Jun 09, 2021

New OICR Investigator aims to improve cancer treatment in Ontario and worldwide

May 20, 2021

Dr. Harriet Feilotter appointed as Director of the Ontario Molecular Pathology Research Network

Apr 26, 2021

OICR Genomics achieves CAP laboratory accreditation

Apr 07, 2021

OICR congratulates Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer on receiving the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award

Mar 18, 2021

OICR appoints Dr. Steven Gallinger as Head, Clinical Translation

Mar 04, 2021

New national research platform to accelerate the development of new cell therapies for cancer

Feb 26, 2021

Drug combination results in longer survival for patients with recurrent and advanced ovarian cancer

Feb 19, 2021

OICR-supported collaboration discovers new method to stunt the growth of brain cancers

Feb 04, 2021

Clinical trial: Using MRI for prostate cancer diagnosis equals or beats current standard

Feb 03, 2021

Imagining the next 20 years and planning for the next five

Jan 08, 2021

Q&A with new OICR Investigator Dr. Shraddha Pai on uncovering the hidden differences between cancers

Dec 09, 2020

Innovative tool pinpoints rare mutations that indicate the earliest phases of leukemia development

Dec 01, 2020

Consortium secures $5.1 million to expand genomics platform for COVID research

Nov 24, 2020

Simplifying confusing medical documents one form at a time

Nov 13, 2020

How an optimization algorithm can help Ontario detect opportunities for better cancer care

Oct 23, 2020

Advancing academic cancer clinical trials: Presenting 3CTN’s 2019-2020 Annual Report

Oct 07, 2020

Cancer research during COVID19 - Vivian Gao

Sep 21, 2020

Q&A with new OICR Investigator Dr. Anastasia Tikhonova on tackling cancer cell cross-talk and adapting in a rapidly evolving field

Sep 10, 2020

Deploying liquid biopsies to improve cancer screening and care during COVID-19

Aug 28, 2020

Understanding how cancer differs between sexes: A deeper dive

Aug 25, 2020

New advances towards targeted therapies for triple negative breast cancer

Jul 24, 2020

OICR research leads to new pancreatic cancer clinical trial with aim to change the standard of care for patients

Jul 21, 2020

OICR Drug Discovery awarded for COVID-19 research

Jun 26, 2020

Opening the virtual floodgates for cancer research and discovery

Jun 16, 2020

OICR joins European consortium to ‘enable and unlock biology in the open’

Jun 09, 2020

New findings pave the way for future brain cancer research and drug development

May 25, 2020

Mapping the roots of brain cancer

May 13, 2020

Unexpected mitochondria activity in leukemia cells gives opening for new treatments

Apr 29, 2020

Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board welcomes Natascha Kozlowski as new Executive Director

Apr 08, 2020

Accelerating the development of new cancer drugs in Ontario

Mar 24, 2020

Teaming up to decode DNA damage repair

Mar 12, 2020

Dr. Aaron Fenster named to the Order of Ontario

Feb 26, 2020

How HER CODE CAMP aims to fix the diversity gap in computer science

Feb 05, 2020

New clues to cancer in the genome’s other 99 per cent

Feb 05, 2020

Finding the roots of cancer, ‘It’s a needle in a haystack’

Jan 20, 2020

New tumour-driving mutations discovered in the under-explored regions of the cancer genome

Dec 19, 2019

New immune-boosting approach could halt the spread of cancer cells to nearby organs

Dec 05, 2019

Bridging the GAPP: Bringing new diagnostic tests to patients

Nov 11, 2019

Solving Big Data problems

Oct 21, 2019

Internationally-recognized computational biologist, Dr. Anna Panchenko joins OICR as Senior Investigator

Oct 04, 2019

Meet our new Lebovic Fellows

Sep 19, 2019

Meet, network, connect at the Canadian Cancer Research Conference

Sep 11, 2019

Using the “window of opportunity” to understand biomarkers and tumour biology

Aug 29, 2019

Meet OICR's summer students

Jul 24, 2019

OICR funding for Ontario drug discovery projects will accelerate development of new cancer therapies

Jul 17, 2019

Ten years, 330,000+ Canadians: CPTP connects participants from coast to coast with shared goal of a healthier future

Jul 03, 2019

Five fellows, four labs, three years, two countries, and a generous donation

Jun 18, 2019

From idea to impact: An expanding solution to a common surgical problem

Jun 04, 2019

New research projects to drive clinical adoption of novel cancer technologies and find ways to better deliver cancer services

May 21, 2019

Activating the immune system to fight cancer

Apr 25, 2019

DNA Day: Here's what OICR researchers find most interesting about DNA

Apr 17, 2019

Unraveling the circuitry behind brain cancer

Mar 27, 2019

The winner of last year’s FACIT Falcons’ Fortunes pitch competition is already seeing early success in moving her product to the clinic

Mar 12, 2019

Developing best practices for benchmarking: The quiet but crucial work behind sequencing today

Feb 26, 2019

Meet the researchers - Rosita Bajari

Feb 21, 2019

New step-by-step protocol for common omics analyses fills 10-year gap in training resources

Jan 29, 2019

First-in-class drug for blood cancers discovered by Ontario researchers receives record-setting industry investment

Jan 09, 2019

Statement on the recent air accident in Iran

Dec 13, 2018

What can we gain from looking at the outliers?: An investigation into long and short-term ovarian cancer survivors

Nov 15, 2018

Meet the researchers - Nicholas Khuu

Nov 06, 2018

Discovering new ways to deploy the immune system against hidden cancers

Oct 16, 2018

Bringing cutting-edge imaging techniques to clinical trials

Sep 24, 2018

Breaking down barriers to translation: A case of standardization in digital pathology

