Congratulations to the 2025 ICS Travel Awardees!
The Institute Community Support (ICS) Travel Awards support trainees and knowledge users to present their own research at national and international meetings, workshops and/or conferences.
The Institute of Cancer Research congratulates our 2025 ICS Travel Awardees:
- Sarah Alkhaldi, CIUSSS Est-de-l'Ile-de- Montréal-Maisonneuve Rosemont
Project title: Replication protein A availability in cisplatin resistant ovarian cancer - Camila Aprosoff, University of Toronto
Project title: The SLX4 scaffold protects cells from topoisomerase 2-mediated stress in mitosis - Ignacio Catala Vilaplana, University of British Columbia
Project title: Impact of aerobic exercise on adipose tissue, muscle health and sarcopenia in people with colon cancer: a CCTG CO.21 sub-study protocol - Holly M Edward, McMaster University
Project title: A Modified Delphi Study to Inform a Novel Physiotherapy Navigator Role in Acute Cancer Care Settings - Nataly R Espinoza Suarez, Université Laval
Project title: Pain Beyond Borders: A Scoping Review of Immigrant Cancer Survivors Experiences Worldwide - Rachel Hamilton, The Hospital Sick Children
Project title: Caregiver and Clinician Perspectives on the Implementation of a Digital Psychosocial Screening Tool in Pediatric Oncology Care in Ontario - Ryunosuke Hoshi, Unity Health Toronto
Project title: Investigating oncolytic viruses as a safe and effective vehicle for delivering CD47 blockade in lung cancer - Beiqi Jia, University of British Columbia
Project title: Fingolimod and Risk of Skin Cancer Among Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study - Deema M Khalaf, University of Toronto
Project title: A Habit-Based Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Cancer Survivors: A Feasibility Study - Sharon S Khavkine Binstock, Unity Health Toronto
Project title: Exploring a non-canonical role of YAP/TAZ in suppressing chemotherapy induced interferon signaling to promote chemoresistance in NSCLC - Stella Medvedyuk, Women’s College Hospital
Project title: Trauma- and Violence-Informed Educational Intervention to Promote Equity in Lung Cancer Prevention and Early Detection - Saad Menggad, Université de Montréal
Project title: RUNX1 and ETV4: Gatekeepers of Senescence and Epigenetic Rewiring for Cancer Therapy - Mehrdad Moosavi, University of British Columbia
Project title: Spatial Transcriptomic and Proteomic Integration Reveals Stage-Specific Programs in Gastric Carcinogenesis - Ruth S Mwatelah, McGill University
Project title: Association of microbiome community state types and HPV clearance among sexually active young couples from Montreal, Canada - Vanessa das Gracas Pereira de Souza, University of British Columbia
Project title: COPD activates an early oncogenic program that predicts lung cancer risk - Garima Saini, Ontario Health
Project title: Post-Breast Cancer Diagnosis Screening Mammography Among First Nations and Non-First Nations Women in Ontario - Daniel V Sibley, University Health Network
Project title: Evaluation of the American College of Surgeons Surgical Risk Calculator in Older Adults with Cancer - Peiyao Wang, University of British Columbia
Project title: PM2.5 shapes the mutational and epigenetic profiles of lung adenocarcinoma patients who have never smoked - Shanshan Wang, University of Calgary
Project title: Investigating the therapeutic potential of CD4-targeted CAR double-negative T cells in acute myeloid leukemia - Dennis Xie, University of British Columbia
Project title: Proteomics Classification of Prostate Cancer Bone Metastases - Jian Kun Zhan, University of Toronto
Project title: Psychosocial and Behavioral Predictors of Symptom Burden in Prostate Cancer Survivors: A Latent Profile Analysis
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