Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI)
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Working to make Terry's dream of ending cancer through research a reality.
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Nous sommes fiers d’annoncer que le Réseau des centres d’oncologie du Marathon de l’espoir a franchi une étape majeure. Grâce à la Cohorte de référence, la ressource de cas de cancer la plus importante et la plus complète au Canada, le Réseau accélère l’oncologie de précision partout au pays.
Tout a commencé avec un seul.
Aujourd’hui, nous sommes 15 000.
En 2021, nous avons entrepris de créer la ressource sur le cancer la plus vaste et la plus complète au Canada : la Cohorte de référence.
Nous avons séquencé plus de 15 000 génomes.
Découvrez l’histoire complète :
tinyurl.com/2jpyk2dp
Aujourd’hui, nous sommes 15 000.
En 2021, nous avons entrepris de créer la ressource sur le cancer la plus vaste et la plus complète au Canada : la Cohorte de référence.
Nous avons séquencé plus de 15 000 génomes.
Découvrez l’histoire complète :
tinyurl.com/2jpyk2dp
February 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Nous sommes fiers d’annoncer que le Réseau des centres d’oncologie du Marathon de l’espoir a franchi une étape majeure. Grâce à la Cohorte de référence, la ressource de cas de cancer la plus importante et la plus complète au Canada, le Réseau accélère l’oncologie de précision partout au pays.
We're proud to announce that the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network has reached this major milestone. The Gold Cohort, Canada's largest and most complete cancer resource, will accelerate precision oncology and pave the way for more personalized, effective cancer care across the country.
It all started with one.
Now we’re 15,000 strong.
In 2021, we set out to create Canada’s largest and most complete cancer resource: the Gold Cohort.
Today, over 15,000 genomes have been sequenced.
Get the full story on this exciting milestone:
tinyurl.com/4epbrf6a
Now we’re 15,000 strong.
In 2021, we set out to create Canada’s largest and most complete cancer resource: the Gold Cohort.
Today, over 15,000 genomes have been sequenced.
Get the full story on this exciting milestone:
tinyurl.com/4epbrf6a
February 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
We're proud to announce that the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network has reached this major milestone. The Gold Cohort, Canada's largest and most complete cancer resource, will accelerate precision oncology and pave the way for more personalized, effective cancer care across the country.
We’re excited to announce the appointment of the national director of the Digital Health & Discovery Platform, Josip Maras.
With 15+ years in health tech and business, Josip is well suited to advance the DHDP in the AI-driven health data ecosystem.
Read the full announcement: tinyurl.com/398adtpp
With 15+ years in health tech and business, Josip is well suited to advance the DHDP in the AI-driven health data ecosystem.
Read the full announcement: tinyurl.com/398adtpp
January 21, 2026 at 8:26 PM
We’re excited to announce the appointment of the national director of the Digital Health & Discovery Platform, Josip Maras.
With 15+ years in health tech and business, Josip is well suited to advance the DHDP in the AI-driven health data ecosystem.
Read the full announcement: tinyurl.com/398adtpp
With 15+ years in health tech and business, Josip is well suited to advance the DHDP in the AI-driven health data ecosystem.
Read the full announcement: tinyurl.com/398adtpp
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⏰Reminder: The deadline to submit your Letter of Intent for the MOHCCN Clinician Scientist Awards is January 22!⏰
📣 Know someone who should apply? Feel free to share this announcement with your colleagues and networks.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dn774xa5
📣 Know someone who should apply? Feel free to share this announcement with your colleagues and networks.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dn774xa5
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
⏰Reminder: The deadline to submit your Letter of Intent for the MOHCCN Clinician Scientist Awards is January 22!⏰
📣 Know someone who should apply? Feel free to share this announcement with your colleagues and networks.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dn774xa5
📣 Know someone who should apply? Feel free to share this announcement with your colleagues and networks.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dn774xa5
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: December 2025
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform unveiled its 2025 Year in Review highlighting the DHDP’s exceptional growth and development over the past year.
Stay tuned. Big things coming for DHDP in 2026!
