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WCRG Matters
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A newsletter to keep members and partners informed.
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| Caesar's Windsor Supports WCRG Again! |
WCRG is thankful once again for the support of Caesars Windsor Concerts for A Cure campaign! $1 from every ticket sold in October and November will go towards purchasing advanced imaging equipment to keep driving discoveries forward.
A list of events included in the Concerts
for A Cure Series can be found on the
Caesars Windsor website
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Play For A Cure Exceeds Expectations!
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Play for A Cure 2019 was a huge success exceeding all expectations and raising almost $285,000! Part of the money raised will go to the new Cancer Research Incentive Fund and
Cancer Care Grants. This announcement kicks off plans for the next Play for A Cure tournament in 2020, scheduled to take place
March 26-27 at Caesars Windsor and the Vollmer Complex in LaSalle. A big thank you to Jeff Casey, Chair of Play for A Cure, and his entire team for their continued commitment to WCRG and cancer research in Windsor-Essex! More information about the event can be found on the Play for a Cure website.
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| Think Tank Series - Mark your Calendars for 2020 |
On Friday October 18th, WE-SPARK Health Institute hosted the last health research Think Tank of 2019. The event featured three presenters focused on collaborative teams in children's mental health, unique opportunities in 18F Generation PET imaging, and smart mobility for an aging population.
Fast Facts about this Think Tank: There were
43 participants representing
10 organizations and
20 disciplines. Participants, on average, rated the event
4.8 out of
5.
There will be six opportunities in 2020 to participate, collaborate, and connect! Mark your calendars for the next Think Tank on January 24th, 2020.
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| WCRG Researcher Snapdshot |
WCRG continues to partner with snapd Windsor to highlight our WCRG cancer researchers through a feature called "WCRG Researcher Snapdshot". Interviews can be found in the print edition of snapd Windsor and on the WCRG website. The goal of these "Snapdshots" is to raise awareness about the cancer research conducted in Windsor-Essex and stimulate new research collaborations. Be sure to pick up the latest edition of snapd Windsor! See the latest researchers featured on the WCRG website.
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| Connecting with the Community |
We have had a busy Fall! A new semester has started for our students and the CURE Team has been actively engaging the community at several events including:
- Open Streets Windsor
- Schulich Medical Student Open House
- Multiple Myeloma Walk
- WRH Cancer Education Day
- Run for a Cure
For pictures from the events check out
Flickr
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Meet Our WCRG Project Leaders
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Ryan Palazzolo, Alex Rodzinka, Kaila Wilson
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WCRG has 3 new Project Leaders: Ryan, Alex, and Kaila! All are CURE graduates and will be important in moving WCRG priorities ahead in 2020. Each will gain hands-on experience in cancer education - mentoring students and organizing community engagement events, all while learning the inner workings of WCRG. We look forward to the upcoming year and the energy they bring to moving cancer research forward.
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Letting us know
about
the accomplishments of
you and your colleagues
allows us
to
celebrate the great work being done in our region and further
build collaborations. Here are just a few of your latest successes.
Awards
Funded Projects/Clinical Trials
Publications
Bakht MK, Stringer KF, Lovnicki JM, Pillon A, Shahbazi-Raz F, Hayward JJ, Oh S, Trant JF, Cheon G, Kwak C, Jeong C, Kang K, Wang Y, Dong X, Porter LA. (2019).
Loss of PSMA during neuroendocrine differentiation of prostate cancer is associated with elevation of metabotropic glutamate receptors as an alternative diagnostic target. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 46 (Suppl 1): S695
Lepore R, Kryshtafovych A, Alahuhta M, Veraszto HA, Bomble YJ, Bufton JC, Bullock AN, Caba C, Cao H, Davies OR, Desfosses A, Dunne M, Fidelis K, Goulding CW, Grusaran M, Gutche I, Harding CJ, Hartmann MD, Hayes CS, Joachimiak A, Leiman PG, Loppnau P, Lovering AL, Lunin VV, Mischalska K, Mir-Sanchis I, Mitra A, Moult J, Phillips GN Jr, Pinkas DM, Rice PA, Tong Y, Topf M, Walton JD, Schwede T. (2019). Target highlights in CASP13: Experimental target structures through the eyes of their authors. Proteins. doi: 10.1002/prot.25805
Caroline Hamm (Medical Oncology, Windsor Regional Cancer Program).
Patient-Centred Clinical Trials Access: The Clinical Trials Navigator.
Canadian Cancer Research Conference (CCRC), Ottawa, Ontario: November 3 -5, 2019
Ming Pan (Radiation Oncology, Windsor Regional Cancer Program).
Can We Use Hounsfield Unit Ranges as Surrogates for Functional Lung Avoidance in 4-Dimensional Comterized Tomography Simulation Datasets: A Pilot Study. Canadian Association for Radiation Oncology, Halifax, Nova Scotia: October 2-5, 2019.
Members in the News
A recent edition of
BioSpace highlights the importance of a local initiative spearheaded by
Dr. Caroline Hamm. The Clinical Trial Navigator pilot program, through the
Canadian Cancer Clinical Trial Network (3CTN), allows patients to connect with a navigator to
help them find potential clinical trials.
Be sure to submit any news items as they happen and we will include them. Pictures and links to details are welcome!
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