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The Trevor Harrison Civic Engagement Scholarship honours the legacy of lifelong political volunteer Trevor Harrison, who lived 12 years with an astrocytoma brain tumour while making meaningful contributions to Canadian public policy.
Created by his family, these $2,000 scholarships support politically engaged students impacted by a brain tumour who are pursuing post-secondary studies in political science, public policy, or related fields. Apply by October 31, 2025.
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Congratulations to the recipients of the Brain Tumor Funders’ Collaborative Liquid Biopsy Project Awards, Dr. Ching Lau and Dr. Paul Northcott.
Ching Lau, MD, PhD
Project Title: "Global Alliance to Establish a CSF-based Liquid Biopsy Platform for Brain Tumors"
Paul Northcott, PhD
Project Title: "Maximizing Detection of Childhood Brain Tumors in Biofluids"
We are fortunate to partner with our funding partners, working together to advance innovative brain tumour research. Together, we are stronger!
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Lucas Asselstine
2025 Studentship Recipient
Generously funded by St. George Royal Canadian Legion
Project Title: “AI-driven drug discovery for recurrent glioblastoma: advancing patient-derived models to combat therapy resistance”
| | STUDENT COMPETITION RESULTS | | Congratulations to our 2025 Student Research Competition winners! | | This year, we received 16 Letters of Intent from 10 universities throughout Canada for our Student Research Competition. | |
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- University of Calgary
- University of Guelph
- McGill University
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- University of Montreal
- McMaster University
- Sherbrooke University
- Western University
- University of Toronto
| | All 16 submissions were reviewed, and six projects were selected to present at the competition on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Funding was provided by the Pam and Rolando Del Maestro Endowment with a total of $2,250 awarded: $1,000 for first place, $750 for second, and $500 for third. | | |
First Place – $1,000
Veer Chowdhary and Vani Chowdhary
McMaster University
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Second Place – $750
Frass Chaudhary and Hamza Naqvi
McMaster University
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Third Place – $500
Omar Negmeldin, Zehaan Walji, Reynash Badhwar and Meherab Ali
University of Calgary
| | PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION | | BioCanRx-Cancer Community Partnership Learning Institute | |
The BioCanRx-Cancer Community Partnership Learning Institute will be bringing together leaders from oncology patient communities and academic trainees from the immunotherapy research community to engage in interactive and collaborative knowledge exchange activities at the Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy, March 29-31, 2026, in Vancouver, B.C.
BioCanRX is looking for a range of individuals for the 2026 program, including those new to patient engagement with a strong interest, as well as those actively involved in the broader cancer research or advocacy community.
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Expanded Access to
Clinical Trials
| In partnership with Health Charities and Patient partners of Clinical Trials Ontario, a consultation submission was made in 2024 in response to Health Canada's document about expanded access to clinical trials. Recently, Health Canada posted its 'what we heard' about this consultation. There were 5 themes that emerged from the submissions, many of which we had highlighted in our submission. | | Neurological Health Charities Canada | |
Neurological Health Charities Canada is seeking partners across the neurological, population health, and health economics research communities to co-design and develop an updated national neurological health survey. High-quality, comprehensive data has the power to improve care, treatment, and policies for Canadians affected by neurological conditions.
| | Since 2005, the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) has tracked investments in cancer research across Canada. This ongoing work has identified key funding trends, informed national research frameworks and recommendations, fostered new partnerships, and helped drive investment in emerging areas of focus. | | |
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 love to share your work to help support.
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The 2025 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program, funded by Brain Canada, aims to support early-career researchers as they pursue bold, new ideas to solve the mysteries of the brain. The ultimate goal is to reduce the social and economic burden of neurological and mental health illnesses through prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment.
The 2025 competition will support up to 20 grants of $100,000 each, over two years.
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