Learn more: tinyurl.com/y28knjt5
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform unveiled its 2025 Year in Review highlighting the DHDP’s exceptional growth and development over the past year.
Stay tuned. Big things coming for DHDP in 2026!
Learn more: tinyurl.com/y28knjt5
January 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: December 2025
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform unveiled its 2025 Year in Review highlighting the DHDP’s exceptional growth and development over the past year.
Stay tuned. Big things coming for DHDP in 2026!
Learn more: tinyurl.com/y28knjt5
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform unveiled its 2025 Year in Review highlighting the DHDP’s exceptional growth and development over the past year.
Stay tuned. Big things coming for DHDP in 2026!
Learn more: tinyurl.com/y28knjt5
Our heartfelt congratulations to Drs. Anne-Marie Mes-Masson and John Bell, two distinguished researchers with deep and long-time connections to TFRI, who have been appointed to the Order of Canada.
Learn more about their contributions to Canadian cancer research & TFRI: tinyurl.com/365dspeu
Learn more about their contributions to Canadian cancer research & TFRI: tinyurl.com/365dspeu
Long-time Terry Fox-funded researchers, leaders and mentors Drs. Anne-Marie Mes-Masson and John Bell appointed to the Order of Canada
Drs. Anne-Marie Mes-Masson and John Bell, two distinguished researchers with deep and long-time connections to the Terry Fox Research Institute, have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the ...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Our heartfelt congratulations to Drs. Anne-Marie Mes-Masson and John Bell, two distinguished researchers with deep and long-time connections to TFRI, who have been appointed to the Order of Canada.
Learn more about their contributions to Canadian cancer research & TFRI: tinyurl.com/365dspeu
Learn more about their contributions to Canadian cancer research & TFRI: tinyurl.com/365dspeu
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: November 2025
The federal government announced that the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network will receive $80M over the next four years to continue its mission of accelerating precision medicine across Canada.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/y234j5jm
The federal government announced that the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network will receive $80M over the next four years to continue its mission of accelerating precision medicine across Canada.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/y234j5jm
January 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: November 2025
The federal government announced that the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network will receive $80M over the next four years to continue its mission of accelerating precision medicine across Canada.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/y234j5jm
The federal government announced that the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network will receive $80M over the next four years to continue its mission of accelerating precision medicine across Canada.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/y234j5jm
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: October 2025
TFRI announced $14.5M in funding four four research teams through its 2025 Terry Fox New Frontiers grants to advance personalized care research on immunotherapies, sarcomas, bladder cancers and brain cancers.
tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
TFRI announced $14.5M in funding four four research teams through its 2025 Terry Fox New Frontiers grants to advance personalized care research on immunotherapies, sarcomas, bladder cancers and brain cancers.
tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
January 2, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: October 2025
TFRI announced $14.5M in funding four four research teams through its 2025 Terry Fox New Frontiers grants to advance personalized care research on immunotherapies, sarcomas, bladder cancers and brain cancers.
tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
TFRI announced $14.5M in funding four four research teams through its 2025 Terry Fox New Frontiers grants to advance personalized care research on immunotherapies, sarcomas, bladder cancers and brain cancers.
tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: September 2025
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform sandbox reached full launch, letting Digital Health Innovation Fund applicants safely test features. Feedback is refining the platform ahead of its January 2026 go-live release
tinyurl.com/32hybdws
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform sandbox reached full launch, letting Digital Health Innovation Fund applicants safely test features. Feedback is refining the platform ahead of its January 2026 go-live release
tinyurl.com/32hybdws
December 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: September 2025
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform sandbox reached full launch, letting Digital Health Innovation Fund applicants safely test features. Feedback is refining the platform ahead of its January 2026 go-live release
tinyurl.com/32hybdws
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform sandbox reached full launch, letting Digital Health Innovation Fund applicants safely test features. Feedback is refining the platform ahead of its January 2026 go-live release
tinyurl.com/32hybdws
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: Summer 2025
The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network announced that 11 early-career scientists will receive funding totalling $1.35M+ to support groundbreaking research in precision oncology through two of its prestigious funding opportunities.
