The Pam and Rolando Del Maestro Family Undergraduate Student Research Competition Awards were established to promote scientific innovation among Canadian undergraduate students.

Over the years Pam and Rolando have fostered students in the field of brain tumour research by providing them with varied opportunities to present their ideas and engage with physicians and researchers in the field of neuro-oncology and neuroscience.

Letters of Intent Due: 

August 11, 2023

Aiyireti (Dina) Dilinaer - 2021 Studentship Recipient

Project: “Self-Immolative NanoCapsule – A New Form of Drug Delivery for Glioblastoma Multiforme”

Generously funded by Jack Nichol Family Fund (London Community Foundation)

Muhammadvaseem Shaikh

2022/2023 DUNN with Cancer Brain Tumour Research Fellowship

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Project Entitled: “Allogeneic, “off-the shelf” CD133 CAR-T immunotherapy for Glioblastoma”

Phedias Diamandis

2020 Feature Grant Recipient

University Health Network/Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Project Title: “Development of deep learning approaches for deciphering and targeting intra-tumoural heterogeneity in Glioblastoma”