The University of Windsor will be host to unique cancer research thanks to $250,000 in grants from the Windsor and Essex County Cancer Centre Foundation. Four research projects have been awarded the first startup grants from Seeds4Hope, a new program that supports innovative local cancer research with help from community donations. The projects, involving 13 …

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Cancer never sleeps, and neither it seems does Dr. Lisa Porter. The University of Windsor has many jewels, and Dr. Porter who has been a professor here since 2004, is certainly one of them. The biology professor at the institute’s Department of Biological Sciences, and cancer researcher, was recently awarded a $750,000 grant from the …

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When the right pieces come together you can see a more complete picture. And in the case of cancer research, it’s a picture which provides hope in the fight against the many diseases that are cancer. Dr. Lisa Porter is one of hundreds of Canadian Cancer Society-funded researchers who are trying to find those puzzle …

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Being Influential: UWindsor prof awarded $750,000 for breast cancer research “Hope for a cure.” The Windsor Star, May 7, 2009 “U of W Prof Awarded Grant for Breast Cancer Research” The Windsor Star, May 6, 2009 “Cancer Researchers attend Relay for Life” Canadian Cancer Society’s “The Daffodil” – Southwestern Edition, Summer/Fall 2008 Reception recognizes excellence …

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