It is essential to support researchers throughout Canada so that more breakthroughs can be made in the field. It is also particularly important to offer financial support to female researchers as, to this day, they are still faced with an increased number of obstacles in their careers compared to their male counterparts.

With the support of BMO and all of the donors who took part in the campaign, a researcher at the beginning of her career has received a grant that will allow her to obtain the necessary funding for her cancer research project.

It was Barbara Grünwald, a researcher at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto.

We are so pleased to introduce you to this inspiring researcher. You can learn more about her research project and the impacts your donations can have for researchers.

The grant, offered in partnership with BMO, is worth $170,000 and aims to attract and support the next generation of Canadian researchers at the end of their postdoctoral work and ensure their transition to an independent research position at a Canadian university or research centre. The Society is proud to be the only Canadian organization to be offering this grant which was first awarded in 2013.

BMO has been one of the Society’s valuable partners since its inception. It has supported several initiatives and has contributed to funding cancer research for all these years. The Cancer Research Society is so grateful and thanks BMO for its unwavering support.

“BMO is a long-standing partner and we are so grateful for their involvement in this campaign. It is essential to offer support to researchers at the beginning of their career, and that is especially true for women.”
– Dajan O’Donnell, PhD, Director of Scientific Affairs and Partnerships at the Cancer Research Society