The BC Cancer Foundation is the bridge that connects philanthropic support and research breakthroughs in cancer knowledge.
As the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest funder of cancer research in this province, the Foundation enables donors to make contributions to leading-edge research that has a direct impact on improvements to cancer care for patients in British Columbia.
By connecting philanthropy and research, the BC Cancer Foundation supports the revolutionary advances that will help achieve a world free from cancer.
Funding interests
Award types
Convening & Collaborating, Reach
Advancing equity-oriented cancer care, nursing and/or allied health-led research and KT in the context of cancer care.
- Nursing
- Equity
- Allied health
- Oncology
Awards
2024
Recipient
Leah LambertAward type
Scholar Award
Project title
Advancing Equitable Cancer Care: A Innovative Approach to Transformative Action in BC
2015
Recipient
Yikan WangAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Tracking the genomic footprints as predictive features of platinum refractory high-grade serous ovarian cancers
2011
Recipient
Alicia A ToneAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Investigating the role of endometriosis-associated inflammatory signalling in ovarian clear cell carcinoma development
Recipient
Joanna Wegrzyn WoltoszAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Generation of a humanized mouse xenotransplant model of myelodysplastic syndrome
Recipient
Vincenzo GiambraAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Identification and characterization of leukemia stem cells in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL)
Recipient
Kevin LinAward type
Research Trainee award
Project title
Tracking the genomic footprints as predictive features of platinum refractory high-grade serous ovarian cancers