Breakthrough Breakfast: Pioneering Possibilities in Cancer Research

Designed to celebrate groundbreaking research and medical innovation, the Breakthrough Breakfast Series will showcase a different area of medical discovery, featuring esteemed researchers at the forefront of their fields.

From Cardiac research to Cancer, Immunity and Vaccinology, Neurosciences & Brain Diseases (including mental health and Alzheimer's disease), to Healthy Aging and Frailty, the series spans a diverse spectrum of crucial medical topics. Each event will include researchers, graduate students, patients, or community members who have contributed to or benefited from this research.

The this event will focus on Pioneering Possibilities in Cancer Research . It will take place on June 18th from 7:30-9:00 am at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.

Speakers will include Drs. Jeanette Boudreau, Robin Urquhart, and Mahmoud Elsawy.

Dalhousie is the hub of a world-class cancer research community in Atlantic Canada. More than 50 principal investigators lead a vigorous team effort, involving approximately 250 postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, research assistants, coordinators, and technicians. Over a delicious breakfast, we’ll hear from three researchers who are working together and with partners across the region to understand cancer and find ways to better detect, diagnose, treat, and prevent this too-prevalent disease.

Host or Publisher Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine