The Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Instittue (GCI) is dedicated to shaping the future of cancer research by recruiting exceptional graduate students from across Canada and beyond. Our Annual Recruitment Event is a key part of this mission, connecting aspiring researchers with the institute's vibrant academic community.
Through the Annual Graduate Recruitment Event, we offer top applicants a unique chance to visit the institute, meet current graduate students and faculty, and learn about cutting-edge research opporunities.
Are you interested in pursuing graduate studies in cancer research with us?
Apply to attend our annual Graduate Student Recruitment Event for a unique opportunity to explore the GCI and learn about our cutting-edge research and scientific platforms.
Top applicants will be invited to attend the event that aims to be both informative and convivial. We will introduce the GCI’s extensive training program and provide an opportunity to meet with existing graduate students and cancer scientists.
Selected invitees will then be offered a scholarship for Fall 2026 or Winter 2027 admission. Please note that all travel expenses will be covered for invited students unless specified otherwise.
The deadline to apply is December 1st, 2025.
Join us for a live information session to ask questions and learn more about the program. More details regarding day and time of the information session will be added soon. Check back to sign up!
Interested candidates must complete an online registration form HERE.
Within the online registration form, applicants will be asked to upload the following information in 1 single pdf:
Registration is open
Deadline to submit an application
December 1st, 2024
In-person Events
January 23rd - 24th 2025
The GCI is committed to equity and diversity in the recruitment of its trainees. We welcome and encourage applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities as well as others who may contribute to diversification.
Our laboratory uses functional genomic tools to study cancer-relevant pathways and to guide cancer therapy. We aim to identify novel genes and networks that modulate response to cancer drugs and to uncover genetic dependencies in cancer that can be exploited therapeutically.
Overcoming drug resistance to cancer therapeutics:
Drug resistance remains a major clinical challenge for cancer therapy. Thus, a better understanding of resistance mechanisms is essential to enable the rational development of effective treatments. Using unbiased functional genetic screens, we aim to uncover novel genes and network interactions that modulate responses to cancer therapeutics and to help devise treatment strategies to overcome drug resistance.
Targeting hard-to-treat cancer driver mutations
Genotype-directed cancer therapeutics often target gain-of-function oncogenic mutations in cancer cells and thus have less side effects in normal tissue. However, some cancer driver mutations such as inactivation of tumour suppressors are not directly actionable. In this context, we use synthetic lethal approaches to uncover vulnerabilities of hard-to-treat cancer driver mutations that can be exploited therapeutically.
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