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Minister Ambrose tours Sprott Centre and announces research funding
June 24, 2014
Federal Health Minister
Rona Ambrose
toured the Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research on Tuesday to formally announce a major grant and mark National Sarcoma Cancer Awareness Week. Drs.
Michael Rudnicki
,
Jeff Dilworth
,
Lynn Megeney
and
Theodore Perkins
have been awarded $1.2 million by the
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
for a five-year study into the triggers that cause Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma (aRMS), an aggressive sarcoma cancer that develops in children and teenagers. The research team plans to investigate the hypothesis that aRMS tumours are formed by cancerous muscle stem cells. Sarcoma is a type of cancer that often attacks muscles, bones, nerves, fat and blood vessels. Close to 1,200 Canadians are diagnosed with sarcoma each year, and about 500 people die from the disease annually.
Watch Minister Ambrose make the funding announcement
.
Read the Ottawa Sun article
and
government news release
.
About the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) is the research arm of The Ottawa Hospital and is an affiliated institute of the University of Ottawa, closely associated with the university’s Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences. OHRI includes more than 1,700 scientists, clinical investigators, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and staff conducting research to improve the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease.
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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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