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May 22, 2026
Byu Ri Sim wins the 2026 Jennifer Comyn Graduate Award, to support his research of colorectal cancer
The Donnelly Centre has awarded Byu Ri Sim the 2026 Jennifer Comyn Graduate Award for Cancer Research. The award will support Sim’s investigation into how the hyperactive pathway signalling behind colorectal cancer cells can be exploited to identify new therapeutic avenues. Sim's dissertation focus is on specific components of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, which carries signalling mutations in the majority cases of colorectal cancer.
Apr 27, 2026
The Donnelly Centre has named molecular geneticist and RNA biologist Syed Nabeel Haider Shah as this year’s Charles H. Best Fellow. Currently working with the Blencowe Lab, Nabeel-Shah’s research trajectory has evolved toward a relatively underexplored area: he’s investigating how gene regulation changes in an individual over time.
Apr 8, 2026
The Krause Lab has discovered a new potential treatment avenue for debilitating conditions like Inflammatory Bowel Disease. By investigating one of the main controllers of lipid storage in the human body, the researchers identified a small molecule produced by gut microbes that protects against colon inflammation.
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