?

Sep 14, 2023

New OICR investigator combines physics, chemistry, and artificial intelligence to improve tissue imaging

Aug 31, 2023

New member of executive team will strengthen OICR’s commitment to patients, equity and impact

Aug 29, 2023

The Next Generation: Jingping Qiao

Aug 29, 2023

Ask a Cancer Researcher: How can we predict if breast cancer will come back?

Aug 16, 2023

New network to give improved options to Ontarians with hereditary cancers

Aug 16, 2023

Student researcher collaborating with Indigenous community to improve cancer screening

Aug 15, 2023

CanPath partnership sheds light on COVID-19 immunity across Canada

Aug 11, 2023

The secret to stopping deadly cancer recurrences may be in your blood

Jul 27, 2023

The Next Generation: Tom Ouellette

Jul 25, 2023

OICR introduces groundbreaking test proven to find traces of cancer in blood

Jul 19, 2023

Ask a Cancer Researcher: What happens to samples donated to tumour banks?

Jul 17, 2023

The ‘incredible’ way the HPV virus causes cancer and what that means for treating it

Jul 12, 2023

Paying it forward with a patient perspective

Jul 07, 2023

Fecal transplants bolster melanoma treatment in unique clinical trial

Jun 29, 2023

New framework aims to drive innovation by making health data management ‘FAIR’

Jun 28, 2023

The Next Generation: Aisha Naamani

Jun 26, 2023

Why some patients with a rare but deadly leukemia fare much better than others

Jun 21, 2023

Ask a Cancer Researcher: What is immunotherapy?

Jun 20, 2023

New funding partnership with U of T Data Sciences Institute aims to drive new breakthroughs

Jun 14, 2023

Cancer researchers focused on bringing new discoveries to patients get two-year funding awards

Jun 07, 2023

Patient partner driven to make cancer care more inclusive

Jun 07, 2023

How Falcons’ Fortunes winner plans to stop colorectal cancer from coming back

May 17, 2023

The Next Generation: Alister D’Costa

May 11, 2023

Ask a Cancer Researcher: What happens after a new discovery?

May 09, 2023

CanPath transforming data access to unlock its full potential to improve health

May 09, 2023

Precision magnetics could be game-changer for therapy-resistant brain cancers

May 04, 2023

Investment in Ontario drug discovery research will help develop new cancer medicines for patients

Apr 26, 2023

Ask a Cancer Researcher: Why do we sequence tumour DNA?

Apr 24, 2023

The Next Generation: Xindi Zhang

Apr 17, 2023

Join the OICR Board

Apr 05, 2023

OICR-led teams receive historic multimillion dollar funding to tackle hard-to-treat cancers

Apr 04, 2023

New Associate Director says Ontario Tumour Bank can be ‘bridge’ to future cancer innovations

Apr 04, 2023

Third major accreditation to help OICR Genomics power next generation of precision medicine

Apr 03, 2023

‘Upswing’ in patient partnership presents opportunities for impact, says new PFAC chair

Mar 14, 2023

The Next Generation: Hector Gonzalez Alvarez

Mar 08, 2023

International Women's Day: How can we build momentum for women in STEM?

Feb 10, 2023

The Next Generation: Kimberly Skead

Feb 02, 2023

OICR researchers join Lancet commission to tackle inequities in precision cancer care

Jan 31, 2023

How research is helping “close the care gap” in cancer

Jan 18, 2023

Pioneer in primary care oncology named to Order of Canada

Jan 17, 2023

The Next Generation: Andy Zeng

Jan 12, 2023

Low-cost molecular test targets more efficient brain cancer diagnosis

Jan 12, 2023

Drug Discovery scientist wants to speed up development of new cancer therapeutics

Dec 15, 2022

The Next Generation: Ido Nofech-Mozes

Dec 15, 2022

OICR-led data resource deemed ‘critical’ to global biomedical research

Dec 15, 2022

New directors of OICR Diagnostic Development program set sights on bringing discoveries to the clinic

Dec 14, 2022

Can tumours shrink with a placebo alone?

Dec 08, 2022

Zooming in on mouse brain development reveals origins of human glial cancers

Dec 06, 2022

‘Seemingly inconsequential’ inherited DNA mutation triggers sixfold increase in brain tumour risk

Nov 30, 2022

Cancer research community loses a pillar of patient partnership in Jill Hamer-Wilson

Nov 24, 2022

Navigating hope: Helping cancer patients find and enrol in clinical trials

Nov 23, 2022

The Next Generation: Nick Cheng is looking for early signs of cancer

Nov 22, 2022

Breaking through the blood-tumour barrier to better treat brain cancer

Nov 17, 2022

How patients can improve the way new cancer therapies are assessed

Nov 15, 2022

Three OICR scientists make ‘highly cited researchers’ list

Nov 01, 2022

OICR welcomes four new Board members

Oct 26, 2022

The Next Generation: Michelle Harwood, OICR-based PhD candidate, studying what genetic variance means for aging and disease

Oct 26, 2022

AI-generated software spots skin cancer with accuracy and efficiency

Oct 18, 2022

Promising virtual platform connects primary care providers with geneticists

Oct 05, 2022

Patient perspectives fuelling translational OICR studies

Sep 27, 2022

The Next Generation: Mahmoud Noureldin

Sep 15, 2022

OICR Impact Report

Sep 14, 2022

New CPDC spinout company aims to become global leader in developing and distributing radiopharmaceuticals

Aug 29, 2022

Previously overlooked proteins are a potential source for a new class of cancer killing drugs

Aug 24, 2022

Prostate cancer trial aims to deliver shorter, more effective radiotherapy thanks to advanced imaging

Aug 15, 2022

Trusting the gut in cancer research: Q&A with Dr. Saman Maleki

Aug 11, 2022

Funding from Ontario Institute for Cancer Research to help move research from experiment to impact

Aug 08, 2022

FACIT pitch competition empowers Ontario’s oncology entrepreneurs

Aug 02, 2022

Making liver cancer ablations more accurate with 3D ultrasound guidance

Jul 20, 2022

How natural selection influences gene expression and can protect us from disease

Jul 11, 2022

Genome sequencing delivers real-time results for hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer

Jul 05, 2022

New precision diagnostics predict risk and response to breast cancer therapies

Jun 24, 2022

Leveraging Big Data to drive cancer innovations

Jun 16, 2022

Join the OICR Board

Jun 16, 2022

OICR announces funding for three new window-of-opportunity clinical trials

Jun 03, 2022

Beyond ‘impact factor’: OICR signs DORA declaration for more equitable research assessment

