Vancouver Prostate Centre - A UBC & VGH Centre of Excellence

Clinical & Research Scientists

Dr. Peter Black

Dr. Peter Black

Dr. Peter Black trained with one of the premier bladder cancer research groups in the world at M.D. Ander...
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Dr. Nick Bruchovsky

Dr. Nick Bruchovsky

In 1967, Dr. Bruchovsky discovered that dihydrotestosterone is the active form of testosterone, the princ...
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Dr. Ralph Buttyan

Dr. Ralph Buttyan

Dr. Ralph Buttyan is a Senior Scientist in the Vancouver Prostate Centre and has been involved in prostat...
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Dr. Art Cherkasov

Dr. Art Cherkasov

Dr. Cherkasov is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urologic Sciences at the University of Briti...
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Dr. Ben Chew

Dr. Ben Chew

Dr. Ben Chew is originally from Duncan, BC, graduated from UBC Medicine in 1998 and completed his urology...
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Dr. Kim Chi

Dr. Kim Chi

Dr. Chi is a medical oncologist with the BC Cancer Agency who, at a relatively early stage in his career,...
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Dr. Colin Collins

Dr. Colin Collins

Dr Collins is a senior scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre and a Director of The Laboratory for Ad...
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Dr. Michael Cox

Dr. Michael Cox

Dr. Michael Cox is a molecular and cellular biologist who earned his PhD in Biochemistry from the Univers...
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Dr. Xuesen Dong

Dr. Xuesen Dong

Dr. Dong received medical training from China before moving to Canada. He completed an MSc in Molecular a...
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Dr. Bernie Eigl

Dr. Bernie Eigl

Dr. Eigl is a medical oncologist specializing in genitourinary oncology, with a special research interest...
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Dr Emma S. Tomlinson Guns

Dr Emma S. Tomlinson Guns

Emma Tomlinson Guns is a Research Scientist at The Vancouver Prostate Centre and a faculty member in the...
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Dr. Piotr Kozlowski

Dr. Piotr Kozlowski

Dr. Kozlowski’s main research interest is in the application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectrosco...
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Dr. Colleen Nelson

Dr. Colleen Nelson

Dr. Nelson’s research interests focus on changes in gene expression in androgen-independence of prostate...
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Dr. Christopher John Ong

Dr. Christopher John Ong

The primary focus of Dr. Ong's research program is to understand the molecular mechanisms that govern the...
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Dr. Alan So

Dr. Alan So

A graduate of the University of Alberta, Dr. So came to the Prostate Centre as a Clinical Fellow in 2002,...
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Dr. Yuzhuo Wang

Dr. Yuzhuo Wang

Dr. Yuzhuo Wang (王玉琢) has a dual appointment as a Senior Scientist at Vancouver Prostate Centre and BC Ca...
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Dr. Amina Zoubeidi

Dr. Amina Zoubeidi

Dr. Amina Zoubeidi’s ongoing research efforts focus on signal transduction mediated regulation of prostat...
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