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Marignani presents “Expanding the Risk Profile: Genetic Insights Into Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers” on ReachMD Project Oncology

September 15, 2025 ReachMD

Marignani presents “Unlocking Tumor Complexity: Single-Cell RNA Sequencing in Lung Cancer” on ReachMD Project Oncology

September 9, 2025 ReachMD

Shelburne cancer study featured in La Press: Un nombre de cancers anormalement élevé

July 23, 2025 La Presse

Speaking at Panel at VISION: Western University’s FHSSC’s First-Ever Healthcare Conference

April 8, 2025
Genes and Geography report published

“Genes and Geography: Disparities in Cancer Incidence and Outcomes in a Black Canadian Community” Report Published

April 4, 2025 The Canadian Coalition for Environmental & Climate Justice

Interview with Dr. Marignani on This is Epigenetics, The CEEHRC Pod

March 25, 2025 The CEEHRC Pod

Advancements in cancer research shared with Tapestry survivor group

November 20, 2024 Twitter

Dr. Marignani chairs Gordon Conference Mammary Gland Biology, Il Ciocco, Barga Italy June 2024

June 6, 2024 Gordon Research Conferences
Poster for Italian Talent in Canada event, featuring Dr. Paola Marignani

Discoveries from Marignani Lab presented to the Italian Ambassador at “Italian Talent in Canada: Excellence and Collaboration” at Ottawa Italian Embassy

May 10, 2024
Dr. Marignani wearing drysuit in Antarctica

Dr. Marignani travels to Antarctica on an expedition to study the impact of extreme environments on human health

March 10, 2024

Marignani Lab are using artificial intelligence to help identify breast cancer in Black women, thanks to your generosity

February 27, 2024 Canadian Cancer Society

Marignani Lab begins biosampling in South Shelburne community funded by the New Frontiers in Research Fund

November 9, 2023
Dr. Jinhong Kim stands before his poster

Marignani Lab presents five posters and oral presentation, “Improving the cancer survivorship narrative by implanting artificial intelligence along the health care continuum” at Canadian Cancer Research Conference

November 2, 2023
Photo of Dr. Paola Marignani's delegate badge

Dr. Marignani gives podium presentation at the IASLC World Conference in Singapore

September 11, 2023 IASLC WCLC 2023
Dr. Juliet Daniel (left) and Dr. Paola Marignani outline the role they are playing in the study, Genes, Geography, and Environment: Disparities in Cancer Incidence and Outcomes in a Black Canadian Community. Kathy Johnson

In Saltwire News: New case study launched in Shelburne will identify factors for high cancer rates in African N.S. community

August 10, 2023 Saltwire News
An animated preview of the Found in the Fjords game, in which Dr. Marignani voices a character.

Dr. Paola Marignani voices key character UN award-winning VR game: Found in the Fjords

July 10, 2023

South Shelburne research by Marignani Lab featured on CBC News

July 2, 2023 CBC News

AI work by Marignani Discovery Research Lab mentioned in Breast Cancer Canada interview

April 13, 2023 Breast Cancer Canada
Dr. Paola Marignani at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Conference

Marignani Discovery Research Lab shares poster at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

December 22, 2022 Breast Cancer Canada
Team members of the Sea Women Expeditions Arctic Norway research program.

Groundbreaking expedition with Dr. Marignani, Chief Scientist; Sea Women Expedition to the Arctic to assess biodiversity

November 25, 2022 UN Ocean Decade

New cancer research being conducted out of Dalhousie University: Marignani Lab

August 14, 2022 City News

Interview on City News’ the Todd Veinotte Show August 12th, 2022

August 12, 2022 City News

The Coast News: Meet the local scientist changing the narrative for cancer

August 2, 2022 The Coast News
Cancer researcher Dr. Paola Marignani lifts a tray of specimens out of a tumour bank, stored in liquid nitrogen in a lab at Dalhousie University in this file photo. - Tim Krochak Photo by Staff /Staff

Saltwire News: Halifax researchers target recurring breast cancer

July 26, 2022 Saltwire News

CTV features Marignani Discovery Research Lab receipt of $250K grant for breast cancer research

July 18, 2022 CTV News

Interview on CKDU 88.1 FM: Dalhousie receives $250,000 for precision oncology research from Breast Cancer Society of Canada

June 20, 2022 CKDU 88.1 FM

Marignani Discovery Research Laboratory awarded Breast Cancer Society of Canada Funding

