Research Newsletter

September 2026

$100,000 in Donor-funded Grants Advance GBM Research

Thanks to the generosity of the DUNN with Cancer event, two $50,000 Feature Grants have been awarded in 2026 to Dr. Seth Climans of London Health Sciences Centre and Dr. Stephen Yip of Vancouver General Hospital. 

RESEARCH REPORTS

Because of donor support Dr. Deepak Dinakaran, Dr. David Shultz and Dr. Ian Lorimer received grants to advance their work that explores innovative treatment approaches, quality of life for patients with brain metastases and new therapeutic strategies for glioblastoma. 

Meet the researchers. 

Dr. Ian Lorimer

Ottawa Hospital

Research Institute

Generously funded by DUNN with Cancer

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Dr. David Shultz

Princess Margaret

Cancer Centre

Generously funded by Donors of Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada

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Dr. Deepak Dinakaran

Sunnybrook Health

Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 

Generously funded by DUNN with Cancer

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Sidonia Tameshtit and Katelyn Wu received a studentship in 2026 to help them gain hands-on experience and build foundational knowledge in brain tumour research. Read below to learn more about each of the recipient’s projects and how the funding helps inspire them to move forward in the brain tumour field. 

Sidonia Tameshtit

Queen’s University 

Generously funded in memory of Anand Acharya, along with additional donors of Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada

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Katelyn Wu

Queen’s University 

Generously funded by Lorraine Russell 

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GET INVOLVED

Your participation in studies and surveys is essential to advancing brain tumour research in Canada. 

Learn about ways you or others in the brain tumour community can get involved in brain tumour studies and surveys or share with us if you are looking to recruit. If eligible, we would be pleased to help support your work by sharing it with our stakeholders. 

IN THE NEWS

New research that could improve how brain cancer and tumours are treated 

Australian researchers are aiming to make radiation therapy more effective again brain tumours. DNA damage is one of the main ways that radiation kills cancer cells. By understanding exactly how that damage occurs, researchers hope they can find ways to increase the impact of radiation on tumor cells while protecting healthy brain tissue.

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