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The 8th biennial Canadian Cancer Research Conference (CCRC) is scheduled for November 2–4, 2025 at the Telus Convention Centre & Hyatt Regency Hotel in Calgary, Alberta. We hope to see you there!...
View ArticleCIHR Recruiting for IABs
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is recruiting members to join one of its 13 Institute Advisory Boards (IABs). New members will be invited to serve a first term of three years...
View ArticleThe 3CTN EDI Framework and Toolkit is Launched
The Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network (3CTN) and its collaborative partners are thrilled to announce the launch of an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Framework (EDI) Framework and companion...
View ArticleCanada’s Drug Agency (CDA-AMC)
In December 2023, it was announced that Canada’s Drug Agency would be built from CADTH. The work of the drug agency expands on CADTH’s existing mandate and functions — which spans drugs, medical...
View ArticleCCRA Responds to the Engagement Request on Federal Research Support...
On behalf of the Alliance, a group of CCRA members formulated a response to a statement issued by the Ministers of Innovation, Science and Industry and Health to the presidents of Canada’s federal...
View ArticleOpen Call for Research Proposals for BioCanRx
BioCanRx, Canada’s Immunotherapy Network, is launching its first Open Call for Research Proposals, made possible by funding from the Strategic Science Fund. By funding the selected proposals, BioCanRx...
View ArticleCalling All Early Career Cancer Researchers
Applications for the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research’s annual ECR Workshop are now open. Application deadline: September 30, 2024. Learn more here: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53480.html The post...
View ArticleACCESS Launches Its Website
ACCESS is a national research network connecting and empowering diverse people and organizations to conduct research, change policy, and develop new tools to ensure better lives for children who...
View ArticleDr. Philip Branton, 1943-2024
Last night, Dr. Philip Branton died after a series of medical complications at the Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne. Phil, a cancer virologist (PhD, 1972), who worked at the Université de Sherbrooke, McMaster...
View ArticleCCRA Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Research Award to be Renamed
Effective October 9, 2024, the CCRA Advisory Board voted to modify the Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Research to the “Philip E. Branton Award for Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Research” to...
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