Ovarian Cancer Canada’s efforts to attract leading minds to the field and provide the necessary resources has grown Canada’s collaborative ovarian cancer research community.
Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer Research
To convene the ovarian cancer research community, the first Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer Research was held in Ottawa in 2002. Founded by Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden, Corinne Boyer Chair in Ovarian Cancer Research at the University of Ottawa, and Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, the conference has become a biennial event where ovarian cancer researchers can exchange knowledge and further connections that have helped make Canada’s ovarian cancer research community one of the most collaborative in the world.
Ovarian Cancer Canada is proud to be the platinum sponsor of the inaugural event and continues its involvement as both a lead sponsor and active participant.
Grants and awards
We stand shoulder to shoulder with the community affected by ovarian cancer, and work alongside partners with granting agencies, non-profit institutions, and private individuals to raise the profile of ovarian cancer research and spur scientific progress. Our portfolio of grants and awards encourage and stimulate learning and discoveries that further our understanding of ovarian cancer, promoting the highest caliber of research on the horizon.
Bruce Galloway Trainee Grants
To ensure that Canadians diagnosed with gynecologic cancer receive specialized care from a gynecologic oncologist, Ovarian Cancer Canada facilitates grants to obstetrics and gynecology residents who choose gynecologic oncology as an elective.
Ovarian Cancer Canada provides recipients with $1,500 to fund housing and travel costs for the duration of a one-month elective working with a gynecologic oncology team at a cancer centre in Canada or the United States.
The Anita Unruh Prize
In 2016, the Anita Unruh Prize was established by Patrick McGrath in honour of his wife, a former associate dean and professor. The Prize rewards excellence in trainee research on ovarian cancer and encourages trainees to establish careers in research related to this disease. Offered biannually, this is a peer-reviewed prize for a published paper that both focuses on ovarian cancer and has a trainee as first author. Applications from trainees of all levels and disciplines will be considered.
The Unruh Prize includesf $5,000 in addition to registration and travel for the Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer Research in Ottawa, where the prize will be presented. The applicants must be willing to have their information publicized and plan to attend the entire conference.
Eligibility
This competition is open to all trainees doing research on ovarian cancer.
Submission Procedure
A complete application includes components submitted by the trainee and their supervisor.
The application is now closed. Details for the next submission will be available in September 2023.
2022 – Qingchuan Zhao
2020 – Allen Zhang
2018 – Yikan Wang