Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer Research
To convene the scientific community focused on this disease, the first Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer Research was held in Ottawa in 2002. Since then, 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.
“When I began this work, there were only three other ovarian cancer researchers in Canada,” says Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden, Corinne Boyer Chair in Ovarian Cancer Research at the University of Ottawa, and Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. “With just the four of us, we weren’t going to be able to change the world like we wanted. That’s why I started the Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer Research and that’s how we went from three people to more than 200 ovarian cancer researchers across the country.”
Ovarian Cancer Canada was a primary sponsor of the inaugural event and continues its involvement as both a lead sponsor and active participant.
For more information about the Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer Research, visit ccocr.org.