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View the publication online Advanced prostate cancer is usually treated by blocking male-hormone signaling through the androgen receptor (AR). Over time, many cancers learn to bypass these therapies by rewiring the AR gene itself. A new study published in Annals of Oncology (Virtanen et al., 2025)...

Dr. Wyatt will advance precision cancer diagnostics and treatments for people across B.C. and globally. The Faculty of Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr. Alexander Wyatt, a leading cancer genomics researcher, has been appointed the UBC President’s Excellence Chair in Precision Oncology. Dr...

Read more about the VCHRI-UBC feature showcasing the new baited-SELEX study. The feature, titled "DNA-guided platform paves way for more precise cancer treatments" is now available on the VCHRI website at https://www.vchri.ca/stories/2025/10/28/dna-guided-platform-paves-way-m…...

We’re thrilled to announce $14.5 million in new funding through the 2025 Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants (PPGs), supporting cutting-edge research in sarcomas, bladder cancer, high-risk brain cancer and immunotherapies. These multi-institutional teams are pushing the boundaries of...

We would like to acknowledge the following researchers who have been awarded Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) project grants in the latest funding competition. Each project has received five years of funding support: Drs. Artem Cherkasov and Natalie Strynadka, with co-investigators Drs...

Congratulations to Kerim Yavuz from Dr. Nathan Lack's laboratory in VPC on receiving the VCHRI 2025 Rising Star Award. This award celebrates the exceptional achievements of VCHRI trainees who demonstrate outstanding research excellence, leadership, and a meaningful impact on the Vancouver Coastal...

Congratulations to Victor Barrios from Dr. Xuesen Dong’s lab received the CHRI Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships for their project titled "Developing novel Lin28 inhibitors for computer-aided drug design." Victor’s award-winning research focuses on a promising new approach to...

National news agencies have sought the opinion of Dr. Peter Black, Director of the Vancouver Prostate Centre, regarding U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent prostate cancer diagnosis. The President’s condition brings attention to several important aspects of prostate cancer, including the value of...

Dr. Sofie Tolmeijer, PhD, a researcher in the Wyatt Lab, has been awarded the 2024 CCPC – Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Young Investigator Award. The award recognizes their work on: "Serial Blood-Based Epigenotyping of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) to Understand Response...

Explore the shared vision and impact of VCHRI, MIUS, and UBC as they work together to drive transformative health care innovation. In the first video of the VCHRI Impact Video Series, MIUS’ Dr. Martin Gleave shares how groundbreaking research helps shape the future of patient care. This series...