Jun 01, 2022

New ICGC DACO website offers improved access to cancer data

May 18, 2022

OICR launches new Patient Partnership Plan

May 11, 2022

Innovative MRI shines new light on cancer

May 10, 2022

New research asks if clinical trials are losing sight of what matters most to cancer patients

May 02, 2022

Building evidence for the landmark U.S. ban on menthol cigarettes

Apr 28, 2022

Predicting cancer evolution with deep learning algorithms

Apr 28, 2022

Two OICR innovations bolstered by investments from FACIT

Apr 25, 2022

Adding another dimension to breast cancer screening

Apr 20, 2022

Up-and-coming research trainees receive OICR Rising Stars awards

Apr 13, 2022

Award-winning co-op student makes her mark on pancreatic cancer research

Apr 07, 2022

OICR Genomics earns internationally recognized accreditation

Apr 06, 2022

New Chair of patient advisory council taking OICR patient partnership into next phase

Mar 30, 2022

Mammography innovator changing how we see cancer

Mar 07, 2022

New gene signature test predicts risk of acute myeloid leukemia relapse

Mar 04, 2022

Made-in-Canada CAR-T cells save lives in promising clinical trial

Feb 24, 2022

Cancer researcher leads push to elevate Black scientists

Feb 10, 2022

FACIT award winners to give surgeons 10-second solution to identify cancer

Feb 08, 2022

Data from 10,000 Ontario Health Study participants studied for vaccine effectiveness

Jan 24, 2022

Radiation or surgery: finding the best treatment for oropharyngeal cancer

Jan 14, 2022

Ontario’s support for research will change lives across the province

Jan 05, 2022

Proactive outreach program helps chemotherapy patients manage side effects

Jan 04, 2022

Dr. Geoffrey Fong appointed Officer of the Order of Canada

Dec 15, 2021

Mapping the Canadian clinical trials landscape in precision oncology to identify trial opportunities for patients, clinicians and researchers

Dec 02, 2021

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research announces funding for sixteen studies that support early detection of cancer, the development of new diagnostics to guide therapy and improved treatment options for patients

Dec 01, 2021

New funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research supports projects developing methods for cancer detection and tools to facilitate better treatment decisions for high-risk cancer patients

Nov 23, 2021

International Cancer Genome Consortium empowers cancer researchers everywhere with new cloud computing platform

Nov 18, 2021

Susan Fitzpatrick named Chair of OICR’s Board of Directors

Nov 17, 2021

Changes to executive team will make OICR stronger and more responsive to the needs of the Ontario cancer research community

Nov 15, 2021

New prognostic biomarkers and cancer-driving genes found in the dark matter of the cancer genome

Oct 08, 2021

Study puts spotlight on FDA’s accelerated approval of cancer drugs

Oct 04, 2021

New AI tool enables analysis of millions of cells within minutes

Sep 26, 2021

We’re pleased to announce the next JLABS seminar will be held on November 17

Sep 07, 2021

Clinical trial breaks new ground on using immunotherapy for more cancer types

Aug 17, 2021

Researchers uncover evolutionary forces at play in the aging of the blood system and identify people at increased risk of blood cancer

Aug 13, 2021

Largest study of its kind informs treatment of breast cancer in men

Jul 13, 2021

Microscopes and molecules: New OICR Investigator Dr. Rola Saleeb brings integrated approach to cancer pathology

Jul 06, 2021

Learning how to fly blind

Jun 11, 2021

Unravelling the secrets of the non-coding cancer genome

Jun 09, 2021

New OICR Investigator aims to improve cancer treatment in Ontario and worldwide

Jun 09, 2021

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

May 20, 2021

Ontario experts chart vision to advance machine learning for cancer care

May 20, 2021

Dr. Harriet Feilotter appointed as Director of the Ontario Molecular Pathology Research Network

May 07, 2021

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

May 06, 2021

Canadian Remote Access Framework for Clinical Trials brings new opportunities for cancer patients residing in rural and remote communities

May 03, 2021

Remembering Joe Lebovic

Apr 26, 2021

OICR Genomics achieves CAP laboratory accreditation

Apr 15, 2021

Ban on menthol cigarettes in Canada leads to more smokers quitting

Apr 08, 2021

OICR to contribute to new Canadian COVID-19 data portal

Apr 07, 2021

OICR congratulates Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer on receiving the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award

Mar 30, 2021

Patient reflections from the 2021 OICR Translational Research Conference

Mar 24, 2021

OICR, Intensity Therapeutics and The Ottawa Hospital to conduct Window of Opportunity clinical trial in early-stage breast cancer

Mar 18, 2021

OICR appoints Dr. Steven Gallinger as Head, Clinical Translation

Mar 09, 2021

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

Mar 09, 2021

OICR research team awarded $2.4 million to facilitate precision medicine for early-stage breast cancer

Mar 04, 2021

New national research platform to accelerate the development of new cell therapies for cancer

Mar 01, 2021

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

Feb 26, 2021

Drug combination results in longer survival for patients with recurrent and advanced ovarian cancer

Feb 26, 2021

Bringing AI-enabled cancer support to life

Feb 23, 2021

Premier Doug Ford visits OICR

Feb 19, 2021

OICR-supported collaboration discovers new method to stunt the growth of brain cancers

Feb 17, 2021

OICR’s Dr. John Bartlett named one of the top-cited authors in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

Feb 04, 2021

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

Feb 04, 2021

Clinical trial: Using MRI for prostate cancer diagnosis equals or beats current standard

Feb 03, 2021

Standards redefined: What lab accreditation means to OICR Genomics

Feb 03, 2021

Imagining the next 20 years and planning for the next five

Feb 03, 2021

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

Jan 27, 2021

OICR-led research well represented in Nature Communications' editor’s selections

Jan 08, 2021

Q&A with new OICR Investigator Dr. Shraddha Pai on uncovering the hidden differences between cancers

Jan 04, 2021

Brain cancer linked to tissue healing, study finds

Dec 17, 2020

nanoNOMe: New dual-purpose tool added to the Swiss Army knife of DNA sequencing

Dec 09, 2020

Innovative tool pinpoints rare mutations that indicate the earliest phases of leukemia development

Dec 03, 2020

Happy holidays from OICR

Dec 02, 2020

Study uncovers new approach to mobilize the immune system against hard-to-treat breast cancers

