Published in Neurosurgery 74(6) on Jun 2014: p. N18-N19 is the comment on D Lubanska, et al. The cyclin-like protein Spy1 regulates growth and division characteristics of the CD133+ population in human glioma in Cancer Cell 2014; 25(1): 64–76. Linked here. PDF [197KB] available at this link or attached here.
Biology student to run for brain cancer research
Third-year biology student Samer Jassar spends a fair amount of time working in the lab trying to understand the various pathways that allow cancer cells to spread. This weekend, he’ll hit the pathways of east Windsor to raise funds to support cancer research, as well as for those struggling with brain tumours. “I like to […]
International cancer research initiative closer to reality with donation
Lisa Porter, Caroline Hamm and Gay Wrye hold a $25,000 donation from Windsor Regional Hospital. The first true international cancer research corridor in North America is one step closer to being launched in Windsor-Essex, thanks to a recent contribution from Windsor Regional Hospital. In late December, hospital board chair Gay Wrye presented the Windsor Cancer […]
Why Do Brain Tumours Return? U of W May Have The Answer
Lisa Porter, left, and Dorota Lubanska look at human brain cancer cells at the University of Windsor on Thursday, January 16, 2013. University of Windsor researchers have identified a protein that causes brain tumours to return — a finding that could ultimately help save lives. Published this week in the respected U.S. medical journal Cancer […]
Forum Opens Campus Doors to Cancer Collaboration
Cancer researcher Lisa Porter speaks with Gemma Grey-Hall, manager of resource development for the Windsor-Essex United Way, at a forum Tuesday on collaboration between academic researchers and clinical practitioners. Windsor-Essex is tremendously supportive of cancer research conducted locally, biology professor Lisa Porter told a public forum on the subject Tuesday. “Not every place has a […]
UWindsor researchers collaborate on new Global Cancer Research Office
UWindsor biology professor and WCRG Scientific Director Dr. Lisa Porter, WCRG Clinical Director and Medical Oncologist of Windsor Regional Hospital’s Cancer Program Dr. Caroline Hamm, and Caesars Windsor CEO Kevin Laforet at the launch of PASSPORTS: Bridging Research and Hope. The collaborative efforts of UWindsor researchers, local hospitals and community supporters reached another milestone Monday […]
U of W student wins funding to study cancer drug resistance
A University of Windsor student has landed a prestigious research grant to help solve the mystery of why some breast cancer patients don’t respond to chemotherapy. Rosa-Maria Ferraiuolo, who is pursuing a PhD in molecular biology, received a two-year $75,000 grant from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation to further her research on the Spy1 protein […]
Biologist receives Canadian Cancer Society funding for brain tumour research
Lisa Porter is shown here in her biology lab, where she’ll be studying gliomas, the most common form of brain tumour in adults. A UWindsor scientist has been awarded Canadian Cancer Society funding for her innovative approach to studying how aggressive brain cancers develop, which could lead to better diagnosis and treatment options in the future and […]
Fewer Brain Cancer Deaths Among Children Aim of Biology Researcher
Elizabeth Fidalgo da Silva is seen here in the biology lab where she conducts her research on a protein called tuberin. A biology researcher hopes her studies will result in fewer brain cancer related deaths among children. Elizabeth Fidalgo da Silva, a research associate and adjunct professor in Biological Sciences, is studying the role that a […]
Dragon Boat racers help support UWindsor cancer research
When the time came to decide what to do with the money her Dragon Boat team had raised, it only made sense to Alexandra Shoust that it should go to a local researcher trying to help find a cure for breast cancer. “I think the research that’s going on at the University of Windsor is […]