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Finding Solutions to a Triple Negative Problem
November 10, 2025
Dr. Parsyan sits down with St. Joseph's Health Care London to discuss the difficulties of treating Triple Negative Breast Cancer and how his research is addressing these problems.
Parsyan Cancer Research Lab presents at the Murray Barr Lecture and Research Day 2025
October 30, 2025
Some of the most recent data generated by our research team was presented at the Murray Barr Lecture and Research Day hosted by the Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Oct 30, 2025.
Dr. Parsyan Chosen as Outstanding Author
September 18, 2025
Dr. Parsyan was selected as an Outstanding Author for his most recent publication in Translational Cancer Research
Parsyan Cancer Research Lab Students Receive Breast Cancer Canada Translational Research Unit Traineeship Award 2025
August 01, 2025
Both graduate students, Isabel Kannampuzha and Anayra Goncalves , were awarded the BCCTRU Traineeship Award, 2025.
Dr. Parsyan Receives the 2025 John Sangster Research Award of Excellence
June 28, 2025
Dr. Parsyan has been awarded AMOSO's John Sangster Research Award of Excellence 2025 for his research progress over the past 4 years, funded through their AMOSO Opportunities Fund Grant.
Dr. Parsyan Receives the 2025 Faculty Award of Academic Excellence
June 12, 2025
Dr. Parsyan is the recipient of the 2025 Faculty Award of Academic Excellence given by the Department of Oncology, Division of Surgical Oncology.
Meet the Researcher: Anayra Goncalves
March 16, 2025
Breast Cancer Canada recently published "Meet the Researcher" highlighting the research of our PhD candidate, Anayra Goncalves. Anayra describes her research and how the study of gene expression profiles in TNBC patients will help us better understand TNBC progression and metastasis. This will lead to more effective treatment options and better prognosis for these patients.
CIHR Project Grant Awarded to Dr. Paula Foster and Dr. Armen Parsyan
March 03, 2025
Dr. Parsyan is sole co-applicant on a new, 5 year CIHR Project Grant with Dr. Paula Foster.
Breast Cancer Canada Interview
December 10, 2024
Dr. Parsyan was recently interviewed by Breast Cancer Canada, November 2024.
Anayra Goncalves among the 2024-2025 Breast Cancer Canada Translational Research Unit (BCC-TRU) Traineeship Awardees
September 09, 2024
New PhD student, Anayra Goncalves is among this year's BCC-TRU Trainee Awardees.
Metastasis Research Society 20th Biennial Congress, 2024
July 04, 2024
This year's Metastasis Research Society Biennial Congress was held from June 23-25, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Our MSc student, Harjot Athwal, attended and presented her latest findings in a poster entitled, "Anticancer Effects of Radiation Therapy and CFI-400945 in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)"
Oncology Research and Education Day, London ON, 2024
June 13, 2024
Oncology Research and Education Day, 2024. The Parsyan lab presented exciting new data with Dr. Parsyan giving an oral presentation and trainees presenting their findings in poster sessions.
Dr. Robert Zhong Department of Surgery Research Day, London ON, 2024
June 05, 2024
Dr. Robert Zhong Department of Surgery Research Day, 2024. Dr. Parsyan gave a presentation, "Spatial Omics Studies in Breast Cancer – New Opportunities for Biomarker and Drug Target Discoveries", highlighting our most recent findings in spatial omics analysis of TNBC patient samples.
New Grant Funding: AMOSO Clinical Innovation Fund Award
April 05, 2024
Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario (AMOSO)'s Clinical Innovation Fund Award. The project is entitiled, “Spatial Omics for Novel Prognostic and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response Biomarkers Discovery in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer"
Meet the Researcher: Harjot Athwal
January 03, 2024
Harjot explains her research project and how it brings us closer to understanding the ways in which treatments might be combined to create a better outcome for TNBC breast cancer patients
Bringing Two Worlds Together
June 30, 2020
The road to becoming a clinician-scientist was long and winding, but Dr. Armen Parsyan never gave up. Now at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, he is making major strides in translating breast cancer research into practice.
New Hope for the 1 in 8
January 17, 2020
LHSC introduces Dr. Parsyan as part of their effort to recruit breast cancer physicians and researchers to improve our understanding, advance our approach to therapy and improve patient care to those battling breast cancer.
