What’s new at the Rosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Institute?

The Canderel Graduate Studentship was awarded to Rishi Rajkumar, a second-year Master’s student in the Department of Biochemistry, through the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute’s (GCI) 2024 internal scholarship competition.

Researchers at the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) have achieved an exceptional success rate in the Fall 2024 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CHIR) Project Grant competition, securing a total of $5.2M in research funding.

February 15th is International Childhood Cancer Day, a global campaign to raise awareness about cancers affecting children. This year, we are highlighting research on pediatric cancer conducted at the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) and the unique challenge it poses.

On February 7th, the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) introduced the first edition of the GCI Gazette. This student-led initiative is a unique publication featuring scientific perspectives, on going research at the GCI, interviews with trainees, insightful op-eds, and more.

The future is certainly bright for the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) with this year’s impressive cohort of students participating in the Annual Graduate Recruitment Event.

February 4th marks World Cancer Day, an international initiative to raise awareness about cancer.

Aristophane Chay, a second-year PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry, received the Donner Studentship and Canderel Travel Awards through the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) internal studentship competition this year. The Donnor Studentship Award, made possible by the Donner Foundation, is designed to support outstanding PhD students pursuing research on the genetics of cancer initiation or progression at the GCI.

The Cancer Research Society (CRS) is a philanthropic organization dedicated to funding cancer research in Canada. Researchers at the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) are supported by the CRS through their competitive operating grants and studentship awards. Philanthropic funding sources like the CRS are critical to supporting multi-institutional initiatives and cross-disciplinary partnerships in cancer research.

On December 5th, the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) held its annual Research Day: a scientific conference celebrating research excellence at the GCI and in the Montreal cancer research community. The event was an inspiring day of sharing trainee-led science through 3-minute thesis presentations, short talks and poster presentations.