Author name: Lisa Porter

Research, Collaboration, and the Path Toward Better Cancer Care

On average, one in three people is diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Almost everyone has felt its impact, whether personally or through family and friends. That shared reality gives cancer research a weight that is impossible to ignore. Over the years, I have seen how deeply the disease affects people, and those experiences quietly […]

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A Step Forward in Glioblastoma Research: What We’ve Learned About Spy1 in Stem Cells

In my lab at the University of Windsor, my team has been investigating the role of the Spy1 (Speedy) protein, a cell-cycle regulator, in aggressive brain cancers like glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat brain cancers. Our recent work has provided new insights into how Spy1 affects neural stem cells, which are critical

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Positions available

Research Assistant position

No position is available at the moment.

Graduate students

For interested graduate students please visit the University of Windsor Department of Biology for admission requirements (http://www1.uwindsor.ca/biology/graduate-program) and contact Dr Bre-Anne Fifield (fifield@uwindsor.ca) to express your interest in joining the lab.

Volunteers

For volunteers please contact Dr Dorota Lubanska (lubanskd@uwindsor.ca) and indicate the year you are in and the type of experience you are interested in.  Note that interviews only happen once a year in the Spring.

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