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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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