McGill Cancer Centre

First announcement for
the 20th Annual International CEA Symposium
to be held in Montreal, Canada
from August 8th-11th 2010.
More information will be posted in February 2010.

Recent Selected Publications from GCRC

Increased origin activity in transformed versus normal cells: identification of novel protein players involved in DNA replication and cellular transformation. Di Paola D et al.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Jan 11.

Increased susceptibility to dextran sulfate sodium induced colitis in the T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase heterozygous mouse. Hassan SW et al.
PLoS One. 2010 Jan 25;5(1):e8868

Control of cell survival and proliferation by mammalian eukaryotic initiation factor 4B.
Shahbazian D et al.
Mol Cell Biol. 2010 Jan 19.

Vesicular stomatitis virus oncolysis is potentiated by impairing mTORC1-dependent type I IFN production. Alain T et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jan 4.

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mcc A Warm Welcome to the New Members of the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre

We are extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Yojiro Yamanaka and Dr. Imed Gallouzi have now been appointed as full members of the Goodman Cancer Research Centre.

We would like to extend a heart-felt welcome and wish them the best of success.

Congratulations to Bill Muller and the Team Grant Members!

We are pleased to announce that The Terry Fox Foundation has awarded Dr. William Muller a TFF New Frontiers Program Project Grant for his collaborative project entitled ‘Preclinical models and therapeutic targets for metastatic breast disease’ ($5,153,424).

GCRC Public Forum:
Wednesday, March 24, 2010- Session III of a 4 part series
Session III: Cancer Metastasis: The Real Killer
Understanding how cancer cells travel through the blood system to invade other organs
(Information and Registration)

CRCG Forum grand public :
Le mercredi 24 mars 2010 - Séance III d' une série de quatre rencontres ouvertes au public
Séance III : Les métastases du cancer : les vraies coupables
"Comprendre comment les cellules cancereuses se déplacent à travers le réseau sanguin pour envahir les autres organes."
(Renseignements et inscription)

The inaugural Goodman Cancer Research Gala
The Goodman Family and the staff of the Goodman Cancer Research Centre are proud to announce the First Fund Raising Gala for the Centre that will take place on June 5, 2010.
The proceeds of this Gala will be used to support the research activities of the Centre.
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GCRC Seminar Series:
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - Marvin P Wickens , Ph.D.
Max Perutz Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Seminar Title: "Regulating mRNAs: PUFs and PAPs." Details

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - André Veillette, MD
Professor & Director of the Molecular Oncology Laboratory Unit; Canada Research Chair in Signaling in the Immune System; International Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Seminar Title: "Immune regulation by the SLAM and SAP families." Details

McGill Undergraduate Cancer Research Fund (MUCRF):
Friday, February 5, 2010 - En Forme Arts Showcase - Details

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