VPC News

The Prostate Cancer Foundation established the Young Investigator Awards initiative to identify the next generation of prostate cancer research leaders who will contribute innovative ideas to the field. This program aims to maintain the vibrancy of the prostate cancer research community by...

Karan Parekh (PhD student) has been honored with the Canadian Cancer Society's Research Training Award; a platform designed to nurture the next generation of cancer researchers in Canada. This award allows him to conduct ground-breaking research specifically on liquid biopsy ctDNA analysis for late...

An interview with Dr. Martin Gleave titled "Doctor's Orders: Speak up and get screened for prostate cancer" was published on September 13, 2023 in Healthing Online. Dr. Gleave emphasizes the importance of early detection in prostate cancer before it causes symptoms like back, hip or rib pain that...

Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Flannigan on receiving the 2023 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award for Overall Excellence – Early Career! This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the areas of research, education and service. Read more about Dr. Flannigan’s award at UBC Faculty...

Congratulations to Dr. Gillian Vandekerkhove who received the Gilead Research Scholar Program Solid Tumor Award for her project “Circulating tumor DNA for the prediction of prognosis and treatment resistance in metastatic urothelial carcinoma". More information can be found at here.

Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Flannigan who received the 2023 Innovation and Translational Research Awards for his ground breaking study in advancing penile implant technology for severe erectile dysfunction. Soft robotics, nanotechnology, and the next generation of penile implant will be used to...

Dr Martin Gleave attended the 110 th annual meeting of the Japanese Urological Association (JUA) which took place in Japan (April 20-23, 2023), hosted by past Japanese fellows. Photo of Drs Martin Gleave, Mototsugu Muramaki, Kazuki Yamanaka, Junya Furukawa, Masafumi Kumano, Satoko Kojima, Masaki...

Congratulations to Mohit Pandey (doctoral student in Dr. Artem Cherkasov's lab) on receiving the CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarships. Award holders are top-level graduate students who are enrolled in the program at Canadian institutions, enabling a high-quality research training experience and to...

Congratulations to Dr Larry Goldenberg for being awarded the prestigious Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal. This award commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second to the Throne as Queen of Canada. Several Canadian provinces created their own Royal...

Congratulations to Dr. Amina Zoubeidi who’s distinguished track record of urological research has made her the 2023 recipient of the SWIU-SBUR Award for Excellence in Urologic Research. This award will be announced as part of the Society for Basic Urologic Research (SBUR) at the American Urological...