In the Media 2017
December 2017
Antibodies developed in the Donnelly Centre are the driving force behind a new form of immunotherapy for cancer which received $62-million USD in funding for further development:
- Pionyr Immunotherapeutics gains meaty $62M series B - FierceBiotech
November 2017
Ontario government appoints Molly Shochet as first Chief Scientist:
Gary Bader explains the findigns of the largest study of breast cancer genetics, which his team was involved in:
- Personalized cancer plans the future of fighting disease - Toronto Star
Watch Andy Fraser talk about latest breakthroughs in biomedical research on CTV Toronto
October 2017
Gary Bader was part of a major international effort that discovered new genetic variants that increase breast cancer risk:
- Major research collaboration finds new genetic markers for breast-cancer risk - The Globe and Mail
- Breast cancer breakthrough as study uncovers new genetic variants that increase risk - The Guardian
Student from Warren Chan's group tried on the colourblind glasses and wrote about their experience:
August 2017
Molly Shoichet outlines five way of getting more women into STEM:
A feature on the collaboration between Sachdev Sidhu's team and partners in India that aims to develop better and more affordable drugs:
- Indo-Canadian venture radicalises drug research - Hindustan Times
July 2017
Mikko Taipale on why he chose to come to Canada to start his lab:
- Finally, a way to halt Canada’s ‘brain drain’ - The Globe and Mail
June 2017
Brendan Frey on how genomic medicine can help stave off genetic disease
- Medical Treatments Made Just for You - Research 2 Reality
Watch this video of Brendan Frey, in which he talks about the potential of genomic medicine:
Listen to Sachdev Sidhu speak about the high cost of drugs for rare genetic diseases on CBC Radio1's The Current .
- Read the story transcript here.
An interview with Molly Shoichet in Israeli media:
- In this lab, researchers work to reverse degenerative disease — and gender discrimination - The Times of Israel
Charlie Boone is using simple yeast cells to begin to understand the complexity of life:
- We Don’t Understand Life… But We’re Trying - Research 2 Reality
May 2017
Donnelly Centre alum Radha Chaddah brings to light the beauty of cells in an art exhibition:
- Beauty is only skin deep - The Globe and Mail
Fritz Roth has a way of finding harmful mutations before they are even discovered in patients:
- What Kind of Mutant Are You? - Research 2 Reality
Ben Blencowe's work on autism features in AutisMag, a Deal With Autism publication:
- Could Absence of NSR100 protein in Brain Cells Explain Autism? - AutisMag
- Listen to Ben Blencowe talk about the link between NSR100 protein and autism on The Academic Minute podcast
Molly Shoichet wins prestigious Killam Prize for engineering:
- Prestigious Killam Prize for engineering awarded to female scientist second year in a row - CBC News
Brenda Andrews and Charlie Boone's teams develop a deep learning algorithm to keep track of the cell's moving parts:
April 2017
Igor Stagljar launches new Toronto startup:
Andy Fraser and Peter Roy's face a major global health challenge to find new anti-parasitic drugs:
Deep Genomics startup co-founded by Brendan Frey is featured in The New York Times.
- Canada Tries to Turn Its A.I. Ideas Into Dollars - The New York Times
ExCellThera startup co-founded by Peter Zandstra wins award:
- ExCellThera wins 2017 MaRS HealthKick challenge investor pitch competition - Biotechnology Focus
March 2017
Donnelly Centre investigator Derek van der Kooy talks about his career, from grad school to seminal stem cell discoveries, in this RawTalk podcast:
A spotlight on the Centre for Commercialization of Antibodies and Biologics, which is led by Donnelly Centre investigator Sachdev Sidhu:
- CCAB – bridging Canadian academic R&D with the biotherapeutics economy - Canadian Innovation News
February 2017
Donnelly Centre investigator Andy Fraser weighs on a controversial discovery of reversible cell death:
- Cell Death Might Be Reversible, and Scientists Are Trying to Find Out Why - VICE|Motherboard
January 2017
A seminal discovery of retinal stem cells by Donnelly Centre investigator Derek van der Kooy featured among stem cell breakthroughs:
- How the discovery of stem cells revolutionized medicine - The Globe and Mail
Cancer research by Donnelly Centre investigator Igor Stagljar features in Croatian media: