Renowned pediatric cancer expert was recognized by the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance at its national conference on November 2:
“Dr. Nada Jabado, recipient of the award for Outstanding Achievements in Cancer Research, is a Senior Scientist in the Child Health and Human Development Program at the Centre for Translational Biology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University. She is being recognized for her groundbreaking discovery of regulatory histone mutations as a fundamental cancer hallmark and her paradigm-shifting finding that brain tumours arise from stalled development in embryonic neural hierarchies – work that has transformed our understanding of pediatric and young adult brain tumours and opened new avenues for diagnosis and treatment. For more, please view the brief video below and read this inspiring interview with Dr. Jabado.”
Read the full CCRA announcement.