DHDP will help accelerate Canadian precision oncology researchers and data scientists tap into valuable big data. But what is DHDP? DHDP is a pan-Canadian initiative led by @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social, funded by Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund through ISED. #WorldCancerResearchDay www.dhdp.ca

This #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, we're highlighting Terry Fox New Investigator Dr. Catrina Loucks, who is working to ease the pain of children with cancer – the very cause that moved Terry to run his Marathon of Hope. Learn more: www.tfri.ca/our-research... @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social

Wow! With just two days until the #TerryFoxRun, our research teams have raised more than $150K for cancer research in Canada! 🍁 You can still join the Challenge, support our teams and help us #FinishIt 🔗 www.tfri.ca/updates/news... @marathonofhope.bsky.social @dhdp-ca.bsky.social

📢 We're hiring: National Director, Digital Health and Discovery Platform (DHDP) Help deliver on our mandate to bring precision medicine and personalized care to Canadians through the application of big data and artificial intelligence! Learn more and apply: www.tfri.ca/about/careers

🏃‍♀️ The countdown is on! 🏃‍♂️‍➡️ With 4 days to go until the #TerryFoxRun, research teams have raised $127,639 to support life-changing cancer research in Canada! Join the Challenge, support our teams and help us #FinishIt 🔗 www.tfri.ca/updates/news... @marathonofhope.bsky.social @dhdp-ca.bsky.social

With 9 days until the Terry Fox Run, 25 incredible Terry Fox research teams have raised more than $85K for cancer research in Canada! 🍁 Let’s keep the momentum going! Join us, donate or learn more about the Challenge 🔗 www.tfri.ca/updates/news... @marathonofhope.bsky.social @dhdp-ca.bsky.social

Thurs, Sept 4 at 12PM ET / 9AM PT online Join us for a Q&A session on LOI submission for the DHIF. Covers information on matchmaking, building eligible project teams, an overview on DHDP functionality and project scope. Register online: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d8b982... #CdnSci

Led by @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social, the @dhdp-ca.bsky.social is building technology solutions that will allow researchers, bioinformaticians, doctors, and industry experts to safely share and analyze Big Data, unlocking discoveries that drive innovation and save lives. impact.terryfox.org

Summer and Terry were both diagnosed with osteosarcoma as young adults. Thanks to advances in research, Summer did not lose her leg, and if her cancer returns, her oncology team has another option to fight it: precision medicine. Learn more: impact.terryfox.org @marathonofhope.bsky.social

With your support, @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social and @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social are finding new and better ways to detect, diagnose, treat, and prevent cancer. Together, we are improving the lives of cancer patients across Canada. Thank you. ❤️🇨🇦 Learn more about your impact: impact.terryfox.org

The Terry Fox Research Institute is proud to welcome four outstanding new members to our Board of Directors! Meet Pam Damoff, Dr. Jeanette Boudreau, Brandon Ma and Jessie Alder 🔗 www.tfri.ca/updates/news... @marathonofhope.bsky.social @dhdp-ca.bsky.social

🚀 MAJOR MILESTONES ACHIEVED! We're excited to announce that we've sequenced our 10,000th cancer case, a major milestone in our path towards creating Canada's largest and most complete cancer case resource! Two new institutions have also joined our Network, increasing our membership to 50!

The Terry Fox Run is just over four weeks away and Terry Fox research teams have now raised $21,427 for cancer research in Canada! 🍁🏃‍♀️ Haven't joined the challenge yet? Learn how: www.tfri.ca/updates/news... @marathonofhope.bsky.social @dhdp-ca.bsky.social

The Terry Fox Run is just over five weeks away and Terry Fox researchers have already raised $17,042 toward our $158,000 goal! Haven't joined the challenge yet? Learn how: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...

The @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social @marathonofhope.bsky.social cancer centres network has now processed over 10,000 patient genomic profiles, with over 5,300 complete clinical data sets, and now comprises 50 member institutions. A truly national effort inspired by an inspirational Canadian. 🇨🇦 🤯

Thank you @ccsresearch.bsky.social and @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social ! We often hear the phrase "divide and conquer" but for pediatric/AYA and rare cancers we evidently need to #unite_and_conquer; patient samples, funding and like-minded people. Thank you for making me part of this partnership 💛

Such exciting news! Huge congratulations to @wajihjawhar.bsky.social and his team. We're proud to partner with @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social to support early-career scientists making a real impact in #cancer #research through the @cancersociety.bsky.social Research Training Awards.