Dec 01, 2020

Consortium secures $5.1 million to expand genomics platform for COVID research

Nov 30, 2020

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

Nov 25, 2020

Cancer research through COVID: A drug discovery student's perspective

Nov 24, 2020

Simplifying confusing medical documents one form at a time

Nov 18, 2020

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

Nov 17, 2020

Towards healthier lives for childhood leukemia survivors

Nov 13, 2020

How an optimization algorithm can help Ontario detect opportunities for better cancer care

Nov 05, 2020

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

Nov 04, 2020

Trove of patient-reported data offers path to improve cancer symptom management

Oct 29, 2020

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

Oct 23, 2020

Advancing academic cancer clinical trials: Presenting 3CTN’s 2019-2020 Annual Report

Oct 15, 2020

OICR team awarded $300,000 to expand cancer research software tools for more researchers, new disease applications and greater impact

Oct 15, 2020

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

Oct 07, 2020

Cancer research during COVID19 - Vivian Gao

Sep 24, 2020

Clinical study simplifies precision medicine for pancreatic cancer patients

Sep 21, 2020

Q&A with new OICR Investigator Dr. Anastasia Tikhonova on tackling cancer cell cross-talk and adapting in a rapidly evolving field

Sep 16, 2020

Scientists discover mechanism of bone loss caused by acute lymphocytic leukemia, identify targeted therapy for children

Sep 16, 2020

CanPath adds Saskatchewan cohort, all 10 provinces now represented

Sep 10, 2020

Deploying liquid biopsies to improve cancer screening and care during COVID-19

Sep 03, 2020

Analyzing SARS-CoV-2: A cancer researcher trainee’s perspective

Aug 31, 2020

Research from home: Kelly McDonald

Aug 28, 2020

Understanding how cancer differs between sexes: A deeper dive

Aug 28, 2020

Tumour traces in blood could predict which cancer patients will benefit from immunotherapy

Aug 28, 2020

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

Aug 25, 2020

New advances towards targeted therapies for triple negative breast cancer

Jul 29, 2020

Q&A with new OICR investigator Dr. Courtney Jones on benefitting patients through research

Jul 27, 2020

Evolving treatment to evolving tumours: How OICR-supported researchers are getting ahead of ovarian cancer

Jul 24, 2020

OICR research leads to new pancreatic cancer clinical trial with aim to change the standard of care for patients

Jul 23, 2020

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

Jul 21, 2020

OICR Drug Discovery awarded for COVID-19 research

Jul 08, 2020

Protecting cancer patients from COVID-19: world-first clinical trial tests a novel immune-boosting strategy

Jun 29, 2020

New radiotherapy method improves long-term survival

Jun 26, 2020

Opening the virtual floodgates for cancer research and discovery

Jun 25, 2020

CanPath Awarded $2.1 million CIHR Grant for SUPPORT-Canada COVID-19 Initiative

Jun 24, 2020

Philanthropic donation moves The Alex U. Soyka Pancreatic Cancer Research Project: An International Partnership into Phase II

Jun 23, 2020

FACIT backs made-in-Ontario data science and medtech innovations through Prospects Oncology Fund

Jun 23, 2020

Diagnosing brain tumours with a blood test

Jun 17, 2020

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

Jun 16, 2020

OICR joins European consortium to ‘enable and unlock biology in the open’

Jun 11, 2020

Community-driven initiative finds new potential avenue of ovarian cancer treatment

Jun 09, 2020

FACIT recognized with 2020 Venture Capital Regional Impact Award by the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA)

Jun 09, 2020

New findings pave the way for future brain cancer research and drug development

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 25, 2020

Mapping the roots of brain cancer

May 21, 2020

Q&A with Monique Albert: Ontario’s international leader in biobanking

May 20, 2020

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

May 13, 2020

Unexpected mitochondria activity in leukemia cells gives opening for new treatments

May 06, 2020

New treatment for recurrent pediatric brain cancer enters clinical testing

May 06, 2020

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

Apr 29, 2020

Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board welcomes Natascha Kozlowski as new Executive Director

Apr 16, 2020

University students step up to flatten the COVID curve

Apr 08, 2020

Accelerating the development of new cancer drugs in Ontario

Apr 01, 2020

Measure up: Taking strides to automate cancer pathology practices

Mar 24, 2020

Teaming up to decode DNA damage repair

Mar 24, 2020

The donations behind the discoveries: The Ontarians who made the Pan-Cancer Project possible

Mar 12, 2020

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

Mar 12, 2020

Dr. Aaron Fenster named to the Order of Ontario

Mar 02, 2020

Study reveals roots of leukemia that current chemotherapies can’t reach

Feb 27, 2020

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

Feb 26, 2020

How HER CODE CAMP aims to fix the diversity gap in computer science

Feb 25, 2020

Study shows common cell protein could be targeted to treat childhood brain cancers

Feb 18, 2020

Tackling brain cancer from all angles

Feb 05, 2020

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

Feb 05, 2020

New clues to cancer in the genome’s other 99 per cent

Feb 05, 2020

AI algorithm classifies cancer types better than experts

Feb 05, 2020

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

Feb 05, 2020

Dr. Lincoln Stein talks about the Pan-Cancer Project

Feb 05, 2020

Backgrounder: Pan-Cancer Project

Feb 05, 2020

Finding the roots of cancer, ‘It’s a needle in a haystack’

Feb 05, 2020

TrackSig: Unlocking the history of cancer

Feb 05, 2020

Unraveling the story behind the cancers we can’t explain

Feb 05, 2020

Discovering cancer’s vulnerabilities: The whole may be greater than the sum of its parts

Jan 20, 2020

New tumour-driving mutations discovered in the under-explored regions of the cancer genome

Jan 13, 2020

Unique Toronto-based clinical trial reveals new subtypes of advanced pancreatic cancer

Jan 10, 2020

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

Dec 19, 2019

New immune-boosting approach could halt the spread of cancer cells to nearby organs

Dec 06, 2019

Pin-pointing prostate cancer: Bringing MRI-guided biopsies to men across Ontario

Dec 05, 2019

Bridging the GAPP: Bringing new diagnostic tests to patients

Dec 03, 2019

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

Nov 26, 2019

Three internationally-recognized cancer researchers join OICR’s Investigator Awards Program

Nov 21, 2019

Researchers teach hand-held DNA sequencing devices to read a new language

Nov 20, 2019

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

Nov 18, 2019

Potential new approach to T-cell therapy shows early promise in the lab

Nov 13, 2019

Winning presentation points to more personalized medicine at OMPRN Pathology Matters meeting

