91社区

91社区鈥檚 tradition of research into the basic nature of cancer extends back to 1965, when Dr. Phil Gold and his colleagues from the Faculty of Medicine discovered the carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA). Today, CEA is the most frequently used antigen for diagnosing cancer. Dr. Gold was a pioneering cancer researcher and the Cancer Centre鈥檚 first Director.

The Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute, originally the 91社区 Cancer Centre (MCC), was founded in 1978 following the bequest from Sir Mortimer B. Davis. The Centre鈥檚 mandate was 鈥� and still remains 鈥� to serve as a centre for revolutionary cancer research in the Faculty听of Medicine, fostering a dynamic and interdisciplinary approach to cancer research.

The success and excellence of the Centre and its researchers was first officially recognized by the University senate in 1988. The senate supported the expansion of the Centre鈥檚 research efforts and appointed an academic Chair for its then Director, Dr. Clifford P. Stanners. Under the esteemed 12-year administration of Dr. Stanners, research conducted at the Centre was largely focused towards discovering vital information surrounding the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of cancer.

In 1993, further acknowledgement came by means of continued core support and a 鈥渞esearch centre designation鈥� by the Fonds pour la Formation et l'aide 脿 la recherche du Qu茅bec (FCAR).

Dr. Michel L. Tremblay succeeded as Director in July 2000 with aspirations of building a superior research space and increasing the Centre鈥檚 staff. His mandate to oversee the necessary expansion of the Centre resulted in the doubling of both research space and staff over the next ten years. Multidisciplinary research approaches were integrated to ensure an accelerated rate of discovery of molecular targets that ultimately resulted in the production of new drugs against cancer.

In 2002, the Centre鈥檚 members joined the Molecular Oncology Group of the Royal Victoria Hospital, obtaining a new standing with the Fonds de Recherche en sant茅 du Qu茅bec (FRSQ), as FRSQ research group. In addition, the Centre also received a consortium training grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to support its internationally recognized graduate and postdoctoral training in cancer research, further acknowledging the success of the Centre鈥檚 training programs.

The Centre鈥檚 research efforts were greatly supported in 2008 thanks to a remarkable donation from Rosalind and Morris Goodman. The Goodman family鈥檚 generosity resulted in the Centre being renaming the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre in their honour. To this day, their support continues to uphold the Centre鈥檚 endeavour to make cancer a disease of the past.

Today, the state-of-the-art Centre has energized cancer research taking place at 91社区. The GCRC continues to attract world-class investigators and supports researchers as they make fundamental contributions to the worldwide effort to cure cancer.

The Centre continues to be motivated by Rosalind Goodman's words, motivation and conviction听that, 鈥淗opefully, one day there will be a cure for cancer.鈥