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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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