Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 ICS Travel Grants competition!
The Institute Community Support (ICS) Travel Awards support trainees, early career researchers and knowledge users to present their own research at national and international meetings, workshops and/or conferences.
The Institute congratulates our funded trainees and knowledge users in the 2025 ICS Travel Awards competition:
- Ziwei Cai, University of British Columbia
Project title: Investigating the role of the RNA-binding protein DEAD box ATPase DDX55 in prostate cancer - Angie Chen, University of Alberta
Project title: Effect of mtDNA and gDNA on Immune Cell Activation in Colorectal Cancer Subtypes - Yunxi Chen, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Project title: Leveraging Natural Extracellular Vesicles to Develop Synthetic Models for Cancer Research and Precision Delivery - Emily K. Drake, McGill University
Project title: Engaging in palliative care conversations with healthcare providers: A phenomenological young adult cancer study - Holly M. Edward, McMaster University
Project title: A Scoping Review Exploring Physiotherapy Navigator Roles in Acute Cancer Care Settings - Kristyna A. Gorospe, University Health Network
Project title: Overcoming Survival Mechanisms of Drug Tolerant Persister Cells to Improve Cure Rate in EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancer - Ashley Larnder, University of British Columbia
Project title: Exploring the gut microbiome's role of estrogen metabolism in relation to breast cancer - Cheng Zhe Li, McGill University
Project title: Targeting Dysregulated Signaling and Cell States in Glioblastoma Stem Cells for New Personalized Treatments - Shayla Mosley, University of Alberta
Project title: Genomic instability regulates STING mediated anti-tumor immunity through distinctive cytosolic DNA structures - Ruth S. Mwatelah, McGill University
Project title: Characterization of genital microbiome and human papillomavirus (HPV) infections among young heterosexual couples from Montréal, Canada - Mozhdeh Namvarpour, Université de Sherbrooke
Project title: The prostate specific SOCS1-deficient mouse model to study the gut-prostate axis in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer - Emma Newman, Ontario Health
Project title: Promoting Equity in Cancer Diagnosis at a Systems Level: Knowledge User Perspectives from the 'Engaging Diverse Voices' Initiative - Ruiyan Ni, University Health Network
Project title: Automatic Segmentation for Targets and Organs at Risk in Cervical High Dose Rate Brachytherapy via Deep Learning - Leslie M. Ogilvie, University of Guelph
Project title: Fc3TSR improves efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in an orthotopic, syngeneic mouse model advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer - Vanessa das Gracas Pereira de Souza, University of British Columbia
Project title: Evidence that increased mitosis and tissue injury link COPD severity and lung cancer - Yangmin Qiu, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Project title: Human Progenitor T Cells from Stem Cells for Targeted Immunotherapy - Anita Rajkumar, Women's College Hospital
Project title: Modern hormonal contraceptive use and breast cancer risk in women with a pathogenic variant in BRCA1 or BRCA2 - Emma V. Starr, CIUSSS de Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal-Jewish General Hospital
Project title: Evaluating the Impact of Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy Modalities on Lymphocyte Preservation and Pathological Complete Response in Rectal Cancer - Thupten Tsering, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Project title: Non-lytic and active emission of cellular fragments carrying DNA during cancer cell migration - Unnati C. Yagnik, University of British Columbia
Project title: Uncovering KNOP1 and TRiC/CCT-Mediated Pathways in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer
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