Congratulations Chris Nicol! 2011 September 26
Seldom are the terms 'cancer' and 'good news' heard together, but two
local researchers are not only creating good news in cancer research,
they've both just received some.
Doctors Wendy Parulekar and Christopher Nicol have both received
research project grants from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation to
further their work in studies looking to improve the quality and
length of life for breast cancer patients.
Nicol is an associate professor in the department of pathology and
molecular medicine at Queen's University. He is currently studying a
protein, PPARgamma, and how, when activated by drugs used in the
treatment of Type II diabetes, it may slow or stop the spread of
breast tumours.
Nicol's grant is for $438,089 over three years.
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