Our Brain Tumour Research Centre is the first centre in the world in which the power of biotechnology will be dedicated solely to understanding how brain tumours arise and how they can be cured. Brain tumours are amongst the most frightening and untreatable of diseases but they are amongst the most understudied diseases in the world. They are the second cause of cancer death in Canadian children, the third leading cause of cancer death in young adults, and their frequency in older adults is increasing. The Brain Tumour Research Centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital will focus the attention of the international research community in order to beat this disease. We already attracted the best people to lead this effort.
Biomedical science is an exploding field.
The information base is expanding faster than at any time in history. Biotechnology is rapidly uncovering the secrets of cancer and new, more effective treatments are appearing at an ever-accelerated rate. Consequently, one of the challenges of research scientists and clinicians is keeping up with, and evaluating, new information. New venues are needed and electronic communication promises to be of major importance. This will vastly expand the potential for scientific collaborations.