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The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network announced that 11 early-career scientists will receive funding totalling $1.35M+ to support groundbreaking research in precision oncology through two of its prestigious funding opportunities.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: Summer 2025
The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network announced that 11 early-career scientists will receive funding totalling $1.35M+ to support groundbreaking research in precision oncology through two of its prestigious funding opportunities.
🧵
The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network announced that 11 early-career scientists will receive funding totalling $1.35M+ to support groundbreaking research in precision oncology through two of its prestigious funding opportunities.
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We're Hiring! Seeking a Scrum Master & QA Specialist to help guide the delivery of the Digital Health & Discovery Platform (DHDP).
More details from @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social on www.tfri.ca/about/careers
More details from @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social on www.tfri.ca/about/careers
December 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
We're Hiring! Seeking a Scrum Master & QA Specialist to help guide the delivery of the Digital Health & Discovery Platform (DHDP).
More details from @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social on www.tfri.ca/about/careers
More details from @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social on www.tfri.ca/about/careers
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: April 2025
TFRI-funded researchers received Health Canada approval to begin clinical trials of Porphysomes, a light-activated nanoparticle approach to improve cancer surgery and care.
Learn more about this Canadian breakthrough:
tinyurl.com/3xuxed64
TFRI-funded researchers received Health Canada approval to begin clinical trials of Porphysomes, a light-activated nanoparticle approach to improve cancer surgery and care.
Learn more about this Canadian breakthrough:
tinyurl.com/3xuxed64
December 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: April 2025
TFRI-funded researchers received Health Canada approval to begin clinical trials of Porphysomes, a light-activated nanoparticle approach to improve cancer surgery and care.
Learn more about this Canadian breakthrough:
tinyurl.com/3xuxed64
TFRI-funded researchers received Health Canada approval to begin clinical trials of Porphysomes, a light-activated nanoparticle approach to improve cancer surgery and care.
Learn more about this Canadian breakthrough:
tinyurl.com/3xuxed64
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: March 2025
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform launched the $25M Digital Health Innovation Fund, led by TFRI and backed by ISED Canada, supporting precision medicine projects using big data, machine learning and AI.
tinyurl.com/y2m9scsb
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform launched the $25M Digital Health Innovation Fund, led by TFRI and backed by ISED Canada, supporting precision medicine projects using big data, machine learning and AI.
tinyurl.com/y2m9scsb
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: March 2025
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform launched the $25M Digital Health Innovation Fund, led by TFRI and backed by ISED Canada, supporting precision medicine projects using big data, machine learning and AI.
tinyurl.com/y2m9scsb
The Digital Health & Discovery Platform launched the $25M Digital Health Innovation Fund, led by TFRI and backed by ISED Canada, supporting precision medicine projects using big data, machine learning and AI.
tinyurl.com/y2m9scsb
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: February 2025
TFRI awarded $2.6M to future leaders advancing research in melanoma, lung, brain, blood, and pediatric cancers and driving progress in detection, metastasis, drugs, immunotherapy and precision medicine.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/mv5sw6kz
TFRI awarded $2.6M to future leaders advancing research in melanoma, lung, brain, blood, and pediatric cancers and driving progress in detection, metastasis, drugs, immunotherapy and precision medicine.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/mv5sw6kz
December 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: February 2025
TFRI awarded $2.6M to future leaders advancing research in melanoma, lung, brain, blood, and pediatric cancers and driving progress in detection, metastasis, drugs, immunotherapy and precision medicine.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/mv5sw6kz
TFRI awarded $2.6M to future leaders advancing research in melanoma, lung, brain, blood, and pediatric cancers and driving progress in detection, metastasis, drugs, immunotherapy and precision medicine.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/mv5sw6kz
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: World Cancer Day 2025
The Terry Fox Foundation and TFRI unveiled the bold ‘Finish It’ brand platform and short film recreating Terry's Marathon of Hope and showing how his mission is being carried on by Canadians. Featuring music by the Tragically Hip.
