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Collaboration and Innovation in Prostate Cancer Research awarded with $5 Million in Movember Team Grants
Toronto, ON – June 11, 2013 – Prostate Cancer Canada (PCC) is proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural Movember Team Grants. The program promotes collaboration between not only researchers but also institutions, providing a united approach to prostate cancer research. The recipient group will receive $5 million in funding. The 2013 Movember Team Grant has been awarded to Dr. Ralph Buttyan of the Vancouver Prostate Centre (Principal Investigator), who leads a team of 22 Co-Investigators. The title of their research is Tumour Cell Plasticity in Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer and their study will focus on targeting aggressive and lethal cancer.

Canadians Celebrate Father’s Day and the Men They Love
15 Communities Set to Increase Awareness of Prostate Cancer this Father’s Day TORONTO, ON – June 5, 2013 – Families across Canada will come together this Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16th, to celebrate the men they love at Prostate Cancer Canada’s Safeway Father’s Day Walk/Run. This annual event sponsored by Canada Safeway will see residents in 15 cities across the country lace up their running shoes to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer.

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2013 Rising Star

Prostate Cancer Canada (PCC) is proud to debut the Rising Star in Prostate Cancer Research program, which provides salary and research support for outstanding research scientists initiating careers as independent investigators in prostate cancer research. These awards provide the opportunity for research scientists within the first 5 years of their first academic or research appointment to develop and demonstrate independence in initiating and conducting prostate cancer research. The proposed research project must be in the area of prostate cancer and may address any of the broad areas of prostate cancer research, including but not limited to: prostate cancer biology treatment diagnosis survivorship prevention The amount available for this program is subject to funds raised. The number of awards to be distributed is contingent upon availability of resources and the quality of applications received. The current plan is to distribute four awards with a maximum amount per award of $150,000 per year ($75,000 for salary support and $75,000 for research expenses) for up to 3 years. For more details on this award, please click here.If you are seeking clarifications, please refer to the FAQs prior to contacting PCC. The FAQs document will continue to be updated as questions are put forward.	Prostate Cancer Canada and Movember are proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural Rising Star in Prostate Cancer Research awards. Dr. Xuesen Dong (Vancouver Prostate Centre) Dr. Anthony Joshua (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) Dr. Hon Leong (London Health Sciences Centre) Dr. Éric Lévesque (Université Laval)
2013 Rising Star in Prostate Cancer Research Review Panel
Kim Chi Co-chair Anne-Marie Mes-Masson Co-chair Glenn Bauman Inka Brockhausen Ralph Buttyan Gerardo Ferbeyre Jacques Lapointe Winston Isaac	Vancouver Prostate Centre Vancouver, BC Centre de recherché du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Montreal, QC University of Western Ontario London, ON Queen’s University Kingston, ON Vancouver Prostate Centre Vancouver, BC University of Montreal Montreal, QC McGill University Health Centre Research Institute Montreal, QC Lay member Brampton, ON