Brian Wilson

Researcher
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  • University Health Network
  • University of Toronto
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  • Multiple Cancers

    Porphysome nanoparticle enabled image-guided cancer interventions - III

    It’s been over a decade since the groundbreaking lipid nanoparticles (Porphysomes) were first discovered in the lab of Dr. Gang Zheng’s team at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PM), Un...

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  • Completed
    Multiple Cancers

    Porphysome nanoparticle-enabled image-guided cancer interventions

    Renewal funding from the Terry Fox Research Institute will enable a Toronto-based research group to change the cancer imaging landscape by preventing overtreatment and, consequently, decreasing the ne...

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  • Completed
    Multiple Cancers

    Nanoparticle enhanced photoacoustic imaging for cancer localization and therapeutic guidance

    When you hear the words “light” and “sound” the image of a dazzling play on Broadway may come to mind. You might not think of combining them with tiny organic particles (nanopa...

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Related News & Events

  • Research Highlight|April 28, 2025

    A Canadian Cancer Discovery

    Researchers funded by the Terry Fox Research Institute have developed Porphysomes – light-activated nanoparticles designed to enhance cancer surgery a...

  • TFRI News|September 10, 2024

    TFRI reaches record high of 20 active PPGs with nearly $20 million awarded to four teams in 2024 competition for prestigious Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants

    Four Canadian research teams will receive a total of $19.8 million in new and renewal funding to advance cancer research and improve treatments as the...

  • Research Highlight|October 16, 2019

    How this TFRI-funded team is finding inspiration in nature and harnessing the power of light to improve cancer care

    Eight years ago, researchers looking to improve how cancer is diagnosed and treated decided to develop a nanoparticle that mimicked how natural organi...

  • TFRI News|October 09, 2013

    The Terry Fox Foundation tackles "unmet cancer needs" with $13.6-million for rare tumour, lymphoma and early-stage prostate and esophogeal cancer research

    The Terry Fox Foundation tackles "unmet cancer needs" with $13.6-million for rare tumour, lymphoma and early-stage prostate and esophogeal cancer rese...

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