Bright Minds Archives - Alberta Cancer Foundation

Madison Wickenberg Is the Youngest Member of An Innovative Cancer Research Project

The third-year science student is part of a large new research project hoping to improve the use of immunotherapy to treat a variety of cancers

Dr. Faisal Khan’s Bench-To-Bedside Approach

Dr. Faisal’s research aims to improve treatment options for patients with leukemia and lymphoma

Exploring Cost-effective Immunotherapy Treatments

Edmonton researcher Dr. Michael Chu aims to bring CAR T-cell clinical trials to Alberta

Dr. Mokarram Hossain Hopes to Optimize Immunotherapy with His Trailblazing Research

He is finding new and more effective ways to administer immunotherapies

Dr. Chris Venner Brings Clinical Data Tracking to the Study and Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

National Database will allow doctors to better assess the effectiveness of treatments

Dr. Winson Cheung is Building Interest in the Power of Data

He is studying big data to improve care for cancer patients across Alberta

Dr. Wajid Sayeed  Works to Improve  Outcomes for  Patients with Brain Tumours

He's one of a few neurology-trained neuro-oncologists in Canada and he is based at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton.

Dr. Aynharan Sinnarajah Researches Early Palliative Care in Colorectal Cancer Patients

He says palliative care is more holistic than just end-of-life care

Dr. Jessica McNeil is Studying Lighter-Intensity Physical Activity in Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors

She is proposing that everyday, lighter-intensity activities should count in the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines, and that it would make fitness more accessible to Canadians

Bright Minds: Catriona Leckie

Nurse practitioner Catriona Leckie believes talking about palliative care at the start of treatment has a positive impact on a patient’s well-being