The major objective of the Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation is the investigation and support of novel, innovative and disruptive approaches, particularly in the treatment of cancer.
Funding interests
Award types
Research Trainee, Scholar, Reach, Convening & Collaborating
Research interests
The Foundation is interested in innovative, integrative, out-of-the-box, non-mainstream and/or emerging cancer treatment ideas that are currently outside of conventional medical practice.
- innovative and adjunct medical research
- out-of-the-box scientific medical research and practices
- holistic patient treatment approach
- personalized medicine
Awards
2024
Recipient
Tashmeeta AhadAward type
Health Professional-Investigator Award
Project title
Longitudinal non-invasive optical biopsy of skin cancers to monitor efficacy and response to treatment
2023
Recipient
Simon WisnovskyAward type
Scholar award
Project title
Integrating functional glycomics and genomic screening to reveal new targets for
cancer immunotherapy
2022
Recipient
Kristin CampbellAward type
Reach award
Project title
Knowledge translation and mobilization to support exercise recommendations for people with bone metastases
Recipient
Renelle MyersAward type
Health Professional-Investigator award
Project title
Lung cancer detection using the lung microbiome and exhaled breath
Recipient
Theone PatersonAward type
Scholar award
Project title
Risk and protective factors for cognitive health across the adult age span: Impacts of physical and mental health and illness on cognitive outcomes
2021
Recipient
Eleah StringerAward type
Health Professional-Investigator award
Project title
Does timing matter? A trial of intermittent fasting in haematological malignancies
2020
Recipient
Shannon DamesAward type
Health Professional-Investigator award
Project title
A patient-oriented mental health recovery effort: Working across sectors to alleviate suffering related to burnout, post-traumatic stress disorder, or treatment resistant depression
Recipient
Sarah GrasedieckAward type
Research Trainee Award
Project title
Vitamin C-induced epigenomic remodeling as a preventive therapy for leukemic transformation
2019
Recipient
Haifeng ZhangAward type
Research Trainee Award
Project title
Identification of IL1RAP as a novel oncoprotein and therapeutic target in Ewing sarcoma
2018
Recipient
Ka-Yee (Grace) ChoiAward type
Research Trainee Award
Project title
Using host defense peptides and their synthetic analogs as alternative therapy for chronic infection caused by multi-drug resistant organisms
2015
Recipient
Mariya CherkasovaAward type
Research Trainee Award
Project title
Behavioural and neural correlates of placebo responses in healthy and clinical populations
2013
Recipient
Hamid PahlevaninezhadAward type
Research Trainee Award
Project title
Co-registered optical coherence tomography and autofluorescence imaging
2009
Recipient
Amy KirkhamAward type
Research Trainee Award
Project title
Exercise Intensity Prescription in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy Treatment
Recipient
Jeffrey MowatAward type
Research Trainee Award
Project title
Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of Eleutherobin and Designed Analogues for Cancer Therapy