Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: September 2025 The Digital Health & Discovery Platform sandbox reached full launch, letting Digital Health Innovation Fund applicants safely test features. Feedback is refining the platform ahead of its January 2026 go-live release tinyurl.com/32hybdws

Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: Summer 2025 The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network announced that 11 early-career scientists will receive funding totalling $1.35M+ to support groundbreaking research in precision oncology through two of its prestigious funding opportunities. 🧵

We're Hiring! Seeking a Scrum Master & QA Specialist to help guide the delivery of the Digital Health & Discovery Platform (DHDP). More details from @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social on www.tfri.ca/about/careers

Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: April 2025 TFRI-funded researchers received Health Canada approval to begin clinical trials of Porphysomes, a light-activated nanoparticle approach to improve cancer surgery and care. Learn more about this Canadian breakthrough: tinyurl.com/3xuxed64

Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: March 2025 The Digital Health & Discovery Platform launched the $25M Digital Health Innovation Fund, led by TFRI and backed by ISED Canada, supporting precision medicine projects using big data, machine learning and AI. tinyurl.com/y2m9scsb

Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: February 2025 TFRI awarded $2.6M to future leaders advancing research in melanoma, lung, brain, blood, and pediatric cancers and driving progress in detection, metastasis, drugs, immunotherapy and precision medicine. Learn more: tinyurl.com/mv5sw6kz

Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: World Cancer Day 2025 The Terry Fox Foundation and TFRI unveiled the bold ‘Finish It’ brand platform and short film recreating Terry's Marathon of Hope and showing how his mission is being carried on by Canadians. Featuring music by the Tragically Hip.

Terry Fox Research Institute Year-in-Review: December 2024 The @marathonofhope.bsky.social Patient Working Group launched the Patient Voices in Research Initiative, awarding $1.8M to 10 Canadian research teams addressing key gaps in precision oncology. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4hj8ucyt

With funding from a Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grant, researchers have uncovered the origin of synovial sarcoma, a rare and aggressive soft tissue cancer that most often occurs in young people. Learn more: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month In 2024/2025 alone, TFRI’s core Research Grants Programs invested $1.7 million in some of Canada’s top lung cancer research teams. Below are just a few of the Terry Fox-funded researchers working toward a future where fewer lives are lost to #lungcancer. 🧵

Today is World Pancreatic Cancer Day, a reminder of the urgent need for better tools to detect and treat one of Canada’s most deadly cancers. Thanks to donors to the Terry Fox Foundation, TFRI Research Grants Programs invested $1.6M last year to advance high-impact pancreatic cancer research.

Grâce à un investissement de 14,5 millions de dollars, les Subventions de projets du programme Nouvelles frontières de l’IRTF font progresser la science de pointe en soutenant des équipes de recherche canadiennes de calibre mondial. tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd En savoir plus dans le fil ci-dessous 🧵

ICYMI: With a $14.5 million investment, the Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants are advancing groundbreaking science through world-class Canadian research teams. Learn more in thread below! 🧵 Get to know this year's funded teams and projects: tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd

We are honoured to support this milestone collaboration, bringing new hope to families facing #osteosarcoma. Our sincere thanks to the @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social donors whose generosity makes this progress possible! Read more in @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/art...

#NETCancerDay Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are rapidly rising, but most Canadians with NETs aren’t accurately diagnosed or are diagnosed too late. With TFRI support, Drs. Hon Leong and Benjamin Lok are uniting experts nationwide to transform NETs care. Learn more: www.tfri.ca/our-research...

We're hiring! Maybe you know our next Cloud Engineer, Data Product Owner or National Director? Full details and links to application: www.dhdp.ca/about/careers Please share #CdnSci #precisionmedicine #AI

With renewed support from Terry Fox funding, a research team, co-led by Dr. David Huntsman and Dr. Torsten Nielsen, aims to improve early detection and develop more targeted, less toxic treatments for six types of sarcoma affecting children, adolescents and young adults. tinyurl.com/428ubhmn

Dr. Uri Tabori (@sickkidsto.bsky.social) will lead a team pioneering a new treatment approach called “cancer interception,” aiming to detect and eliminate high-risk brain tumours (gliomas) in children before they become life-threatening. tinyurl.com/mrynt73j

Dr. Peter Black (Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia) and his team aim to personalize treatment for patients with bladder cancer by developing tools to measure how a patient is responding to therapy in real time. tinyurl.com/yc79rfep @pcvblack.bsky.social

Dr. Michele Ardolino (Ottawa Hospital Research Institute) and his team will investigate why some patients don’t respond to immunotherapy and explore how the entire body can be empowered to eliminate cancer through more personalized, targeted therapies. tinyurl.com/bdyczdpk @micheleardolino

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors, $14.5 million in new funding has just been announced through the @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social's 2025 Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants (PPGs). Learn more: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...

👏 Congrats to VCHRI researchers Drs. @pcvblack.bsky.social, David Huntsman & Torsten Nielsen on receiving @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social New Frontiers Program Project Grants! Their impactful projects aim to personalize treatments for bladder cancer & improve early detection & treatment of sarcoma.

We’re thrilled to announce $14.5 million in new funding through the 2025 Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants (PPGs), supporting cutting-edge research in sarcomas, bladder cancer, high-risk brain cancer and immunotherapies. Learn more: tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and #OrangeShirtDay provide an opportunity to reflect on the tragic legacy of residential schools and the resilience, courage and strength of Indigenous communities. We stand with them in hope and reconciliation today and every day. 🧡

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