Sinclair Cancer Research Institute

08/28/2026

Canada's own Bryan Adams has released “The Ballad of Terry Fox,” a moving new song that will be featured in the upcoming "Run Terry Run" documentary (premiering at TIFF Toronto International Film Festival Sept 19th and in theatres Oct 9th) and as part of this year's campaign.
Please watch and share this tribute — and join people around the world on Sept 20th to carry Terry's dream forward and support

08/25/2026

Ten years after The Tragically Hip’s final tour, Kingston Health Sciences Centre reflects on Gord Downie’s legacy and how his glioblastoma diagnosis raised national awareness of brain cancer.
Thank you Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen's University Health Sciences for this piece on Gord’s legacy and the progress in care.
We’re proud to support trials and partnerships — including brain tumour research by our associate member Dr. Teresa Purzner and trials via our CCT division, the Canadian Cancer Trials Group.

Ten years after their historic final tour, Kingston is taking time to remember the legacy of Gord Downie and the impact his journey with glioblastoma had on Canadians from coast to coast. For researchers, physicians, patients and families at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) and Queen’s Unive...

08/18/2026

Today we honour the researchers and clinicians whose dedication fuels breast cancer research — driving discoveries, clinical trials, and collaboration across science and medicine. 🔬🌍

08/14/2026

🎉 What a day! On August 12th, the Sinclair Cancer Research Institute held its 25th‑anniversary retreat, marking 25 years since becoming an institute.

The event brought together 148 people for a day of sharing research, ideas and building connections. The program featured 10 Flash Talks, 38 poster presentations and eight invited speakers, and welcomed the institute's founders, faculty, staff, trainees, community members, people with lived experience and collaborators.

The retreat included a special recognition of the institute's founders — the visionaries who established the institute and laid the groundwork for decades of cancer research and community partnership.

We congratulate six SCRI trainees — Rose Binley‑Ewing (supervisors: Drs. Kubes and Cottrell), Jordan Harry (Dr. Othman), Arabella Mew (Dr. Mahar), Fatin Mustafa (Dr. Mulligan), Sophia Smith (Dr. Kubes) and Kevin Yoo (Dr. Wang) — who were honored with Best Poster and Best Flash Talk awards in recognition of their excellent work 👏

Thank you to our invited speakers, presenters, founders, organizers and everyone who attended for making the retreat a memorable celebration of 25 years as an institute.

08/14/2026

🚨 Attention Early-Career Oncologists!!! Common Sense Oncology in our Cancer Care & Epidemiology division wants YOU to work with them! This fellowship will provide hands-on training in health services research and cancer policy, as well as an opportunity to perform clinical work in medical oncology at Kingston Health Sciences Centre, one of Canada’s leading research and teaching hospitals.
Applications are being accepted until September 1st. Questions about this fellowship opportunity may be emailed to [email protected]. Apply now! https://commonsenseoncology.org/get-involved/cso-fellowship/

07/24/2026

We’re thrilled that seven SCRI members were awarded funding through the CIHR 2026 Spring Project Grant competition. Drs. Christopher Mueller, Sheela Abraham, Wendy Parulekar and Josée‑Lyne Ethier (CBG, CCE & CCT divisions), and associate members Drs. Teresa Purzner, Sébastien Talbot and Xiaolong Yang, secured support for six projects.
Thank you, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, for supporting their ambitious research.
Huge congratulations to everyone involved — we’re excited to see the impact these projects will have. 🎉
Learn about their projects ⬇️
https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54787.html?hsid=aef52ab4-bcb8-4650-85c5-f4648729459b&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=cihr_irsc

07/21/2026

We're very fortunate and proud to have our Cancer Care and Epidemiology (CCE) division's Dr. Bishal Gyawali on our team here at the Sinclair Cancer Research Institute. Dr. Gyawali is a champion for equitable , co‑founder of , an advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO), a passionate and educator. Discover Dr. Gyawali's inspiring path from to :

Kingston, Ontario, Canada/Kathmandu, Nepal: It was exactly eight years ago that Dr. Bishal Gyawali arrived in Canada as a medical fellow, eager to learn but steppin

07/21/2026

We’re proud and fortunate to have Dr. Bishal Gyawali on our CCE division / Sinclair Cancer Research Institute team. Newly promoted Full Professor of at Queen's University, Dr. Gyawali is co‑founder of , a World Health Organization (WHO) advisor, a and teacher committed to equitable, patient‑centered cancer care. Read about Dr. Gyawali's inspiring journey all the way from to :

Kingston, Ontario, Canada/Kathmandu, Nepal: It was exactly eight years ago that Dr. Bishal Gyawali arrived in Canada as a medical fellow, eager to learn but steppin

07/21/2026

We’re proud and fortunate to have Dr. Bishal Gyawali on our CCE division / Sinclair Cancer Research Institute team. A newly promoted Full Professor of at Queen's University, Dr. Gyawali is co‑founder of , a World Health Organization (WHO) advisor, a clinician and teacher committed to equitable, patient‑centered cancer care. Read about Dr. Gyawali's inspiring journey all the way from to :

Kingston, Ontario, Canada/Kathmandu, Nepal: It was exactly eight years ago that Dr. Bishal Gyawali arrived in Canada as a medical fellow, eager to learn but steppin

07/15/2026

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Bruce E. Elliott, of our Cancer Biology & Genetics division, on receiving a Queen’s Distinguished Service Award 2026. The award recognizes Bruce’s lifelong commitment to mentoring students, and colleagues and the greater Kingston Community.
Despite retiring 10 years ago, Bruce remains a committed educator and mentor and continues his involvement with local schools and the Learning Centre, helping to spread his enthusiasm for research.

Read all about this great honor: https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/university-council/distinguished-service-awards