Nov 11, 2019

Solving Big Data problems

Nov 06, 2019

FACIT launches assessment of venture philanthropy models to scale Canadian commercialization of cancer research

Nov 01, 2019

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

Oct 30, 2019

FACIT and University of Toronto launch precision medicine company: Cellular Analytics

Oct 21, 2019

Internationally-recognized computational biologist, Dr. Anna Panchenko joins OICR as Senior Investigator

Oct 15, 2019

‘I’m here to help address important and challenging questions in health’

Oct 09, 2019

Researchers discover a new cancer-driving mutation in the “dark matter” of the cancer genome

Oct 08, 2019

OICR welcomes new Clinician-Scientist, Dr. Tricia Cottrell

Oct 07, 2019

Inherited DNA provides blueprint for new advancements in prostate cancer

Oct 04, 2019

Meet our new Lebovic Fellows

Sep 30, 2019

OICR Annual Report 2018/19

Sep 30, 2019

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

Sep 26, 2019

FACIT's Prospects Oncology Fund invests in Ontario-developed medical device and novel therapeutic platform technologies

Sep 20, 2019

Harnessing the time before a patient’s surgery to accelerate cancer research

Sep 19, 2019

Meet, network, connect at the Canadian Cancer Research Conference

Sep 18, 2019

When the tools you need don’t exist, create them

Sep 11, 2019

Using the “window of opportunity” to understand biomarkers and tumour biology

Sep 03, 2019

OICR welcomes new investigator, Dr. Parisa Shooshtari

Aug 29, 2019

Meet OICR's summer students

Aug 29, 2019

Addressing high priority issues in cancer care

Aug 13, 2019

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

Aug 12, 2019

Dr. Rola Saleeb on her path to becoming a pathologist

Jul 30, 2019

Canadian Government-Sponsored Collaboration Targets Standardized Cancer Testing

Jul 29, 2019

Computational dissection: What can we learn from the cells around cancer cells?

Jul 24, 2019

OICR funding for Ontario drug discovery projects will accelerate development of new cancer therapies

Jul 23, 2019

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

Jul 22, 2019

OICR Genomics: What's next?

Jul 17, 2019

Ten years, 330,000+ Canadians: CPTP connects participants from coast to coast with shared goal of a healthier future

Jul 17, 2019

New research unfolds the DNA “origami” behind brain cancers

Jul 03, 2019

Five fellows, four labs, three years, two countries, and a generous donation

Jul 03, 2019

Bridges built between Israel and Canada thanks to philanthropic donation from Joseph and Wolf Lebovic

Jun 26, 2019

Patterns in pancreatic cancer samples lead to better prognostic power

Jun 18, 2019

From idea to impact: An expanding solution to a common surgical problem

Jun 10, 2019

It’s our health information: a goldmine for improving the quality of cancer care

Jun 04, 2019

New research projects to drive clinical adoption of novel cancer technologies and find ways to better deliver cancer services

May 31, 2019

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

May 30, 2019

Predicting the course of pancreatic cancer

May 27, 2019

Building bridges between cancer patients and personalized care

May 21, 2019

Activating the immune system to fight cancer

May 17, 2019

What could we do if we had a clearer picture of prostate cancer?

May 10, 2019

An innovative way to look at genome rearrangements leads to new insights about ovarian cancer

May 01, 2019

The unanticipated early origins of childhood brain cancer

Apr 25, 2019

DNA Day: Here's what OICR researchers find most interesting about DNA

Apr 24, 2019

Targeting fat production could help tackle leukemia

Apr 23, 2019

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

Apr 23, 2019

Tumour samples and ultra-low temperatures

Apr 18, 2019

OICR welcomes new Principal Investigator, Dr. Sagi Abelson

Apr 17, 2019

Unraveling the circuitry behind brain cancer

Apr 11, 2019

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

Apr 09, 2019

Learn about the Ontario Tumour Bank

Apr 09, 2019

Entrepreneurs from Ontario's Nanology Labs and Xpan Inc. receive FACIT investment for early-stage cancer innovations 

Mar 27, 2019

The winner of last year’s FACIT Falcons’ Fortunes pitch competition is already seeing early success in moving her product to the clinic

Mar 26, 2019

Deep freezing allows researchers to dig deep into tumour samples

Mar 19, 2019

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

Mar 15, 2019

Towards rational breast cancer treatment in the era of “less is more”

Mar 13, 2019

When it comes to prostate cancer, there may be more than meets the eye

Mar 12, 2019

Developing best practices for benchmarking: The quiet but crucial work behind sequencing today

Mar 08, 2019

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

Feb 26, 2019

Meet the researchers - Rosita Bajari

Feb 25, 2019

Europe and Canada build secure and efficient network to share genomic and health data

Feb 21, 2019

OICR supports cancer drug discovery in Ontario with new funding for four promising early-stage projects

Feb 21, 2019

New step-by-step protocol for common omics analyses fills 10-year gap in training resources

Feb 12, 2019

Sometimes the simpler, the better: bringing personalized treatment selection for bladder cancer closer to the clinic 

Feb 12, 2019

The power of one, benefiting the many

Feb 07, 2019

Op-ed in The Globe and Mail hails innovation strategy that resulted in record-breaking investment by Celgene

Feb 04, 2019

Dockstore: Sharing tools for large-scale genomics research

Jan 29, 2019

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

Jan 29, 2019

First-in-class drug for blood cancers discovered by Ontario researchers receives record-setting industry investment

Jan 29, 2019

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

Jan 25, 2019

Study reveals mechanism driving spread of advanced pancreatic cancer

Jan 23, 2019

Powering the future of pathology

Jan 22, 2019

OICR’s Dr. Ann Meyer receives Community Engagement Fellowship from AAAS to advance Canada’s bioinformatics community

Jan 21, 2019

An inside look at OICR’s Tissue Portal

Jan 14, 2019

Researchers discover common markers of tumour hypoxia across 19 cancer types

Jan 10, 2019

FACIT makes follow-on investment in AI-based genomics company, DNAstack

Jan 09, 2019

Statement on the recent air accident in Iran

Dec 17, 2018

When it comes to finding cancer risk, there’s power in numbers

Dec 14, 2018

Pan-Canadian radiotherapy group advancing care by reducing barriers to conducting clinical trials

