MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR
Happy holidays from Dr. Tom Hudson and everyone at OICR

As the holiday season approaches and 2007 winds to a close, I would like to take a moment to look back on the incredible progress we have made. Clearly, we have much to celebrate.

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COLLABORATION
OICR to play key role in new cross-Canada Terry Fox Research Institute

A new research institute dedicated to the memory of Terry Fox will link researchers throughout Canada.

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APPOINTMENT
OICR welcomes Dr. Arek Kasprzyk,
Director of Bioinformatics Operations

Dr. Arek Kasprzyk joins the Institute's Informatics and Biocomputing team in January.

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
For Dr. Tak Mak, there are only two constants: the Ontario Cancer Institute and change

Read a profile of Dr. Tak Mak, a researcher who has built his three-decade career in Ontario.

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Mak sets his sights on better treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma

Dr. Tak Mak's latest research project involves a less-toxic treatment for a disease that strikes people in the prime of life.

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CANCER VACCINES
Ottawa researcher searches ends of the earth for melanoma treatments

Using microbes discovered in volcanoes, deep sea vents and glaciers to treat cancer may sound like science fiction, but for Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan it's just another day in the lab.

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METRONOMIC THERAPY
New chemotherapy approach could improve effectiveness, reduce side effects

Dr. Bob Kerbel of the Sunnybrook Research Institute is investigating drugs that target the blood vessels in tumours.

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