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Prof. Niranjan ‘Tex’ Kissoon to receive honorary doctorate at the University of the West Indies
Every year the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Kingston, Jamaica recognizes extraordinary individuals as part of their graduation ceremony. Among the 11 distinguished graduates to be awarded degrees this year will be Prof. Niranjan “Tex” Kissoon, an investigator at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University…
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Congratulations to the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025
On Monday, October 6, 2025 The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 to Dr. Mary E. Brunkow, Dr. Fred Ramsdell, and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.
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A new dawn for Childhood CNS tumours: Q&A with Dr. Sylvia Cheng
Central nervous system (CNS) tumours are growths of abnormal cells residing in either the brain or spinal cord. Not all tumours are necessarily cancerous; if a tumour lacks the ability to spread to other tissues then it is considered non-cancerous (benign). However, even benign tumours can still be dangerous in the brain or spinal cord…