🏃‍♂️ Terry Fox Run Challenge Update! 🏃‍♀️ The Terry Fox Run is six weeks away and our research community is already making incredible strides. So far, we've raised $14,619 toward our $158,000 goal! Haven’t joined the challenge yet? Now’s the time! 🔗 www.tfri.ca/updates/news...

On this final day of Sarcoma Awareness Month, we're sharing a breakthrough that brings new hope to patients with osteosarcoma – the same cancer that set Terry Fox on his Marathon of Hope. 📖 Read more: www.tfri.ca/updates/news... @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social @ccsresearch.bsky.social @mcgill.ca

🔦 Novel approach helps MOHCCN Clinician-Scientist find rare cells responsible for driving tumour growth By adding DNA tags to individual cells and using single-cell sequencing, Dr. Nguyen and team have shed new light on the role that specific clonogenic cells play in cancer growth. bit.ly/3TNa3df

🏃‍♀️ The Terry Fox Run Challenge is on! 🏃‍♀️ Our funded researchers are lacing up to raise funds for cancer research – and momentum is building. Join a team, donate or learn more: www.tfri.ca/updates/news... Together, we can help finish it! 💜 @dhdp-ca.bsky.social @marathonofhope.bsky.social

This #AIAppreciationDay, we’re highlighting a few of our funded projects using AI to drive research discovery, personalize care and improve access to clinical trials. 🧵 @dhdp-ca.bsky.social | @marathonofhope.bsky.social

🍁🎯 Personalizing treatments for patients with renal cell carcinoma 🎯🍁 Under a microscope, most renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) look similar. But their clinical behaviour—how they progress, respond to treatment and impact patient outcomes—can be vastly different.

🏃‍♀️ The 2025 Terry Fox Run Challenge is underway! Have you registered your research team yet? Learn how to join and get your exclusive researcher shirt here: www.tfri.ca/updates/news... Together, let’s Finish It! @marathonofhope.bsky.social @dhdp-ca.bsky.social @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social

A new study by Network researchers in Toronto reveals how a key molecule transforms some prostate and lung cancers into more aggressive, treatment-resistant forms of the disease. (Original story by @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social) Read now ▶️ bit.ly/4emaWmA

We’re proud to celebrate Dr. Nadine Caron’s induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame—a well-deserved honour recognizing her trailblazing work as a surgeon, scholar and advocate for health equity. Read our full story ▶️ bit.ly/3G93MFy

Huge thanks to three retiring Directors of the Board of the @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social - Marla Shapiro, Chris Paige and the inaugural President of TFRI, Vic Ling, for their many years of extraordinary service to cancer research. And thank you for the enduring support of the Fox family.

How do some cancers shift to become more deadly? Researchers at @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social have identified an RNA molecule that helps prostate & lung cancers transform into aggressive, hard-to-treat types—a new target in the fight against tumour evolution. 🔗: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/investi...

Attention researchers! Have you joined our Terry Fox Run Challenge? Find out how to team up with fellow researchers fundraising for cancer research in Canada – and order your exclusive purple T-shirt here: www.tfri.ca/updates/news... Let’s make the 45th anniversary the biggest year yet! 🍁

Darrell Fox to bike across Canada in honour of his brother Terry, hoping to raise another $1-million for #cancer research (@terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social has already raised $900-million), by Paul Waldie www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... via @theglobeandmail.com @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social

Excited to share our first lab paper, now published in Developmental Cell @cellpress.bsky.social ! 🧠 How do glioblastoma (GBM) cells invade the brain, and what enables them to spread so effectively?

🚨 The latest issue of our Links Newsletter is here! 🚨 In this edition: 🏃‍♀️ Registration for the 2025 Terry Fox Run Challenge 💜 Customizable purple T-shirts for researchers 🧬 New clinical trials and discoveries 🔬 Research updates 🪙 Funding opportunities Read & subscribe: www.tfri.ca/updates/link...