Apr 03, 2025

Canada-wide network of cancer research partners celebrate significant moment in work to advance precision oncology in the country

Mar 26, 2025

‘Ultrarapid’ genomic testing could shift paradigm for cancer treatment

Nov 22, 2024

Ask a Cancer Researcher: What is a biomarker?

Sep 06, 2024

New training platform to help Canadian researchers gain data science skills

Sep 06, 2024

Ask a Cancer Researcher: What is epigenetics?

Jul 23, 2024

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

Jun 13, 2024

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

Apr 16, 2024

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

Feb 27, 2024

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

Nov 16, 2023

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

Aug 29, 2023

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

Jun 26, 2023

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

May 17, 2023

The Next Generation: Alister D’Costa

Apr 26, 2023

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

Apr 24, 2023

The Next Generation: Xindi Zhang

Feb 02, 2023

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

Dec 15, 2022

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

Jul 20, 2022

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

Apr 25, 2022

Adding another dimension to breast cancer screening

Mar 30, 2022

Mammography innovator changing how we see cancer

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 15, 2021

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

Oct 04, 2021

New AI tool enables analysis of millions of cells within minutes

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

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

Feb 17, 2021

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

Feb 03, 2021

Standards redefined: What lab accreditation means to OICR Genomics

Jan 08, 2021

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

Jun 26, 2020

Opening the virtual floodgates for cancer research and discovery

Mar 12, 2020

Dr. Aaron Fenster named to the Order of Ontario

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

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 10, 2020

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

Oct 09, 2019

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

Jul 29, 2019

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

Jul 23, 2019

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

May 31, 2019

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

Feb 25, 2019

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

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 13, 2018

Using imaging to better detect, characterize and monitor prostate cancers

Sep 11, 2018

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

Sep 06, 2018

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

Aug 22, 2018

Heliotrope: Personalizing cancer treatment decisions

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 10, 2018

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

Jun 27, 2018

Healthcare Software Start-Up Ziliomics Financed by FACIT

Jun 13, 2018

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

May 23, 2018

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

May 10, 2018

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

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

Dec 07, 2017

Finding new ways to prevent virus-induced stomach cancers

Oct 23, 2017

Pathology Matters 2017 unites and informs Ontario's pathology community

Sep 06, 2017

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

Aug 09, 2017

CIMTEC appoints Justin Leushner as new CEO

Jun 07, 2017

EAGLE will help cancer research soar

Jun 07, 2017

New grant program boosts molecular pathology research in Ontario

Jun 05, 2017

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

May 03, 2017

Study bringing more precision medicine to Ontario’s cancer patients

Mar 09, 2017

Innovative technique greatly increases sensitivity of DNA sequencing

Feb 09, 2017

ICGCmed will provide wealth of vital new information to scientists

Oct 06, 2016

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

Feb 04, 2015

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