The Andy-Léna Chabot Fund supports the future of cancer research
Andy Chabot, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cancer Research Society (CRS) from 2008 to 2017 and also a cancer survivor, has established the Andy-Léna Chabot Research Fund in collaboration with his daughter, to encourage young students to pursue a career in cancer research.
He decided to invest in the future of cancer research and give back to the scientific community that saved his life. The funds raised are used to award cancer research internships to undergraduate students. The goal is to inspire them to continue in this field and contribute to outsmarting cancer.
Since its creation in 2018, this Research Fund has empowered 7 recipients to complete a four-month internship in a university research laboratory, under the supervision of researchers who have received an Operating Grant from the CRS. Among these students are Annabel Chen, Sukhmeen Gill and Samuel Salitra, who took their first steps in research in the summer of 2023.
You can make a donation to the Andy-Léna Chabot Research Fund to support more students.
The Andy and Léna Chabot Studentship has not only enriched my scientific knowledge and wet lab technique, but has also sparked my passion for cancer research and confirmed my interest in pursuing a career in this field. I extend my heartfelt appreciation to the Cancer Research Society and more specifically to the Andy – Léna Chabot Fund for their unwavering support and belief in the potential of young student researchers like myself.
This internship not only helped me acquire hands-on lab skills but also, elevated my interest in cancer biology. In addition, getting the chance of working with highly experienced colleagues as a team was very interesting. I am very grateful to have been the recipient of this scholarship.
Throughout my project, I was able to work alongside scientists with diverse backgrounds and research interests, which has provided insight into their career trajectory. Working on cancer immunology was an incredible experience that I would not have typically had access to as an undergraduate. I am now motivated to pursue a career in this field throughout the next two years, to set myself up for graduate studies.