Equity, diversity and Inclusion

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

The Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee will help translate EDI principles into clear policies and action plan within the Institute.

The EDI Committee objectives are to:

  • Develop approaches for furthering equity, diversity, and inclusion across all activities within the Institute.
  • Identify ways to strengthen inclusion for groups who experience marginalization.
  • Perform self-assessment and data gathering on diversity and inclusion within the Institute.
  • Raise awareness of issues relating to EDI across the cancer research spectrum.

For more resources on equity, diversity and inclusion at the University of Calgary and the Cumming School of Medicine, please visit the Precision Equity and Social Justice Office website.


Announcing our 2024 EDI Summer Studentship recipients

Congratulations and welcome to our three 2024 Charbonneau EDI Summer Studentship recipients, who will be working with Charbonneau researchers at the Institute this summer.

Bezawit Baye

Supervised by Dr. Pinaki Bose

Bezawit's research will focus on the establishment of primary OSCC cell culture derived from patient tumour.

Cody Christensen

Supervised by Dr. Tony Truong

Cody's research will focus on outcomes in pediatric patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplant for malignant and non-malignant indications using a Treosulfan versus busulfan based conditioning.

Sadhiya Siraj Ahamed

Supervised by Dr. Candice Poon

Sadhiya's research will focus on investigating immune infiltration patterns in the perivascular space of gliomas.

Additional Resources

EDI Data Hub

EDI Data Hub

View UCalgary's collection of institutional EDI Data, including the EDI Dashboard, on the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion website.

EDI Glossary

EDI glossary

Review EDI language and terminology on the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion website.

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