The first Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ & Prairie node meeting was held on June 12th and 13th, 2017 at the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to encourage collaborations and build a strong cancer research and innovation network in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The meeting was hosted under the auspices of Dr. Victor Ling (President and Scientific Director, TFRI), Dr. Carol Cass (¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Node leader, TFRI) and Dr. Spencer Gibson (Prairie Node leader, TFRI). Featured researchers from the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, University of Calgary, University of Manitoba and University of Saskatoon demonstrated their unique research strengths and institutional capacities in various areas such as breast cancer, brain cancer and DNA damage & repair. Together the four institutions will work to create the "TFRI Prairie Consortium" of the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres (Canadian comprehensive cancer centre networks).
