by Laura Porter | Nov 8, 2020 | From the Scientist
Elizabeth Mann and Alina Janney Fiona Powrie Lab Bowel cancer Cancer refers to a collection of diseases in which some of the body’s cells divide uncontrollably and can spread to other parts of the body. Cancers can arise throughout the body but are generally... 
by Laura Porter | Sep 8, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
As a result of the tragic and untimely death of actor Chadwick Boseman from colorectal (CRC) cancer there has been increased awareness and attention to the alarming number of people being diagnosed with CRC under the age of 50. The incidence of Young-Onset CRC... 
by Laura Porter | Jul 17, 2020 | From the Advocates, News
I attended the virtual annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) May 29-31, 2020. I have attended multiple ASCO meetings, including the Annual Meeting and the Gastrointestinal ASCO meeting. Being a metastatic colon cancer survivor... 
by Laura Porter | Jul 11, 2020 | From the Scientist
Greg Higgins Allen-Vercoe Lab Bdellovibrio-and-Like Organisms (BALOs)... 
by Laura Porter | Jul 9, 2020 | From the Scientist, News
A team led by VHIO Principal Investigator and OPTIMISTICC scientist Dr. Paolo Nuciforo has found an association between the persistence of Fusobacterium nucleatum in rectal tumors of LARC patients after chemotherapy and higher rates of rectal cancer relapse....
