O
n November 5, 2015, members gathered at The Omni
King Edward Hotel for a special dinner to celebrate
the inauguration of the Till & McCulloch Society. Honorary
member Dr. James Till attended with senior staff from
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The keynote speaker,
Dr. John Dick, spoke about the legacy of Drs. Till and
McCulloch and how their work continues to influence
cancer research around the world today. As further proof,
Dr. Dick described his team’s groundbreaking research
published that same day in the journal
Science
. This
research toppled the textbook view that has been held
since the 1960s of how human blood is formed.
W
e have also held two
Sandwiches & Scientists
lunch-
time presentations where members have met with
several of our top scientists and learned about the progress
they are making thanks to philanthropic support. Two
of our leaders in immunotherapy, Drs. Pamela Ohashi
and Lillian Siu, spoke about the promising strategies
their teams are developing and testing that will allow our
immune system to be more effective in killing cancer.
Dr. Mathieu Lupien described how the study of our
‘epigenome’ is already leading to new cancer therapies.
L to R: Dr. Lillian Siu, Dr. Christopher Paige, Dr. Michael Baker, Dr. Tak Mak,
Dr. James Till, Dr. Mary Gospodarowicz, Dr. Bradly Wouters, Dr. John Dick
The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation
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