On GIST Awareness Day 2015, LRGC announced the inaugural “Glenita Mungcal GIST Research Award”, in aid of GIST research in Canada, to:
- Dr. Yoo-Joung Ko, Medical Oncologist, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON
- Rehana Jamani, Student researcher & full-time graduate student in the first year of her Masters, studying Public Health at Queens University
At the Oct. 24, 2015 Day of Learning, Ms. Jamani and Dr. Ko presented their preliminary findings:
- GIST and Immunotherapy by Dr. Yoo-Joung Ko, Medical Oncologist, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto & Rehana Jamani, Student researcher