Biology professor Andrew Swan has been awarded a $30,000 grant to study a protein associated with cell growth in hopes of identifying treatment for cancer.
UWindsor biology professor Andrew Swan is studying a protein associated with cell growth in hopes it will provide a target for cancer treatment.
The UWindsor contingent at Ontario Biology Day. Rachel Andrews is standing, third from left.
A UWindsor student’s research into sex determination of fruit flies was named best presentation in her category at a province-wide colloquium.
Members of the Windsor Cancer Research Group thank student Maria Napigkit for her support. From left: Youshaa El-Abed, Andrew Swan, Dora Cavallo-Medved, Karen Metcalfe, Napigkit, Natasha Wiebe, Lisa Porter.
Maria Napigkit is getting behind the Windsor Cancer Research Group with a $150 donation through the #Make150Count campaign.
Three UWindsor biology professors who have received research grants from the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation will discuss the impact of this funding in a free public seminar Wednesday.
UWindsor professors John Hudson, Lisa Porter and Andrew Swan will present on their cancer research projects Thursday.
Three research projects involving a total of eight researchers from the University of Windsor, Windsor Regional Cancer Centre, Windsor Regional Hospital, and McGill University will share a total of $206,000 in funding from the Windsor & Essex County Cancer Centre Foundation.
The grants are made under the 2011 Seeds4Hope program, which supports innovative local cancer research.
The foundation’s president, Norma Brockenshire, said she was proud to support the work of the medical and research community.