Dec 13, 2018

What can we gain from looking at the outliers?: An investigation into long and short-term ovarian cancer survivors

Dec 11, 2018

Using living avatars to predict the severity of oral cancers

Dec 10, 2018

A holiday message from the President and Scientific Director

Nov 22, 2018

Research examines healthcare experience for cancer patients who also have diabetes

Nov 21, 2018

The buzz about Beacon: A look into the Global Alliance's newest standards for the Beacon API

Nov 15, 2018

Meet the researchers - Nicholas Khuu

Nov 14, 2018

Blood samples over biopsies: Developing a less invasive way to find and track cancers

Nov 08, 2018

Gene signature discovery may predict response to immune therapy

Nov 08, 2018

Meet the researchers: Lawrence Heisler

Nov 06, 2018

Discovering new ways to deploy the immune system against hidden cancers

Oct 24, 2018

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

Oct 24, 2018

Researchers find a new way to address the challenge of brain tumour “stiffness”

Oct 23, 2018

Updates and highlights from Global Alliance’s 6th Plenary Meeting

Oct 16, 2018

Bringing cutting-edge imaging techniques to clinical trials

Oct 16, 2018

Meet the researchers: Kelly McDonald

Oct 11, 2018

FACIT Welcomes Har Grover and Ken Lawless to the Board

Oct 02, 2018

Understanding how cancer differs between sexes

Sep 25, 2018

Breast cancer radiotherapy in a single visit provides more convenient option to patients, reduces burden of therapy

Sep 24, 2018

Breaking down barriers to translation: A case of standardization in digital pathology

Sep 20, 2018

Dr. Paul Boutros receives prestigious award from the Canadian Cancer Society

Sep 14, 2018

Great Canadian Hair "Do" 2018

Sep 13, 2018

Using imaging to better detect, characterize and monitor prostate cancers

Sep 13, 2018

FACIT invests in three top Ontario entrepreneur-teams from near record pool of applicants

Sep 11, 2018

Portal to access world’s largest database of pediatric genomic data goes live

Sep 10, 2018

Researchers find unexpected cells at the centre of recurrent leukemia

Sep 06, 2018

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

Sep 04, 2018

Meet our students - 2018

Aug 22, 2018

Heliotrope: Personalizing cancer treatment decisions

Aug 22, 2018

Meet the researchers: Ratheesh Subramaniam

Aug 21, 2018

Leader in data access and CEO of DNAstack, Dr. Marc Fiume, joins OICR as its newest Associate

Aug 16, 2018

Researchers find common cell process key to therapy resistance

Aug 10, 2018

Join the OICR community in having fun and raising funds for the Terry Fox Foundation at the Great Canadian Hair “Do”

Aug 07, 2018

Data integration for the future of precision oncology

Aug 03, 2018

Open source in open science: Accelerating cancer research (Part 2)

Aug 02, 2018

Ontario centre attracts national attention for probe research, development and commercialization

Aug 01, 2018

Open source in open science: Accelerating cancer research (Part 1)

Jul 31, 2018

Meet the researchers: Cheryl Crozier

Jul 31, 2018

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

Jul 27, 2018

BioLab helps scientists get the most out of Ontario’s cancer research infrastructure

Jul 11, 2018

New funding for the Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network will help more cancer patients access clinical trials

Jul 10, 2018

Targeting epigenetic proteins could help prevent breast cancer

Jul 10, 2018

Researchers find early indicators of leukemia in genomes up to 10 years before symptoms surfaced

Jul 09, 2018

New institute to make chronic disease prevention across Canada BETTER

Jun 27, 2018

Healthcare Software Start-Up Ziliomics Financed by FACIT

Jun 19, 2018

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

Jun 14, 2018

New OICR President and Scientific Director comments on breakthrough in breast cancer T-cell immunotherapy

Jun 13, 2018

Viral protein identified as one of the main drivers of virus-induced stomach cancers

Jun 13, 2018

FACIT Appoints Biotech Veteran Dr. David O'Neill as President

Jun 04, 2018

New guidelines for HER2 testing in breast cancer

May 23, 2018

OICR’s Cancer Genome Collaboratory wins 2018 OpenStack Superuser award for contributions to the cancer research community

May 23, 2018

Bioinformatics.ca launches 2018 pan-Canadian annual workshop series to train big data talent

May 17, 2018

OICR scientist recognized by AACR for early career contributions to prostate cancer research

May 17, 2018

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

May 10, 2018

Symposium offers preview of findings from the Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes project

May 01, 2018

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research welcomes new President and Scientific Director, Dr. Laszlo Radvanyi

Apr 19, 2018

Landmark study links tumour evolution to prostate cancer severity

Apr 12, 2018

Restorative Breast Cancer Solution Start-Up Wins the 2018 FACIT Pitch Competition

Apr 09, 2018

Biostatistics Training Initiative boosts Ontario's cancer research community

Mar 29, 2018

Q and A with Dr. Philip Awadalla, Scientific Director of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project

Mar 29, 2018

Canada’s largest health research platform teams up with University of Toronto to accelerate cancer and chronic disease research

Mar 28, 2018

OICR names Dr. Laszlo Radvanyi as new President and Scientific Director

Mar 08, 2018

Collaborating to bring new treatment options to children with brain cancer

Mar 06, 2018

Canadian pancreatic cancer research team provides personalized medicine, new hope to patients

Mar 06, 2018

Study shows that environmental exposures such as air pollution are more determinant of respiratory health than inherited genetics

Feb 21, 2018

FACIT invests $450k in promising Ontario breakthrough technologies

Feb 14, 2018

What can we do to better support women in science?

Feb 12, 2018

Where are all the women in science?