The Terry Fox Foundation and TFRI unveiled the bold ‘Finish It’ brand platform and short film recreating Terry's Marathon of Hope and showing how his mission is being carried on by Canadians. Featuring music by the Tragically Hip.
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Terry Fox Research Institute Year in Review: World Cancer Day 2025
The Terry Fox Foundation and TFRI unveiled the bold ‘Finish It’ brand platform and short film recreating Terry's Marathon of Hope and showing how his mission is being carried on by Canadians. Featuring music by the Tragically Hip.
The Terry Fox Foundation and TFRI unveiled the bold ‘Finish It’ brand platform and short film recreating Terry's Marathon of Hope and showing how his mission is being carried on by Canadians. Featuring music by the Tragically Hip.
Terry Fox Research Institute Year-in-Review: December 2024
The @marathonofhope.bsky.social Patient Working Group launched the Patient Voices in Research Initiative, awarding $1.8M to 10 Canadian research teams addressing key gaps in precision oncology.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4hj8ucyt
The @marathonofhope.bsky.social Patient Working Group launched the Patient Voices in Research Initiative, awarding $1.8M to 10 Canadian research teams addressing key gaps in precision oncology.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4hj8ucyt
December 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Terry Fox Research Institute Year-in-Review: December 2024
The @marathonofhope.bsky.social Patient Working Group launched the Patient Voices in Research Initiative, awarding $1.8M to 10 Canadian research teams addressing key gaps in precision oncology.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4hj8ucyt
The @marathonofhope.bsky.social Patient Working Group launched the Patient Voices in Research Initiative, awarding $1.8M to 10 Canadian research teams addressing key gaps in precision oncology.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4hj8ucyt
With funding from a Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grant, researchers have uncovered the origin of synovial sarcoma, a rare and aggressive soft tissue cancer that most often occurs in young people.
Learn more: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...
Learn more: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...
December 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
With funding from a Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grant, researchers have uncovered the origin of synovial sarcoma, a rare and aggressive soft tissue cancer that most often occurs in young people.
Learn more: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...
Learn more: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
In 2024/2025 alone, TFRI’s core Research Grants Programs invested $1.7 million in some of Canada’s top lung cancer research teams.
Below are just a few of the Terry Fox-funded researchers working toward a future where fewer lives are lost to #lungcancer. 🧵
In 2024/2025 alone, TFRI’s core Research Grants Programs invested $1.7 million in some of Canada’s top lung cancer research teams.
Below are just a few of the Terry Fox-funded researchers working toward a future where fewer lives are lost to #lungcancer. 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
In 2024/2025 alone, TFRI’s core Research Grants Programs invested $1.7 million in some of Canada’s top lung cancer research teams.
Below are just a few of the Terry Fox-funded researchers working toward a future where fewer lives are lost to #lungcancer. 🧵
In 2024/2025 alone, TFRI’s core Research Grants Programs invested $1.7 million in some of Canada’s top lung cancer research teams.
Below are just a few of the Terry Fox-funded researchers working toward a future where fewer lives are lost to #lungcancer. 🧵
Today is World Pancreatic Cancer Day, a reminder of the urgent need for better tools to detect and treat one of Canada’s most deadly cancers.
Thanks to donors to the Terry Fox Foundation, TFRI Research Grants Programs invested $1.6M last year to advance high-impact pancreatic cancer research.
Thanks to donors to the Terry Fox Foundation, TFRI Research Grants Programs invested $1.6M last year to advance high-impact pancreatic cancer research.
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Today is World Pancreatic Cancer Day, a reminder of the urgent need for better tools to detect and treat one of Canada’s most deadly cancers.
Thanks to donors to the Terry Fox Foundation, TFRI Research Grants Programs invested $1.6M last year to advance high-impact pancreatic cancer research.
Thanks to donors to the Terry Fox Foundation, TFRI Research Grants Programs invested $1.6M last year to advance high-impact pancreatic cancer research.