Sep 14, 2018

Great Canadian Hair "Do" 2018

Sep 04, 2018

Meet our students - 2018

Aug 21, 2018

Leader in data access and CEO of DNAstack, Dr. Marc Fiume, joins OICR as its newest Associate

Aug 10, 2018

Join the OICR community in having fun and raising funds for the Terry Fox Foundation at the Great Canadian Hair “Do”

Aug 03, 2018

Open source in open science: Accelerating cancer research (Part 2)

Jul 31, 2018

Meet the researchers: Cheryl Crozier

Jul 10, 2018

Researchers find early indicators of leukemia in genomes up to 10 years before symptoms surfaced

Jun 13, 2018

Viral protein identified as one of the main drivers of virus-induced stomach cancers

May 23, 2018

Bioinformatics.ca launches 2018 pan-Canadian annual workshop series to train big data talent

May 01, 2018

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research welcomes new President and Scientific Director, Dr. Laszlo Radvanyi

Apr 09, 2018

Biostatistics Training Initiative boosts Ontario's cancer research community

Mar 29, 2018

Canada’s largest health research platform teams up with University of Toronto to accelerate cancer and chronic disease research

Feb 12, 2018

Where are all the women in science?

Jan 30, 2018

Early results from COMPASS trial demonstrate benefits of using genomic sequencing to guide treatment for pancreatic cancer

Dec 11, 2017

Strict e-cigarette policies are meant to keep non-smokers from smoking. But they may also be preventing many smokers from quitting

Oct 24, 2017

Researchers discover genes behind the spread of lung cancer to the brain

Oct 23, 2017

Boost your bioinformatics knowledge at TorBUG

Oct 04, 2017

FACIT Portfolio Company Fusion Pharmaceuticals Closes US$46M Oversubscribed Series A

Sep 29, 2017

OICR 2016/17 Annual Report

Sep 06, 2017

OICR launches Tissue Portal to support tissue-based research projects

Aug 17, 2017

New genes discovered regulating brain metastases in lung cancer

Jul 12, 2017

Ovarian cancer research team working to exploit disease's vulnerabilities

Jun 07, 2017

EAGLE will help cancer research soar

May 25, 2017

OICR launches five large-scale Ontario research initiatives to combat some of the most deadly cancers

May 08, 2017

Interview: Mr. Peter Goodhand, President of OICR

Apr 04, 2017

OICR provides students a window into possible careers over March Break

Mar 07, 2017

Software Engineering Club: Distributed Ledgers, Blockchains and Smart Contracts

Feb 10, 2017

OICR researchers to be part of Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge helping to answer cancer’s biggest questions

Feb 09, 2017

ICGCmed will provide wealth of vital new information to scientists

Jan 26, 2017

Dr. John Dick to present 2017 Tobias Award Lecture

Jan 18, 2017

Interested in bioinformatics? Come to TorBUG on January 25

Jan 13, 2017

Homegrown research team sequences genome of iconic Canadian animal – the beaver

Jan 10, 2017

New prognostic test for prostate cancer now closer to clinical use

Jan 05, 2017

Researchers disprove link between vasectomies and prostate cancer using Ontario health data

Dec 06, 2016

Congratulations to Ahmed Aman on another successful Movember fundraiser

Nov 25, 2016

TorBUG welcomes Arfon Smith from GitHub on Wednesday, November 30

Nov 21, 2016

New research highlights the importance of family physicians in the cancer system

Nov 04, 2016

Beyond the crime scene: You don’t have to be dead to need a pathologist

Nov 01, 2016

From our Annual Report: Improving screening for patients with brain cancer

Oct 28, 2016

Pathology Matters: One attendee’s reflections on OMPRN’s first gathering of Ontario pathologists

Oct 21, 2016

OICR-led study finds four unique genomic signatures in pancreas cancer, uncovers potential of immunotherapies

Oct 19, 2016

From our Annual Report: Personalizing prostate cancer treatment

Oct 13, 2016

An interview with Dr. David LeBrun, leader of OICR’s new molecular pathology network

Oct 05, 2016

From our Annual Report: Investing in the cure and the economy

Sep 27, 2016

Annual report for the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

Sep 16, 2016

Thanks to everyone who supported the Great Canadian Hair Do

Sep 15, 2016

Canadian government makes big investment in big data research

Aug 18, 2016

Registration now open for the Mark Ernsting Drug Discovery Memorial Lecture

Aug 09, 2016

OICR’s Software Engineering Club goes global

Jul 18, 2016

Save the date: Mark Ernsting Drug Discovery Memorial Lecture on September 22, 2016

Jul 11, 2016

Dr. Lincoln Stein is named an International Society of Computational Biology Fellow

Jul 04, 2016

OICR congratulates Drs. Mark Levine, Eduardo L. Franco and Gerald Batist, new recipients of the Order of Canada

Jun 28, 2016

OICR’s Dr. Clare Jeon discusses how the discovery of protein signatures could lead to cheaper, easier diagnostic tests for prostate cancer

Jun 16, 2016

Study examines mental health in common ethnic minorities in Ontario

Jun 14, 2016

Extreme Streams: The What, How and Why of Observables

May 25, 2016

OICR partners with Israeli university to create new cancer genomics and immunity program

May 19, 2016

Ask an expert: All about clinical trials

May 16, 2016

Dr. Peter Lichter discusses ICGCmed

May 05, 2016

The launch of ICGCmed

May 02, 2016

OICR joins the Collaborative Cancer Cloud

Mar 16, 2016

FACIT invests in new CPDC spin-out company to aid development of potent radiotherapeutic

Feb 19, 2016

ICGC and Amazon Web Services are bringing more genomic health data to researchers in the cloud

Nov 20, 2015

OICR’s Tom Hudson named Chair of Global Alliance for Genomics and Health Steering Committee