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MO uses these combined techniques to validate the role of the novel candidate genes in the development of cancer; with an eye towards translating findings into improved treatment options for cancer patients around the world.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="layout layout__news layout__parent__node paragraph paragraph--type--news paragraph--view-mode--default" id="paragraph--149"> <h2 class="section__title">News & Events</h2><div class="inner"><div class="featured has-teasers"><article class="node--article teaser"> <a href="/dept/mo/news/recipients-bc-cancer-foundation-2024-rising-stars-award-competition-announced" class="image"><figure class="remote-image"><img src="//www.bccrc.ca/sites/bccrc.ca/files/styles/large/public/2024-12/Rising%20Stars%202024.png?itok=UvRhGz5Z" alt=""></figure></a> <div class="node__inner"> <footer class="node"> <article> </article> <div> <span><time datetime="2024-12-03T09:24:51-08:00" title="Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 9:24am">Dec 03, 2024</time> </span> </div> </footer> <h2 class="node__title"><a href="/dept/mo/news/recipients-bc-cancer-foundation-2024-rising-stars-award-competition-announced" rel="bookmark"><span>Recipients of BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award competition announced </span> </a></h2> <div class="field field--body"><p>Congratulations to the recipients of the BC Cancer Foundation (BCCF) 2024 Rising Stars Award competition!</p><p>This year’s awardees are: </p></div> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/dept/mo/news/recipients-bc-cancer-foundation-2024-rising-stars-award-competition-announced" rel="tag" title="Recipients of BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award competition announced " hreflang="en">More Info<span class="visually-hidden"> about Recipients of BC Cancer Foundation 2024 Rising Stars Award competition announced </span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> </div><div class="teasers"><article class="node--article teaser"> <a href="/dept/mo/news/cancer-mutations-healthy-cells-point-origins-breast-cancer" class="image"><figure class="remote-image"><img src="//www.bccrc.ca/sites/bccrc.ca/files/styles/large/public/2023-12/Sam%20Aparicio.jpg?itok=-OoPBY8q" alt=""></figure></a> <div class="node__inner"> <footer class="node"> <article> </article> <div> <span><time datetime="2024-11-26T09:57:51-08:00" title="Tuesday, November 26, 2024 - 9:57am">Nov 26, 2024</time> </span> </div> </footer> <h2 class="node__title"><a href="/dept/mo/news/cancer-mutations-healthy-cells-point-origins-breast-cancer" rel="bookmark"><span>Cancer-like mutations in healthy cells point to origins of breast cancer</span> </a></h2> <div class="field field--body"><p>Researchers at BC Cancer, the University of British Columbia (UBC), Harvard Medical School and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have pinpointed what could be the early genetic origins of breast cancer—cancer-like mutations appearing in the cells of healthy women.</p></div> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/dept/mo/news/cancer-mutations-healthy-cells-point-origins-breast-cancer" rel="tag" title="Cancer-like mutations in healthy cells point to origins of breast cancer" hreflang="en">More Info<span class="visually-hidden"> about Cancer-like mutations in healthy cells point to origins of breast cancer</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article class="node--article teaser"> <a href="/dept/mo/news/dr-poul-sorensen-receives-esteemed-doctors-bc-terry-fox-medal" class="image"><figure class="remote-image"><img src="//www.bccrc.ca/sites/bccrc.ca/files/styles/large/public/2023-11/PoulSorensen.jpg?itok=j-V5KDIb" alt=""></figure></a> <div class="node__inner"> <footer class="node"> <article> </article> <div> <span><time datetime="2024-11-20T09:35:19-08:00" title="Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 9:35am">Nov 20, 2024</time> </span> </div> </footer> <h2 class="node__title"><a href="/dept/mo/news/dr-poul-sorensen-receives-esteemed-doctors-bc-terry-fox-medal" rel="bookmark"><span>Dr. Poul Sorensen receives esteemed Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal</span> </a></h2> <div class="field field--body"><p>Dr. Poul Sorensen is the recipient of the 2024 Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal, a prestigious award recognizing outstanding individuals who have achieved success in clinical practice, research and/or teaching to advance cancer care. A distinguished scientist at the BC Cancer Research Institute (BCCRI) and professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Dr. Sorensen was selected based on his remarkable contributions to the field of pediatric cancer research and in translating scientific discoveries into clinical practice. </p></div> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/dept/mo/news/dr-poul-sorensen-receives-esteemed-doctors-bc-terry-fox-medal" rel="tag" title="Dr. Poul Sorensen receives esteemed Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal" hreflang="en">More Info<span class="visually-hidden"> about Dr. Poul Sorensen receives esteemed Doctors of BC Terry Fox Medal</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> <article class="node--article teaser"> <a href="/dept/mo/news/drug-discovery-could-prevent-spread-childhood-bone-cancer" class="image"><figure class="remote-image"><img src="//www.bccrc.ca/sites/bccrc.ca/files/styles/large/public/2024-09/Sorensen%20Lizardo.png?itok=fFmdI3Sw" alt=""></figure></a> <div class="node__inner"> <footer class="node"> <article> </article> <div> <span><time datetime="2024-09-04T12:19:44-07:00" title="Wednesday, September 4, 2024 - 12:19pm">Sep 04, 2024</time> </span> </div> </footer> <h2 class="node__title"><a href="/dept/mo/news/drug-discovery-could-prevent-spread-childhood-bone-cancer" rel="bookmark"><span>Drug discovery could prevent spread of childhood bone cancer</span> </a></h2> <div class="field field--body"><p>Despite decades of advancement in treatment, cancer spreading to multiple parts of the body remains one of the biggest challenges facing patients and their health care teams.