June 15, 2022 Breast Cancer Society of Canada

Dr. Marignani joins Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Prime as a Mentor Scientist and Strategist

December 1, 2021

Keynote talk at Canadian Cancer Research Alliance Conference 2021: Tomorrow’s Cancer Therapies Today

November 6, 2021

Dr. Marignani wins Canadian Cancer Society “Excellence in Cancer Research” Fund for Identification of new breast cancer biomarkers in Black women

November 5, 2021 Canadian Cancer Society

Marignani Lab publishes Gene Expression Omnibus; scRNAseq dataset

September 14, 2021

Environmental racism: New study investigates whether Nova Scotia dump boosted cancer rates in nearby Black community

July 8, 2021 The Conversation

Feds boost high‑risk, high‑reward research at Dal with New Frontiers funding

June 7, 2021 Dal news

Dr. Marignani promotes the Breast Cancer Society of Canada One Billion Steps Challenge on CTV News

May 13, 2021 CTV News

Interview on CTV: Breast Cancer Society of Canada Dress For the Cause October 2020

October 9, 2020 CTV News

Inside the Cancer Research Society 2019-2020 Impact Report

September 20, 2020 Cancer Research Society
MP Wayne Easter, Paola Marignani, Imogen Coe and Tarik Moroy

CSMB executives Moroy, Coe, Marignani, Ryner and Archambault visit Parliament Hill in Ottawa to promote implementation of the recommendations of Canada’s Fundamental Science Review (Naylor report) 

March 2, 2020 Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences

Dr. Marignani and a team of 15 investigators lead the DMRF Molly Appeal Campaign for Cancer Research

June 20, 2018

Global News features ‘Soapbox Science’; helping inspire young girls to pursue the sciences

June 16, 2018 Global News

Downtown Halifax ‘soapbox’ event showcases Dr. Marignani and other amazing women in science

June 16, 2018 CBC News

Dr. Paola Marignani to speak at Soapbox Science Halifax

June 16, 2018 Soapbox Science

Breast Cancer Conference Halifax, Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes Through Fundamental Research

May 8, 2018

Book “Faces Facing Cancer” on Global News

December 19, 2017 Global News
2017 Molly Appeal lead researchers (left to right) Wenda Greer, Zhaolin Xu and Paola Marignani. (Group photos by Danny Abriel; additional photos courtesy Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation)

Molly Appeal paves the way to precision cancer treatment

November 24, 2017 Dal News

Marignani shares a preview of DMRF’s 2017 Molly Appeal Campaign with Global News

October 19, 2017 Global News

Cancer researchers putting genetic mutations in their crosshairs

September 28, 2017 The Chronicle Herald

Dr. Marignani spearheads Molly Appeal proposal to enable precision medicine pipeline (CTV Atlantic)

September 28, 2017 CTV News

Dr. Marignani named as a “Face of Molly”; 2017 Molly Appeal announcement from Dalhousie Medical School

June 10, 2017

Dr. Marignani on CBC Information Morning: “Gene Editing”

November 16, 2016 CBC Radio One

Dalhousie researchers working to reduce growth of breast cancer tumours

July 11, 2016 CTV News

Dr. Paola Marignani, Dr. Jean Marshall, and collaborators find common, over-the-counter drugs may help slow cancer growth

June 2, 2016 Global News

Common over‑the‑counter meds show signs of boosting anti‑cancer immunity

June 1, 2016 Dal News

Marignani on CTV Canada AM, on cancer and chemicals study

June 23, 2015 CTV News

Discussing a new drug combination that can be used to shut down tumors on The Sheldon MacLeod Show

January 14, 2015

Dalhousie researchers find drug combination that ‘shut down’ tumours

January 2, 2015 The Chronicle Herald

Successful tests of new breast cancer treatment at Dalhousie University

December 17, 2014 Global News

Interview with Radio Canada: Exciting Canadian advance against breast cancer

December 15, 2014 Radio Canada International

Windsor native leads study on shutting down power to cancer cells

December 4, 2014 Windsor Star

Turning off the power: Dr. Paola Marignani finds drug combination that stops growth of breast cancer cells

December 4, 2014 Dal News

Dr. Marignani uses cutting edge proteomic and genomic strategies to study the communication or signaling pathways between groups of proteins that have developed changes or mutations

August 19, 2014

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