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

TORONTO (July 3, 2019) – The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Canadian Friends of Hebrew University (CFHU) today honour…

ArticleJul 03, 2019

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Activating the immune system to fight cancer

Dr. Brigitte Thériault, a Senior Research Scientist at OICR, discusses the work of the Drug Discovery team to develop new drugs that awaken the body's immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells.

ArticleMay 21, 2019

TechnologyTreatment

Gene signature discovery may predict response to immune therapy

Dr. Daniel De Carvalho discusses his study published in Nature Communications, which found a gene signature biomarker that may help predict which patients will respond to immune therapy. Scientists led by Dr. Daniel De Carvalho…

ArticleNov 08, 2018

TechnologyOvarian cancer

Discovering new ways to deploy the immune system against hidden cancers

Researchers studying ovarian cancer identify adapter protein 3BP2 as a key component of immune system function and a powerful tool that could be used to activate the immune system against hidden tumour cells. A variety…

ArticleNov 06, 2018

TechnologyTreatment

Researchers find common cell process key to therapy resistance

Ottawa researchers discover a new way to make cancer cells more susceptible to virus-based therapies Over the past decade, researchers have made significant progress in designing oncolytic viruses (OVs) – viruses that destroy cancer cells…

ArticleAug 16, 2018

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

Over the past decade, OICR’s laboratories have procured state-of-the-art equipment and developed leading-edge technologies to help answer pressing cancer research questions. The effective and proper use of advanced laboratory tools is dependent on specialized knowledge…

ArticleJul 27, 2018

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