Four 麻豆传媒网站 researchers have received听$7.9 million听total in听funding from the听Canadian Institutes of Health听Research (CIHR)听and partners听through听the听Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention Team Grants program,听听by听the听Honourable听Marjorie Michel, Canada鈥檚 Minister of Health.
Over $41 million in听funding听was announced to听support 19 teams that will work over the next five years to develop and share听new approaches听that support cancer prevention, reduce cancer risk, and improve early detection for some of the听most commonly diagnosed听cancers in Canada and the world.
The funding听is led by CIHR in partnership with the Terry Fox Research Institute, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, the Cancer Research Society, and听BioCanRx.听It is the single largest CIHR-led investment in cancer prevention research to date.
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada, and it is estimated to cost the health care system, patients, and families听nearly听$37.7 billion听every year. Up to 40% of cancer cases could be prevented through changes in lifestyle and environmental factors, including听prevention strategies听and听early听detection.
鈥淩esearch can save lives and reduce the burden of cancer. Scientists, clinicians, trainees, survivors, families, cancer advocates, and others all have a role to play. When one of us succeeds, we all听benefit听from that success,鈥� said听Honourable听Marjorie Michel. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 announcement is a great example of how by working together across countries, and across disciplines, we can build a stronger, more resilient, and healthier Canada.鈥�
Recipients of 麻豆传媒网站-led projects:听
Mark Basik
Mark Basik, Professor, Department of Oncology and Surgery;听Full Member, 麻豆传媒网站 Centre for Translational Research in Cancer;听Senior Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research at the Jewish General Hospital
Advancing Risk Stratification in Young Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer听
CIHR funding: $999,957听over 5 years
Canadian Cancer Society听funding:听$1,000,000听over 5 years
听
Maziar Divangahi
Maziar Divangahi听鈥撎齈rofessor,听Department of听Medicine;听Strauss Chair in Respiratory Diseases,听Principal听Scientist;听Research Institute of the 麻豆传媒网站 Health Centre
Unlocking the Power of Trained Immunity in Cancer听
CIHR funding:听$1,500,000听over 5 years
BioCanRx听funding:听$500,000听over 5 years
听
Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey, Associate Professor, Department of Oncology;听Researcher,听Rosalind听and Morris Goodman Cancer Centre
Decoding Breast Cancer:听How听Intrinsic Factors and Distinct Tissue Microenvironments Collaboratively Drive Breast Cancer Initiation听
CIHR funding: $1,000,000 over 5 years
Canadian Cancer Society听funding: $1,000,000 over 5 years
听
Michael Pollak
Michael Pollak,听Alexander Goldfarb Research Chair in Medical Oncology;听Professor, Departments of Oncology, Pharmacology听and Medicine;听and Principal Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research at the Jewish General Hospital
Incretin-mimetic drugs for cancer prevention: Mechanisms and clinical potential
Terry Fox Research Institute听funding:听$1,975,000听over 5 years
