The Canadian Cancer Research Alliance

Effective October 9, 2024, the CCRA Advisory Board voted to modify the Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Research to the “Philip E. Branton Award for Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Research” to acknowledge and recognize Dr. Branton’s pivotal role in the creation of CCRA and his extraordinary contribution to Canada’s cancer research community. Dr. Branton was the inaugural recipient of this award when the program was initiated in 2011. Dr. Branton obtained his PhD from the Ontario Cancer I...

Last night, Dr. Philip Branton died after a series of medical complications at the Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne. Phil, a cancer virologist (PhD, 1972), who worked at the Université de Sherbrooke, McMaster University, and McGill University, went on to become the inaugural Scientific Director of the Institute of Cancer Research at the newly minted Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) led by Dr. Alan Bernstein in 2000. In this role, he founded the CCRA, building on the initial work of Drs. V...

ACCESS is a national research network connecting and empowering diverse people and organizations to conduct research, change policy, and develop new tools to ensure better lives for children who experience cancer in Canada. To support this unique collective of scientists, healthcare providers, partner organizations, advocates, patients, and their families, they have developed a comprehensive website to act as a virtual ‘community hub’. See https://www.accessforkidscancer.com/

Applications for the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research's annual ECR Workshop are now open. Application deadline: September 30, 2024. Learn more here: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53480.html