Dr. Yusuke Shiraishi and Dr. Jan Vanwelkenhuyzen receive Health Research BC Awards
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Postdoctoral research fellows Dr. Yusuke Shiraishi and Dr. Jan Vanwelkenhuyzen of the Vancouver Prostate Centre have received 2026 Research Trainee Awards from Michael Smith Health Research BC. The awards support outstanding postdoctoral fellows and health professional researchers as they advance innovative health research and build lasting careers in British Columbia.
At the Gleave Lab, Dr. Yusuke Shiraishi, MD, PhD is investigating the biological changes that allow advanced prostate cancer to resist treatment and progress, helping pave the way for new therapeutic approaches that could improve patient outcomes.
At the Wyatt Lab, Dr. Jan Vanwelkenhuyzen, PhD is studying blood- and tissue-based biomarkers that could help doctors predict how advanced prostate cancer will progress and guide more personalized treatment decisions for patients.
Congratulations to all recipients of the 2026 Research Trainee Awards.
🔗Read more on the UBC Urologic Sciences website: Urologic Sciences trainees receive 2026 Health Research BC Awards.