News
2026
Mirzaei Lab Receives Canadian Cancer Society
Emerging Scholar Research Grant
We are excited to announce that Dr. Reza Mirzaei has
received an Emerging Scholar Research Grant
from the Canadian Cancer Society to support our research
on glioblastoma.
Tracking glioblastoma stem cells to find new treatments
Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer with few
treatment options and no approved immunotherapies.
Our team is studying glioblastoma stem cells, which
drive tumour growth and suppress anti-cancer immune
responses.
Using genetic tagging to track tumour cell behaviour,
we aim to understand how glioblastoma shuts off immune
cells and identify ways to restore anti-tumour immunity,
with the long-term goal of developing new therapeutic
strategies for glioblastoma.
Read the Canadian Cancer Society announcement →
Kaviya Devaraja Receives John Southgate Ragan
Brain Cancer Research Studentship
Congratulations to Kaviya Devaraja
on receiving the
John Southgate Ragan Brain Cancer Research
Studentship from the Cancer Research Institute
of Northern Alberta (CRINA).
The studentship supports Kaviya’s research training
in brain cancer research in the Mirzaei Lab.
Congratulations, Kaviya, on this achievement!
Elizabeth Reid to Present at the 2026 SNO Annual Meeting
Congratulations to Elizabeth Reid!
Her abstract has been accepted for presentation at the
2026 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO)
Annual Meeting.
Elizabeth will present research from the Mirzaei Lab
at this international meeting focused on advances in
neuro-oncology and brain tumour research.
Congratulations, Elizabeth!
2025
Elizabeth Reid Receives Canada Graduate Research
Scholarship – Master’s
Congratulations to Elizabeth Reid
on receiving the
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship –
Master’s (CGRS M) in 2025.
This competitive scholarship supports outstanding
graduate students pursuing research training at
Canadian institutions. We are proud to have Elizabeth
as part of the Mirzaei Lab and congratulate her on
this achievement!
Rim Daher Receives BioCanRx Travel Award
and Poster Presentation
Congratulations to Rim Daher!
Her abstract,
“Understanding Tumor-Intrinsic Mechanisms
that Suppress Anti-Tumor Functions of Macrophages
in Glioblastoma,”
has been accepted for a poster presentation at the
BioCanRx Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy,
taking place March 29–31, 2026, in Vancouver,
British Columbia.
Rim also received a travel award from BioCanRx
to support her participation at the conference.
Congratulations, Rim!
Learn more about the Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy →
