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2024

September 3

Research Reveals Underlying Mechanism that Renders Certain High-Risk Cancers Immortal – Carnegie Mellon News article on Zhao et al., 2024 Genes & Development, a paper contributed to by Dr. Jayme Salsman in the Dellaire lab (PAPER LINK)

June 10

Awarding Excellence: Faculty of Medicine presents awards at annual faculty meeting – Dal Faculty of Medicine News article

Dr. Dellaire awarded a 2024 Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine Award for Excellence in Basic Research

2023

Nov 10
Hard work, big results: Legacy Awards shine light on individual and collective achievements at Dalhousie – DalNews article

Dr. Dellaire named as a 2023 Dalhousie Distinguished Research Professor

April 17
Dalhousie researchers hope to “change the narrative” on lung cancer – DalNews article

Dr. Urquhart and Pathology Research Director, Dr. Graham Dellaire lead a $5.2 million study funded by the Canadian Cancer Society to study the environmental exposures in never-smoked lung cancer and to identify biomarkers of exposure to carcinogens such as radon, arsenic, and other air pollutants.

2022

March 9
Nova Scotia researcher takes part in DNA repair study that could improve cancer treatment – Chronicle Herald/Saltwire article on our study collaborating with Dr. Raul Mostoslavsky (Mass. General, Boston) published in Cell Reports

Jan 21
DalNews Story “Unprecedented Colorful view of how damaged DNA repairs itself opens doors for new cancer therapies”

2021

August 9
103.5 FM Halifax (May 26, 2021) interview on “Melody & Forman in the Morning” about our Canadian Foundation for Innovation funded study on Canadian arsenic and radon environmental exposures. Listen to the interview here on Spotify (Link)

May 26
CBC News (May 26, 2021) “Arsenic legacy in lake-bottom sediments from historic N.S. mine worries researcher” – comments on this story, interviewed with Michael Tutton of the Canadian Press.

April 13-15

95.7 News Radio – Rick Howe Show (April 15, 2021) Interview with Todd Veinotte sitting in for Rick Howe, discussing Canadian arsenic and radon environmental exposures – Audio Player

Chronicle Herald (April 15, 2021) “Exposure to radon and arsenic increases cancer risk. Here’s what you can do in Nova Scotia to protect yourself”

CBC News (April 14, 2021) “Halifax researcher studying effects of radon, arsenic exposure”

CBC – Maritime Noon (April 14, 2021) Interview with Bob Murphy on CBC’s Maritime Noon about Canadian arsenic and radon environmental exposures – Audio Player

Global News (April 14, 2021) “Halifax cancer researcher studies effects of radon gas and arsenic exposure”

Globe and Mail (April 14, 2021) “Halifax cancer researcher Graham Dellaire studies effects of radon gas and arsenic exposure”

The Star (April 13, 2021) “Halifax cancer researcher studies effects of radon gas and arsenic exposure”

iHeart Radio (April 13, 2021) “Study looks at effects of radon gas, arsenic on human body”

CTV News Atlantic (April 13, 2021) “Halifax cancer researcher studies effects of radon gas and arsenic exposure”

Winnipeg Free Press (April 13, 2021) “Halifax cancer researcher studies effects of radon gas and arsenic exposure”

2020

SickBoy Podcast, “CRISPR? I Barely Know Her! – Feel Good Friday” – discussion of our CRISPR/Cas9, ethics of gene editing and gene therapy.

November 9-12

Daily Mail (Nov 11, 2020) “Whales, dolphins and seals are ‘highly susceptible’ to coronavirus”

Forbes Magazine – Editor’s Pick (Nov 10, 2020) “Study Shows Endangered Marine Mammals Are At Risk Of Contracting Covid-19”

CHEK News Victoria British Columbia (Nov 10, 2020) Zoom Television Interview with Mary Griffin regarding COVID19 infection of marine mammals via wastewater.

Global News Radio 640 Toronto (Nov 10, 2020) Live interview with Alex Pierson regarding marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 via wastewater.

 Chronicle Herald story (Nov 9, 2020) “COVID-19 could endanger mammals underwater, Dalhousie University study finds”

Globe and Mail (Nov 9, 2020) story by Bob Weber (The Canadian Press) “Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study”

Canada’s National Observer (Nov 9, 2020) story by Bob Weber “Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study”

CBC Main Street (Nov 9, 2020) Radio interview with Jeff Douglas COVID19 infection of marine mammals via wastewater.

 Global News (Nov 9, 2020) “Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study”

 CTV News Atlantic (Nov 9, 2020) “Under the sea: research says whales, dolphins and more could get infected by COVID-19”

Dalhousie News (Nov 9, 2020) “Danger in the Deeps: COVID-19 spread through wastewater could devastate some marine mammal species”

September 19

Haikai Magazine(Sept 19, 2020) “Could Marine Mammals Contract COVID-19?“.