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Inspired by Terry Fox, we're uniting patients, researchers, clinicians, administrators and donors from across Canada to accelerate precision medicine for the benefit of cancer patients.

Led by the Terry Fox Research Institute and the Terry Fox Foundation
With support from the MOHCCN Health Informatics and Data Science Award, Lombard and her team will map GBM cell subtypes by oxygen levels and test how changing oxygen availability alters tumour makeup.

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Network names eight early-career data scientists as recipients of its 2025 Health Informatics & Data Scientist Awards
Each will receive between $40,000 and $80,000 to support groundbreaking research in precision oncology.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
With the support of a MOHCCN Health Informatics and Data Science Award, Zhang is working to make liquid biopsies more effective, arming clinicians with more information to make better diagnoses and choose more effective therapies.

Learn more about the 2025 HIDS projects : tinyurl.com/2v9k34v6
Network names eight early-career data scientists as recipients of its 2025 Health Informatics & Data Scientist Awards
Each will receive between $40,000 and $80,000 to support groundbreaking research in precision oncology.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Featuring:
🍁Consortium Activities Update by Dr. Robin Urquhart

👨‍🔬Myeloma research in the Atlantic Cancer Consortium by Dr. Anthony Reiman

🧬Refined ChIP-seq protocol for high-quality chromatin profiling in solid tissues using the Complete Genomics/MGI sequencing platform by Dr. Hayley Alloway
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
As a MOHCCN Health Informatics and Data Science Award recipient, Chu applies deep learning to MOHCCN patient DNA, RNA, and protein data to uncover neoantigens from overlooked sources like alternative splicing and gene fusions.

Learn more about the 2025 HIDS projects : tinyurl.com/2v9k34v6
Network names eight early-career data scientists as recipients of its 2025 Health Informatics & Data Scientist Awards
Each will receive between $40,000 and $80,000 to support groundbreaking research in precision oncology.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Drs. Cescon and Elliott’s research team is one of five groups selected to be part of MOHCCN’s Data Sharing and Use Pilot Program which grants researchers access to Gold Cohort data for the first time ever, a first step to unlocking its game-changing potential.

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Network opens Gold Cohort data to researchers for the first time through new pilot program
Five research teams from across the country will use the Network’s robust dataset to accelerate precision oncology research, while testing and validating the Network’s data access and use protocols
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November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
These incredible strides would not be possible without the collective dedication and efforts of every researcher, clinician, administrator and patient on our Team Canada of Cancer Research. Together, we can help #FinishIt

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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🤝We are now 53 member institutions strong, adding Saskatoon City Hospital - Saskatchewan Health Authority to our growing network!
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🩺 Clinical data from 309 patients was also added to the Gold Cohort, bringing our total number of complete cases* to 7,142!

*A case is considered complete when full genomic profiling and clinical data are deposited into the MOHCCN.
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🧬A record-smashing 1,380 full genomic profiles were added to the Gold Cohort bringing us one giant step closer to creating Canada's largest and most complete cancer resource.

That brings our total number of Full Genomes Profiled to 12,942!
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM