- John C Bell
John Cameron Bell (born
July 10 ,1953 inAncaster, Ontario ) is a seniorcancer researcher at theOHRI . [http://www.ohri.ca/profiles/bell.asp] He currently resides inOttawa ,Ontario with his wife Sheila, and his three sons Jesse, Bob, and Terry.Education
John received his Bachelor's degree and Ph.D. from
McMaster University inHamilton, Ontario . He also held Postdoctoral positions at theUniversity of Ottawa with Dr. Mike McBurney, and at the National Institute for Medical Research inLondon, England with Dr. Gordon Foulkes. Following this, he was a Professor ofBiochemistry atMcGill University from 1985-1988, and is presently a Professor ofMedicine at theUniversity of Ottawa [http://www.oicr.on.ca/research/bell.htm]Work and Research
He is the co-founder and chief scientific officer of Jennerex, Inc., [http://www.jennerex.com/board-of-directors.html] which is a
biotech company inSan Francisco that is producingoncolytic viruses as a new therapeutic technique to treatcancers . Early trials of this technique have been shown to be very effective in eliminatingtumours . [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4PRN/is_2008_June_2/ai_n25472248] These viruses are thought to even provideimmunity against certain types ofcancer . [http://www.terryfoxrun.org/local/files/pdf_foundation/Research%20Update%2007%20EN%20FA3.pdf] It is hoped that thesetherapies will become a viable, and even more successful alternative to treatments such aschemotherapy , which are extremely physically demanding for patients.He is the recipient of one of the largest grants ever awarded by the
Terry Fox Foundation , has received numerous awards, and was even namedCanada 's third most influential person in aMaclean's online reader's poll in 2003. [http://www.ohri.ca/newsroom/05132004.asp]John is the founder of the Canadian Oncolytic Virus Consortium, the first of its kind in the world, and it aims to expand cancer viral therapy discovery and application at all levels. [http://www.ohri.ca/newsroom/newsstory.asp?ID=85]
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