Feb 09, 2018

Global Alliance for Genomics and Health launches 2018 Strategic Roadmap

Jan 30, 2018

Early results from COMPASS trial demonstrate benefits of using genomic sequencing to guide treatment for pancreatic cancer

Jan 29, 2018

Breakthrough leads to sequencing of a human genome using a pocket-sized device  

Jan 25, 2018

The Canadian Data Integration Centre receives new funding to help cancer researchers translate findings to patients

Jan 24, 2018

Ontario Health Study calls on participants to complete follow-up questionnaire before March 31

Jan 19, 2018

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

Jan 12, 2018

Large-scale study provides clearer picture of recurrence risk for ER-positive breast cancer

Jan 04, 2018

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

Dec 13, 2017

Happy holidays from OICR

Dec 11, 2017

Strict e-cigarette policies are meant to keep non-smokers from smoking. But they may also be preventing many smokers from quitting

Dec 07, 2017

Finding new ways to prevent virus-induced stomach cancers

Dec 04, 2017

OICR launches groundbreaking Cancer Therapeutics Innovation Pipeline to drive cutting-edge therapies to the clinic

Nov 22, 2017

FACIT Welcomes Kevin Empey, Cynthia Goh and Shana Kelley to the Board of Trustees

Nov 16, 2017

CCRC brings Canadian cancer researchers together

Nov 02, 2017

Novel approach yields four robust biomarkers for breast cancer drug response

Oct 24, 2017

Researchers discover genes behind the spread of lung cancer to the brain

Oct 23, 2017

Pathology Matters 2017 unites and informs Ontario's pathology community

Oct 23, 2017

Boost your bioinformatics knowledge at TorBUG

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

Oct 17, 2017

Global Alliance for Genomics and Health charts path to the future of genomic data sharing

Oct 11, 2017

Ontario start-up makes major deal to develop cancer-fighting viruses

Oct 04, 2017

FACIT Portfolio Company Fusion Pharmaceuticals Closes US$46M Oversubscribed Series A

Oct 04, 2017

New software uses machine learning to identify mutations in tumours without reference tissue samples 

Sep 29, 2017

OICR 2016/17 Annual Report

Sep 25, 2017

New study uncovers the role of mitochondrial DNA in prostate cancer

Sep 15, 2017

Some braided it, some shaved it: the 2017 Terry Fox Great Canadian Hair Do!

Sep 06, 2017

OICR launches Tissue Portal to support tissue-based research projects

Sep 06, 2017

Ontario Tumour Bank collaborating to improve biobanking globally

Sep 06, 2017

Large-scale genomic study helps set new course for paediatric brain cancer research

Sep 06, 2017

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

Aug 30, 2017

Tracking glioblastoma as it develops

Aug 17, 2017

New genes discovered regulating brain metastases in lung cancer

Aug 15, 2017

New data resource centre will help better understand links between birth defects and childhood cancer

Aug 09, 2017

Mutation in prostate tumours shown to change epigenetic identity, the make-up of DNA

Aug 09, 2017

CIMTEC appoints Justin Leushner as new CEO

Aug 09, 2017

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

Aug 01, 2017

FACIT launches cross-border campaign to recruit clinical scientists and biotechnology industry executives

Aug 01, 2017

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

Jul 12, 2017

Ovarian cancer research team working to exploit disease's vulnerabilities

Jul 11, 2017

How OICR is helping to boost the body’s ability to fight cancer

Jul 11, 2017

New research group aims to exploit genomic differences within brain cancer to develop new treatments

Jul 11, 2017

New multi-disciplinary team taking a stem cell-based approach to target acute leukemia

Jul 11, 2017

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

Jun 28, 2017

Ontario researchers identify rare therapy-resistant stem cells linked to AML patient relapse

Jun 07, 2017

EAGLE will help cancer research soar

Jun 07, 2017

New grant program boosts molecular pathology research in Ontario

Jun 05, 2017

OICR donates sequencer to Fleming College for high-tech training

Jun 05, 2017

Ontarians come together to help Ontario Health Study collect 41,000 blood samples

May 31, 2017

Study highlights effectiveness of worldwide tobacco control treaty

May 25, 2017

OICR launches five all-star teams of Ontario scientists to tackle some of the deadliest forms of cancer

May 25, 2017

OICR launches five large-scale Ontario research initiatives to combat some of the most deadly cancers

May 08, 2017

Interview: Mr. Peter Goodhand, President of OICR

May 03, 2017

Study bringing more precision medicine to Ontario’s cancer patients

Apr 26, 2017

Clinical trial opens for promising combination therapy

Apr 26, 2017

OICR marches in support of science

Apr 25, 2017

Dr. John Dick presented with CIHR Gold Leaf Award for Discovery

Apr 19, 2017

Report shows investment in cancer research in Canada remains strong, identifies areas for improvement

Apr 13, 2017

Could diagnosing cancer as rare diseases improve outcomes for patients?

Apr 04, 2017

OICR provides students a window into possible careers over March Break

Mar 29, 2017

New approach improves sensitivity of DNA sequencing, producing more reliable results

Mar 28, 2017

OICR Charity Challenge raises funds for Canadian Cancer Society

Mar 22, 2017

FACIT Launches The Prospects Oncology Fund

Mar 22, 2017

FACIT Announces Investment in Propellon Therapeutics

Mar 17, 2017

OICR joins other organizations in inspiring the next generation of female scientists

Mar 16, 2017

Researchers discover new test that could change the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer

Mar 09, 2017

Innovative technique greatly increases sensitivity of DNA sequencing

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?

Mar 07, 2017

Software Engineering Club: Distributed Ledgers, Blockchains and Smart Contracts

Feb 23, 2017

New Gene Sequencing Software Could Aid in Early Detection, Treatment of Cancer

Feb 23, 2017

FACIT-Seeded Fusion Pharmaceuticals Closes US$25M Series A Led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Feb 15, 2017

BioCanRX makes a major investment in Canadian biotherapeutics research

Feb 13, 2017

International collaboration cooks up powerful new software: MISO

Feb 13, 2017

JSON: Like a Boss

Feb 10, 2017

How chemical probes can boost cancer research

Feb 10, 2017

OICR researchers to be part of Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge helping to answer cancer’s biggest questions

Feb 09, 2017

ICGCmed will provide wealth of vital new information to scientists

Feb 03, 2017

Saturday, February 4 is World Cancer Day

Jan 26, 2017

Dr. John Dick to present 2017 Tobias Award Lecture

Jan 18, 2017

Interested in bioinformatics? Come to TorBUG on January 25

Jan 17, 2017

First follow-up questionnaire to strengthen Ontario Health Study data

Jan 13, 2017

Homegrown research team sequences genome of iconic Canadian animal – the beaver

Jan 13, 2017

Decoding the beaver genome

Jan 10, 2017

Partnership to expand genomic data sharing in Europe

Jan 10, 2017

New prognostic test for prostate cancer now closer to clinical use

Jan 09, 2017

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

Jan 09, 2017

Scientists identify DNA signature linked to prostate cancer severity

Jan 05, 2017

Researchers disprove link between vasectomies and prostate cancer using Ontario health data

Dec 07, 2016

Cancer stem cell scientists create tool to aid in planning treatment for leukemia

