by admin | Feb 8, 2021 | News
Graduate students Avery Robinson and Jacob Wilde contributed to a book chapter with Emma Allen-Vercoe that covers many aspects of Fusobacteria biology. Entitled “Fusobacteria: Physiology, Form and Function” it is published in “Colorectal... 
by admin | Nov 13, 2020 | News
Pop some champagne and toast Avery Robinson and Greg Higgins of the Allen-Vercoe lab! Avery won a Canada Graduate Scholarship – 3-year Doctoral Award, and Greg won a Canada Graduate Scholarship 1 year Master’s award, both from the Canadian Institutes of... 
by admin | Oct 30, 2020 | News
On October 27, 2020, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a recommendation that colorectal cancer screening of individuals at average risk for the disease start at age 45 rather than age 50. “This recommendation is hugely impactful,” said... 
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 admin | Aug 20, 2020 | News
Work from Dr. Fiona Powrie’s group at University of Oxford has identified an interaction between the receptor for the immune molecule interleukin-22 (IL-22) and alterations of the KRAS gene, showing that they cooperate in promoting excessive... 
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... 
