BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program
675 West10th Ave V5Z 1L3 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Congratulations to Ilena Yim! Ilena, a graduate student in our lab, has been awarded the Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS M). Very well deserved! We are proud of you!

Congratulations to Iris Lin, a doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Dentistry at UBC for having been awarded a CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award. These awards are highly competitive amongst doctoral students across the country and provide three years of funding! Congratulations Iris! We are very proud of you!

Congratulations to Madhurima Datta, a doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Dentistry at UBC and a member of the BCOCPP, for placing first in the Senior Clinical Research category of International Association of Dental Researchers (IADR) Hatton Competition!! Way to go Madhurima! We are very proud of you! https://youtu.be/iIiER6rhPpU

Looking back at our significant achievements from last year// In November, BCOCPP director Dr. Denise Laronde and doctoral student Madhurima Datta visited Hyderabad, India to spearhead a pilot study on oral cancer early detection in rural communities. This study is being held in collaboration with Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration, Canada, M.N.J. Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Centre, Hyderabad and two other Hyderabad dental schools. The aim of this study is to screen 1000 participants for early signs of cancer using adjunct tools like fluorescence visualization and DNA-Image cytometry to improve the sensitivity of screenings. Oral cancer is a major cause of cancer-related death in India; screening tools may significantly improve oral cancer survival rates in India.

Why we do what we do // This past weekend BCOCPP Founding Director Dr. Miriam Rosin and doctoral student Iris Lin attended the One Day for FA fundraiser gala in support of individuals with Fanconi anemia (FA) and their families. FA is an inherited DNA repair disorder that could lead to bone marrow failure, leukemia, and other cancers, including a 500- to 700-fold risk of developing head and neck cancers. The proceeds of the gala went towards advancing research, raising awareness, and providing support to affected families across the globe. For more information, visit: https://www.fanconi.org/

Dean's Night 2019 Faculty of Dentistry UBC Congrats to BC OCPP team members for all their awards! Doctoral students Iris Lin and Madhurima Datta both received t...he Joseph Tonzetich Award. Ilena Yim, summer student researcher, received the Dean of Dentistry Dental Hygiene Scholarship Natyra Haxhiavdija, summer student researcher, received the Dental Hygiene Faculty Award. Jelena Karan, former grad student (MSc 2014), and Dr Leigha Rock with the program received teaching awards. Congrats again team! BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program See more

The BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program is deeply grateful to the BC Chapter of the the Institute of Chartered Accounts of India and their sponsors for their ongoing support as we work to raise awareness of oral cancer risk in the South Asian community and work to improve outcomes for all British Columbians. https://www.facebook.com/pg/BC-Chapter-of-ICAI-297528950736851/posts/?ref=page_internal