Dec 06, 2016

Congratulations to Ahmed Aman on another successful Movember fundraiser

Dec 01, 2016

Expanding the DNA alphabet to understand cancer

Nov 25, 2016

TorBUG welcomes Arfon Smith from GitHub on Wednesday, November 30

Nov 23, 2016

OICR and OMPRN celebrate International Pathology Day with educational events

Nov 21, 2016

New research highlights the importance of family physicians in the cancer system

Nov 18, 2016

OICR participates in the fastest, long-distance academic big data transfer in Canada

Nov 16, 2016

International Pathology Day 2016

Nov 09, 2016

The next generation: Tamara Jamaspishvili

Nov 04, 2016

Beyond the crime scene: You don’t have to be dead to need a pathologist

Nov 02, 2016

FACIT start-up Turnstone Biologics closes USD $41M financing

Nov 01, 2016

From our Annual Report: Improving screening for patients with brain cancer

Oct 28, 2016

Pathology Matters: One attendee’s reflections on OMPRN’s first gathering of Ontario pathologists

Oct 27, 2016

OICR’s Transformative Pathology Program contributes to recent PanCuRx findings

Oct 26, 2016

TorBUG continues tonight with speaker Dr. Laura Hug from the University of Waterloo

Oct 25, 2016

From our Annual Report: Constructing the cloud

Oct 21, 2016

OICR-led study finds four unique genomic signatures in pancreas cancer, uncovers potential of immunotherapies

Oct 19, 2016

From our Annual Report: Personalizing prostate cancer treatment

Oct 18, 2016

Reactome releases 10,000th annotated human protein, a major milestone that will benefit research community

Oct 13, 2016

An interview with Dr. David LeBrun, leader of OICR’s new molecular pathology network

Oct 12, 2016

OICR’s Natalie Fox awarded Philip Feldberg Studentship by Prostate Cancer Canada

Oct 12, 2016

New findings challenge current view of how pancreas cancer develops

Oct 06, 2016

Reactome announces annotation and release of 10,000th human protein

Oct 05, 2016

From our Annual Report: Investing in the cure and the economy

Oct 03, 2016

OICR in the News - September 2016

Sep 29, 2016

OICR funding new network to enhance molecular pathology research in Ontario

Sep 27, 2016

TorBUG continues to strengthen Toronto’s bioinformatics community with 2016-2017 season

Sep 27, 2016

Annual report for the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

Sep 27, 2016

Software Engineering Club - Simple is good

Sep 21, 2016

New partnership brings Toronto researchers together to better understand the molecular origins of breast cancer

Sep 19, 2016

Open resource: How we’re making our research resources more accessible to the community

Sep 16, 2016

Thanks to everyone who supported the Great Canadian Hair Do

Sep 16, 2016

“PEARLs” to improve photo-thermal cancer therapy

Sep 15, 2016

Dr. Paul Boutros talks genomics and prostate cancer research

Sep 15, 2016

Canadian government makes big investment in big data research

Sep 12, 2016

The return of an annual tradition: The Great Canadian Hair “Do”

Sep 06, 2016

OICR in the news for August 2016

Aug 23, 2016

OICR Software Engineering Club August session now online

Aug 18, 2016

Registration now open for the Mark Ernsting Drug Discovery Memorial Lecture

Aug 17, 2016

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

Aug 17, 2016

New retrospective study aims to identify mutations to better diagnose breast cancer in the future

Aug 16, 2016

New research published on the role of noncoding RNA in prostate cancer

Aug 11, 2016

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

Aug 09, 2016

Patients need access to more stem cells for transplants. Researchers have now identified the genetic switch that could turn on the supply

Aug 09, 2016

OICR’s Software Engineering Club goes global

Jul 28, 2016

OICR in the news for July 2016

Jul 26, 2016

OICR is making its technology infrastructure, expertise and resources more available to the Ontario cancer community

Jul 20, 2016

A challenge to the community to improve RNA sequencing data

Jul 18, 2016

Save the date: Mark Ernsting Drug Discovery Memorial Lecture on September 22, 2016

Jul 14, 2016

International team launches community competition to unravel how cancer changes a cell’s RNA

Jul 14, 2016

Stem cell scientists discover genetic switch to increase supply of stem cells from cord blood for future clinical use

Jul 14, 2016

“Smart” nanoparticle called PEARLS a promising gem to target, treat tumours with greater precision

Jul 14, 2016

OICR informatics researchers play key role in newly launched Genomic Data Commons

Jul 11, 2016

Dr. Lincoln Stein is named an International Society of Computational Biology Fellow

Jul 08, 2016

Bioinformatics.ca is keeping Canadian bioinformaticians at the top of their game

Jul 04, 2016

FACIT Falcons’ Fortunes pitch competition helps Ontario ideas take flight

Jul 04, 2016

OICR congratulates Drs. Mark Levine, Eduardo L. Franco and Gerald Batist, new recipients of the Order of Canada

Jun 30, 2016

OICR in the News for June 2016

Jun 29, 2016

OICR welcomes Dr. Christine Williams

Jun 28, 2016

OICR’s Dr. Clare Jeon discusses how the discovery of protein signatures could lead to cheaper, easier diagnostic tests for prostate cancer

Jun 28, 2016

Researchers discover protein signatures for accurate non-invasive diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer

Jun 23, 2016

Propellon Therapeutics to Accelerate WDR5 Inhibitor Development for Cancers

Jun 21, 2016

Ask an expert: How are new cancer drugs created?

Jun 16, 2016

Study examines mental health in common ethnic minorities in Ontario

Jun 16, 2016

OICR-developed software helping track Zika in Brazil

Jun 14, 2016

Extreme Streams: The What, How and Why of Observables

Jun 09, 2016

GA4GH presents vision, model for genomic and clinical data sharing

Jun 07, 2016

OICR attends BIO International 2016 in San Francisco

Jun 06, 2016

Genomic Data Commons at University of Chicago heralds new era of data sharing for cancer research

Jun 01, 2016

Making prostate cancer diagnosis more PRECISE

Jun 01, 2016

Clinical trial launched to test use of MRI to improve prostate cancer diagnosis and management

May 31, 2016

World No Tobacco Day: Preventing the world’s leading cause of cancer

May 31, 2016

OICR in the News for May 2016

May 26, 2016

Privacy Analytics Acquired by IMS Health

May 25, 2016

OICR partners with Israeli university to create new cancer genomics and immunity program

