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Scientist Profile: Jeffrey Chou, M.D., Ph.D.
Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. New studies from this CRI scientist may help to make this type of cancer more vulnerable to attack by the immune system, and open up new treatment options for people battling colon cancer.
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Scientist Profile: Matthew Youngman, Ph.D.
As we age, we become more prone to disease caused by infection and cancer. Dr. Youngman is exploring the link between aging and the immune system, and his work could lead to new immunotherapies that boost protection against cancer.
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Public Education: Skip Lockwood
 Skip Lockwood, CEO of ZERO - The Project To End Prostate Cancer, is working towards erradicating prostate cancer by informing men of their risk and screening for cancer with
ZERO's mobile medical units.
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Scientist Profile: Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Sharma's translational research focuses on learning how to apply immune-based therapeutic strategies to manipulate components of the human immune system to lead to tumor regression.
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Donor Profile: Sophie Stenbeck
 Sophie Stenbeck tragically lost her mother to ovarian cancer. Out of her family's devastating loss came a passionate desire to help researchers find new ways to detect and treat the disease.
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Scientist Profile: Kunle Odunsi, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Kunle Odunsi is leading the way in cancer immunotherapy for ovarian cancer. Learn more about how this dedicated scientist-physician is giving new hope to women battling "the cancer that whispers."
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Patient Profile: Christine Sable
Ovarian cancer is one of the most deadly women's cancers. A six year survivor, Christine discusses her journey through treatment and the importance of ovarian cancer awareness.
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Scientist Profile: Oliver M. Pearce, Ph.D.
Red meat and milk products have been for a long time the subject of controversy among those who debate the health merits and risks of these staples of the Western diet. Dr. Pearce is researching the link between red meat, milk, and carcinomas.
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Scientist profile: Haihui Lu, Ph.D.
 The immune system is supposed to protect us against cancer, but sometimes cancers can "hijack" parts of the immune system in order to hide from immune attack and spread to other parts of the body.
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Patient profile: Sharon Belvin
 Two weeks before her wedding, Sharon learned she had late-stage malignant melanoma. Rounds of debilitating chemo couldn't kill the cancer. Then, an immunotherapy sent her tumors into complete remission.
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Researcher profile: Dr. Etienne Gagnon
CRI postdoctoral research fellow Etienne Gagnon, Ph.D., recently received the Canadian Institute of Health Research's highest national award for a postdoctoral fellow.
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Researcher profile: Dr. Alex Huang
Investigator Alex Huang, Ph.D., is taking science to the movies. Using advanced technology, Dr. Huang is capturing 3-D video footage of live tumor cells, tracking their movement and interaction with immune cells.
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Trustee profile: Geoffrey O. Coley
Great-nephew of CRI's founder, Helen Coley Nauts, CRI trustee Geoff Coley is committed to furthering the Institute's mission. "We need to speed up the advancement of new vaccines and therapies so we can begin to treat real patients now.”
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Patient profile: Tim Stobo
Australian Tim Stobo knew from the public service advisories that malignant melanoma was a growing problem in his country. When the disease struck him, he wanted to fight back, so he enrolled in a CRI/LICR Cancer Vaccine Collaborative clinical trial of a new vaccine to treat melanoma.
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Researcher profile: Dr. Jonathan Cebon
Clinical investigator Dr. Jonathan Cebon at the Joint Austin/Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Medical Oncology Unit at Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, is using vaccines to treat melanoma patients.
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Researcher profile: Dr. Ian Frazer
His discoveries led to the HPV vaccine that protects women from this virus that can cause cervical cancer. He was named 2006 “Australian of the Year” and was joint winner of the CRI’s prestigious William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology.
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