People's Choice Award for Three Minute Thesis competition

From the record-breaking one hundred and fifty students who signed up for the competition, our very own Lysanne Desharnais won the hearts of audience members, receiving the People’s Choice Award for her demonstration of how diet and obesity influence immune-based therapies in lung cancer. 

Read our 2020 Annual Report

The past year has been filled with outstanding scientific achievements and major milestones in the growth and development of the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre. As reflected in our Annual Report, we continue to make
discoveries and change lives. 

GCRC wins big in new ‘Omics’ cancer competition

Two GCRC research teams have been selected as this year’s recipients of the newly launched “Omics Data Against Cancer” competition organized jointly by Génome Québec, Oncopole and IVADO.

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New technique may lead to early and improved cancer detection

A team of GCRC researchers alongside McGill's Department of Chemical Engineering have found tiny and previously undetectable ‘hot spots’ of extremely high stiffness inside aggressive and invasive breast cancer tumours. 

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State-of-the-art technology for cancer research

Located at the heart of McGill University’s Life Sciences Complex, we are a research and training facility that has attracted leading scientists from across the world.

Our collaborative approach is central to who we are 

Our investigators are tackling the most important problems in cancer research through innovative thinking and collaboration. Read a recent publication from one of our current PhD students.

Laying the groundwork for new therapies

By deepening our understanding of the mechanisms behind cancer, we are providing the core knowledge with clinicians to develop new cancer treatments.