Current Grant listings
2011-12 Commitment… $5.5 Million
As stewards of your important donations, the Foundation Board considers only peer-reviewed research and program proposals from CancerCare Manitoba that fit with their strategic plan. Funding requests are rigorously reviewed by the Foundation’s Projects, Grants & Awards Committee and, if approved, are forwarded to the Finance Committee and then to the Board. At the May 2011 Board meeting, the following grants were approved:
Equipment, Research & Clinical Trials
Development of a Compact and Portable Breast Computed Tomography Scanner
Dr. Idris Elbakri
Multimodality Electromagnetic Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection
Dr. Stephen Pistorius
3D Organizational study of Telomeres in MGUS and Multiple Myeloma
Drs. Sabine Mai and Ade Olujohungbe
The Fate of the Reed-Sternberg Cell
Dr. Sabine Mai
Role of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoeitin (TSLP) in Modulating the Anti-Tumour Immune Response in a Mouse Model of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Dr. Cindy Ellison
Investigating the Expression of the Steroid Receptor RN A Activator Protein (SR AP) like-peptides during Breast Tumorigenesis and Tumor Progression
Dr. Etienne Leygue
A Differential Role of Erb Beta in Early versus Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Dr. Leigh Murphy
First Nations and Non-First Nations Population: Identifying Issues, Reducing Risk and Ensuring Equitable Access
Drs. Brenda Elias and Donna Turner
CIHR /CancerCare Manitoba Team In Primary Care Oncology Research
Drs. Jeff Sisler and Alan Katz
Eleven Studentships and four Fellowships, Supervised by CancerCare Manitoba researchers
Patient & Family Support Services
Patient and Family Resource Centre, accessible free of charge to patients and their families
Volunteer and Community-Based Information and Support programs, including Refreshment Service and Music To My Ears
Guardian Angel Caring Room
Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit Infrastructure Support
Palliative Care, Transition and End of Life Care Programming
Dignity Conserving Care and Improving the Quality of Patient- Centred Care: Hearing the Stories
Publication and circulation around the province of The Navigator
Camp Indigo - Pediatric Oncology Camp for children in treatment and their siblings
Manitoba’s TLC (Teens Living with Cancer)
Radiation Therapy Program Research Fund
Excellence in Transitions of Care: Implementing and Evaluating Follow-up Care Plans after Cancer Treatment in Manitoba
Minimal Residual Disease (MRD ) Testing for Children with Leukemia
Community Cancer Care: 2011 Educational Conference
Community Cancer Care Scholarships: Enhanced skills training for health care professionals affiliated with Community Cancer Programs (CCPs) and primary care physicians and nurse practitioners (UP CON)
Cancer-specific Information and Support Sessions for patients and their families
Western Canadian Children’s Cancer Research Network
Pilot Smoking Cessation Project
Community-Driven Cancer Prevention Initiatives in Four First Nations and Metis Communities
Risk Reduction Awareness The Bear Facts, outlining the 5 steps everyone can take to reduce their personal risk of cancer: Eat Well, Shape Up, Check Up, Cover Up, and Be Tobacco Free
It Matters to You promotion of BreastCheck, CervixCheck and ColonCheck Screening programs
A Comprehensive Sun Safety Program helping to reduce the risk of skin cancer
Thank you!
I would like to personally thank the Foundation for the tremendous work it does in raising research funds. The contributions raised at the various local events and distributed by the Foundation are extraordinarily vital to the support of local researchers.
Dr. Kirk McManus, Senior Scientist,MICB
Thank you for supporting the Refreshment Service grant for the coming year. This will allow us to continue a much-appreciated service to our patients and their families.
Kathy Harrison, Manager, CancerCare Manitoba Volunteer Services
The ways in which an opportunity like this can impact a person’s practice are huge! Clinical training is the combination of building relationships that strengthen clinical outcomes and applying new learning in various areas of my practice.
Cindy Allan, Nurse Practitioner, who completed two weeks training with CancerCare Manitoba’s surgical and medical oncologists through Foundation-funded Community Cancer Care Scholarships
Providing new investigators, in particular new clinician scientists, with the appropriate resources to get their research programs up and going, especially in Canada’s current highly competitive grant funding environment, is an essential first step on the road to success. This is truly money well spent.
Dr. Leigh Murphy, Senior Scientist, MICB
This funding comes at an important time as we are well-positioned to proceed with this work. We are very grateful to the Foundation and the donors who support its endeavors.
Dr. Cindy Ellison, Immunologist
Your support enables us to continue to attract the best and brightest physics trainees. The reason our program is so successful is due to the firm commitment received from the Foundation.
Dr. Stephen Pistorius, Director, Medical Physics Academic Program
This funding will be critical to the success of our research in the area of 3D CT breast cancer imaging, enabling us to pursue technology developments in an exciting and clinically relevant area.
Dr. Idris Elbakri, Medical Physicist
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