Grâce à un investissement de 14,5 millions de dollars, les Subventions de projets du programme Nouvelles frontières de l’IRTF font progresser la science de pointe en soutenant des équipes de recherche canadiennes de calibre mondial.
tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
En savoir plus dans le fil ci-dessous 🧵
tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
En savoir plus dans le fil ci-dessous 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Grâce à un investissement de 14,5 millions de dollars, les Subventions de projets du programme Nouvelles frontières de l’IRTF font progresser la science de pointe en soutenant des équipes de recherche canadiennes de calibre mondial.
tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
En savoir plus dans le fil ci-dessous 🧵
tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
En savoir plus dans le fil ci-dessous 🧵
ICYMI: With a $14.5 million investment, the Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants are advancing groundbreaking science through world-class Canadian research teams.
Learn more in thread below! 🧵
Get to know this year's funded teams and projects: tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
Learn more in thread below! 🧵
Get to know this year's funded teams and projects: tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ICYMI: With a $14.5 million investment, the Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants are advancing groundbreaking science through world-class Canadian research teams.
Learn more in thread below! 🧵
Get to know this year's funded teams and projects: tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
Learn more in thread below! 🧵
Get to know this year's funded teams and projects: tinyurl.com/47zwsdkd
We are honoured to support this milestone collaboration, bringing new hope to families facing #osteosarcoma.
Our sincere thanks to the @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social donors whose generosity makes this progress possible!
Read more in @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/art...
Our sincere thanks to the @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social donors whose generosity makes this progress possible!
Read more in @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/art...
Canadian scientists join international osteosarcoma team to solve aggressive cancer that targets children and young adults
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November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We are honoured to support this milestone collaboration, bringing new hope to families facing #osteosarcoma.
Our sincere thanks to the @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social donors whose generosity makes this progress possible!
Read more in @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/art...
Our sincere thanks to the @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social donors whose generosity makes this progress possible!
Read more in @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/art...
#NETCancerDay
Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are rapidly rising, but most Canadians with NETs aren’t accurately diagnosed or are diagnosed too late. With TFRI support, Drs. Hon Leong and Benjamin Lok are uniting experts nationwide to transform NETs care.
Learn more: www.tfri.ca/our-research...
Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are rapidly rising, but most Canadians with NETs aren’t accurately diagnosed or are diagnosed too late. With TFRI support, Drs. Hon Leong and Benjamin Lok are uniting experts nationwide to transform NETs care.
Learn more: www.tfri.ca/our-research...
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
#NETCancerDay
Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are rapidly rising, but most Canadians with NETs aren’t accurately diagnosed or are diagnosed too late. With TFRI support, Drs. Hon Leong and Benjamin Lok are uniting experts nationwide to transform NETs care.
Learn more: www.tfri.ca/our-research...
Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are rapidly rising, but most Canadians with NETs aren’t accurately diagnosed or are diagnosed too late. With TFRI support, Drs. Hon Leong and Benjamin Lok are uniting experts nationwide to transform NETs care.
Learn more: www.tfri.ca/our-research...
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We're hiring! Maybe you know our next Cloud Engineer, Data Product Owner or National Director?
Full details and links to application: www.dhdp.ca/about/careers
Please share
#CdnSci #precisionmedicine #AI
Full details and links to application: www.dhdp.ca/about/careers
Please share
#CdnSci #precisionmedicine #AI
October 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We're hiring! Maybe you know our next Cloud Engineer, Data Product Owner or National Director?
Full details and links to application: www.dhdp.ca/about/careers
Please share
#CdnSci #precisionmedicine #AI
Full details and links to application: www.dhdp.ca/about/careers
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With renewed support from Terry Fox funding, a research team, co-led by Dr. David Huntsman and Dr. Torsten Nielsen, aims to improve early detection and develop more targeted, less toxic treatments for six types of sarcoma affecting children, adolescents and young adults.
tinyurl.com/428ubhmn
tinyurl.com/428ubhmn
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
With renewed support from Terry Fox funding, a research team, co-led by Dr. David Huntsman and Dr. Torsten Nielsen, aims to improve early detection and develop more targeted, less toxic treatments for six types of sarcoma affecting children, adolescents and young adults.
tinyurl.com/428ubhmn
tinyurl.com/428ubhmn