</p><p>This is particularly true for osteosarcoma, the most common bone cancer in children and teenagers. While survival rates are approximately 70 per cent for people with localized disease, there is a high risk of metastatic spread to the lungs, after which the odds of survival fall dramatically to 20 per cent or less.</p></div> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/dept/mo/news/drug-discovery-could-prevent-spread-childhood-bone-cancer" rel="tag" title="Drug discovery could prevent spread of childhood bone cancer" hreflang="en">More Info<span class="visually-hidden"> about Drug discovery could prevent spread of childhood bone cancer</span></a></li></ul> </div> </article> </div></div> </section> </section> <section class="views-element-container block block--views-blocklabs-block-1 block--research-labs block-views-block-labs-block-1" id="block-views-block-labs-block-1"> <h2 class="section__title">Research Labs</h2> <div><div class="js-view-dom-id-c05fcbb4d312488abcb3d7ad78fe41a3ffa7035f8c07c3b1d97e2a6fe0af2efa view view--labs"> <div class="views-view-grid view--labs 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src="/dept/mo/sites/molecularoncology/files/styles/profile/public/2019-10/Andrew%20Roth.jpg?itok=-ITfQ9_O" width="580" height="460" alt="" /> </figure> </a> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/dept/mo/labs/roth-lab" rel="bookmark" ><span>Roth Lab</span> </a> </h2> </article> <article class="node lab teaser"> <a href="/dept/mo/labs/schrader-lab"><figure> <img loading="lazy" src="/dept/mo/sites/molecularoncology/files/styles/profile/public/2019-10/Intan%20Schrader.jpg?itok=m4zqBWxp" width="580" height="460" alt="" /> </figure> </a> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/dept/mo/labs/schrader-lab" rel="bookmark" ><span>Schrader Lab</span> </a> </h2> </article> <article class="node lab teaser"> <a href="/dept/mo/labs/sorensen-lab"><figure> <img loading="lazy" src="/dept/mo/sites/molecularoncology/files/styles/profile/public/2019-08/DSC00160.jpg?itok=ITnownWp" width="580" height="460" alt="" /> </figure> </a> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/dept/mo/labs/sorensen-lab" rel="bookmark" ><span>Sorensen Lab</span> </a> </h2> </article> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="views-element-container block block--views-blockpublications-block-1 block--recent-publications block-views-block-publications-block-1" id="block-views-block-publications-block-1"> <h2 class="section__title">Recent Publications</h2> <div><div class="js-view-dom-id-6100e34b50dea03c59629e30e59be8227697bb53434494107a5440ec5cc6da23 view view--publications"> <div class="views-view-grid view--publications cols-3"> <article> <p class="node__title"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37846480" target="_blank" rel="bookmark"><span>The HACE1 E3 ligase mediates RAC1-dependent control of mTOR signaling complexes</span> </a></p> <div class="field field--field_journal">EMBO reports</div> <div class="field field--field_authors">Turgu B, El-Naggar A, Kogler M, Tortola L, Zhang HF, Hassan M, Lizardo MM, Kung SH, Lam W, Penninger JM, Sorensen PH</div> <div class="field field--field_pubmed_id"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37846480" target="_blank">Learn More</a></div> </article> <article> <p class="node__title"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37812652" target="_blank" rel="bookmark"><span>Surface and global proteome analyses identify ENPP1 and other surface proteins as actionable immunotherapeutic targets in Ewing sarcoma</span> </a></p> <div class="field field--field_journal">Clinical Cancer Research</div> <div class="field field--field_authors">Mooney B, Negri GL, Shyp T, Delaidelli A, Zhang HF, Spencer Miko SE, Weiner AK, Radaoui AB, Shraim R, Lizardo MM, Hughes CS, Li A, El-Naggar AM, Rouleau M, Li W, Dimitrov DS, Kurmasheva RT, Houghton PJ, Diskin SJ, Maris JM, Morin GB, Sorensen PH</div> <div class="field field--field_pubmed_id"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37812652" target="_blank">Learn More</a></div> </article> <article> <p class="node__title"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37611092" target="_blank" rel="bookmark"><span>A MYCN-independent mechanism mediating secretome reprogramming and metastasis in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma</span> </a></p> <div class="field field--field_journal">Science Advances</div> <div class="field field--field_authors">Zhang HF, Delaidelli A, Javed S, Turgu B, Morrison T, Hughes CS, Yang X, Pachva M, Lizardo MM, Singh G, Hoffmann J, Huang YZ, Patel K, Shraim R, Kung SHY, Morin GB, Aparicio S, Martinez D, Maris JM, Bosse KR, Williams KC, Sorensen PH</div> <div class="field field--field_pubmed_id"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37611092" target="_blank">Learn More</a></div> </article> </div> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="pagination-heading"> <h4 class="visually-hidden">Pagination</h4> <ul class="js-pager__items pager__items mini"> <li> <a href="/dept/mo/molecular-oncology?page=1" title="Go to next page" rel="next"> <span class="visually-hidden">Next page</span> <span aria-hidden="true">››</span> </a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> 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