The Cancer Research Society has awarded Operating Grants to UBC Department of Urologic Sciences researchers Dr. Nada Lallous, Dr. Nathan Lack, and Dr. Syam Somasekharan for projects investigating the biological mechanisms that drive prostate cancer progression and treatment resistance.
Dr. David Muller-Sartori joins UBC Urologic Sciences as a Clinical Assistant Professor, effective November 1, 2026. He is also a Senior Research Scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre within the M.H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences, and he serves as Program Lead for the Prostate Cancer Supportive Care (PCSC) Program.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Davide Cina has joined the UBC Department of Urologic Sciences as an Assistant Professor, effective October 1, 2026. He also joins the Centre for Kidney Transplantation and Immunology within the M.H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences as a Senior Research Scientist.
Congratulations to Dr. Shaghayegh Nouruzi, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Zoubeidi’s lab at the Vancouver Prostate Centre within the M.H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences, on receiving a prestigious Cancer Research Society (CRS) 2026 Next Generation of Scientists Award.
Asli Munzur, a PhD candidate at the Vancouver Prostate Centre, has received a 2026 Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada (PCFC) Grant-in-Aid Award for her research investigating how prostate cancer responds to targeted radiation treatment. Her work monitors tumour DNA in the bloodstream to help improve treatment effectiveness and long-term outcomes. Each year, Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada […]