May 20, 2016

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

May 19, 2016

Ask an expert: All about clinical trials

May 18, 2016

OICR congratulates J. Mark Lievonen and Laurence Klotz on their investiture in the Order of Canada

May 17, 2016

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

May 16, 2016

Dr. Peter Lichter discusses ICGCmed

May 13, 2016

OICR researcher receives $2 million in federal funding to study metabolic conditions that can lead to cancer

May 13, 2016

New research better defines which patients will respond to colorectal cancer drug

May 11, 2016

Recruiting the next generation

May 10, 2016

OICR in the News for April 2016

May 05, 2016

The launch of ICGCmed

May 05, 2016

A new method to grow stem cells for cancer patients

May 04, 2016

It’s time to start talking about clinical trials

May 04, 2016

The Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network launches Ask Me Campaign to raise awareness of cancer clinical trials

May 03, 2016

Tracking Ebola with portable sequencers

May 02, 2016

OICR joins the Collaborative Cancer Cloud

May 02, 2016

$2 million in new funding from Canadian Institutes of Health Research will help Ontario team study metabolic syndromes

May 01, 2016

Dr. Gang Zheng named to AIMBE College of Fellows for nanotechnology research

May 01, 2016

OICR invests in early-stage Ontario oncology drug development

May 01, 2016

Congratulations! Dr. Lincoln Stein appointed Fellow of ISCB for leadership role in consortia projects

Apr 29, 2016

Technology developed with OICR funding receives $4 million in support from NCI

Apr 17, 2016

International Cancer Genome Consortium for Medicine (ICGCmed) launches today, will link genomics to clinical information and health

Apr 06, 2016

Dr. John Dick elected as 2016 Fellow of the AACR Academy

Mar 31, 2016

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Ontario Institute for Cancer Research join Collaborative Cancer Cloud

Mar 16, 2016

FACIT invests in new CPDC spin-out company to aid development of potent radiotherapeutic

Mar 02, 2016

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

Mar 01, 2016

International Cancer Genome Consortium reaches milestone of 1,000 authorized users

Feb 26, 2016

Biostatistics Training Initiative Kick Off

Feb 19, 2016

ICGC and Amazon Web Services are bringing more genomic health data to researchers in the cloud

Feb 12, 2016

Open source cancer research

Feb 04, 2016

Stand Up To Cancer Canada Announces New Cancer Stem Cell Dream Team To Attack Brain Cancer in Children and Adults

Feb 03, 2016

Real time outbreak surveillance using genomics now possible in resource-limited conditions

Jan 28, 2016

Trillium Therapeutics Acquires Fluorinov Pharma

Jan 25, 2016

Discovery by OICR scientists to assist in personalizing prostate cancer treatment

Jan 19, 2016

OICR’s Jonathan Dursi and team win hackathon aimed at fixing Toronto’s traffic woes

Jan 09, 2016

3CTN-funded clinical trial to test new method of finding genomic changes in patients with aggressive prostate cancer

Jan 07, 2016

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research invests $1.2 million to support oncology drug development in Ontario

Jan 05, 2016

OICR funds world-first clinical trial using cancer-fighting viruses

Dec 29, 2015

OICR partnership with Johnson and Johnson to develop new treatments for haematological cancers

Dec 22, 2015

Stand Up to Cancer Canada announces breast cancer Dream Team

Dec 16, 2015

FACIT Announces Investment in Fusion Pharmaceuticals and Alpha-Emitting Radiotherapeutics

Dec 15, 2015

Researchers sequence and assemble first full genome of a living organism using technology the size of smartphone

Dec 09, 2015

Building the foundations for Cancer Genomic Analysis for Research and Clinical Diagnostics

Dec 08, 2015

For Dr. Jüri Reimand, data tells a story

Dec 08, 2015

FACIT Gains Rights to WDR5 Inhibitors for MLL Leukemia

Dec 08, 2015

FACIT Gains Rights to WDR5 Inhibitors for MLL Leukemia

Dec 03, 2015

The call for a cloud commons in genomics

Dec 01, 2015

OICR Investigator profile: Dr. Philip Awadalla

Nov 23, 2015

OICR community marks 35th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

Nov 20, 2015

OICR’s Tom Hudson named Chair of Global Alliance for Genomics and Health Steering Committee

Nov 18, 2015

The International Cancer Genome Consortium brings more genomic health data to researchers on the Amazon Web Services Cloud

Nov 18, 2015

The International Cancer Genome Consortium brings more genomic health data to researchers on the Amazon Web Services Cloud

Nov 16, 2015

International Team Announces Crowdsourcing Competition, Running on Google Cloud Platform, To Understand How Cancers Originate And Evolve

Nov 15, 2015

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

Nov 09, 2015

FACIT start-up company Turnstone Biologics secures $11.3 million in financing, boosts leadership

Oct 28, 2015

FACIT Startup Turnstone Biologics Closes $11M Financing, Secures Additional Capital Commitment, and Adds Strong Management

Oct 14, 2015

OICR, UHN, Novera Therapeutics Announce Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation on Drug Discovery and Development for Haematological Cancers

Sep 03, 2015

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and the Structural Genomics Consortium develop and give away new drug-like molecule to help crowd-source cancer research

Jul 28, 2015

The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) team up to advance cutting-edge new cancer treatments

Jul 10, 2015

Cancer patients treated in world-first clinical trial of Canadian viral therapy

Jul 09, 2015

World-leading Big Data researchers call for support for more accessible and more effective storage of data in the cloud to facilitate genomics research

Jun 15, 2015

Researchers sequence and assemble first full genome of a living organism using technology the size of smartphone

Jun 10, 2015

Global Alliance for Genomics and Health Marks Two Years of Progress

Jun 01, 2015

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research invests $4.6 million to support pancreatic cancer research

May 25, 2015

Groundbreaking Research Moves One Step Closer to Personalizing Prostate Cancer Treatment

May 18, 2015

Research community comes together to provide new “gold standard” for genomic data analysis

Mar 09, 2015

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research scientist wins 2014 Roger Cotton Prize for Histopathology.

Feb 25, 2015

OICR extends collaboration with Janssen Inc. to develop clinical trials for prostate cancer

Feb 04, 2015

ICGC launches six new projects from Australia, France, Germany, Japan and Singapore

Jan 13, 2015

Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network receives new funding, launches online service to connect patients to clinical trials

Jan 07, 2015

Fluorinov Pharma and FACIT Announce Investment in Breakthrough Bromodomain Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cancers