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  • SAVE THE DATE!

    SAVE THE DATE 17th Annual Lorne D. Sullivan Lectureship and Research Day UBC Department of Urologic Sciences & Vancouver Prostate Centre Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Agenda/Program will be circulated when available. For more information contact: Aseil Eljallad – urology.adminasst@ubc.ca

  • Chairman’s Message

    Chairman’s Message The Department of Urologic Sciences (DUS), part of the UBC Faculty of Medicine, was founded on July 1, 2006. The DUS strives to develop and deliver programmes of excellence in key areas of urology. With a robust and active clinical faculty the DUS is a leader in education, clinical care and research. The […]

  • Dr Art Cherkasov awarded Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Precision Cancer Drug Design

    Congratulations to Dr Art Cherkasov for being awarded the Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Precision Cancer Drug Design ! Dr. Cherkasov is a Professor in the Department of Urologic Sciences at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) and a Director of Therapeutics Development at the Vancouver Prostate Centre. His research interests include Computer-Aided […]

  • Meet the New Residents and Fellows!

    Dr. Colin Davey, Dr. Taylor Kandler, and Dr. Amanda Wong will join the Department of Urologic Sciences along with Uro-Oncology Fellows: Dr. Marie-Pier St. Laurent and Dr. Stephanie Boret Pediatrics Fellow: Dr. Valerie Hogues Endourology Fellow: Dr. Abdulghafour Halawani Andrology Fellow: Dr. Abdullah Alhumam   Residents: Colin Davey was born and raised in Vancouver, yet […]

  • Dr Amina Zoubeidi awarded Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Cancer Therapy Resistance

    Congratulations to Dr Amina Zoubeidi for being awarded the Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Cancer Therapy Resistance! Dr. Zoubeidi’s research program aims to provide mechanistic insight into the molecular (genetic and epigenetic) sources that fuel tumour cell plasticity and emergent aggressive resistance phenotypes following targeted therapy. She leverages this knowledge to identify early detection […]

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Congratulations to Dr. David Harriman – recipient of the 2022 VCHRI Mentored Clinician Scientist Award

Congratulations to Dr. David Harriman – recipient of the 2022 VCHRI Mentored Clinician Scientist Award VCHRI – Dr. Harriman

UBC Team Discovers ‘Silver Bullet’ to Keep Medical Devices Free of Bacteria

University of British Columbia researchers have found a ‘silver bullet’ to kill bacteria and keep them from infecting patients who have medical devices implanted. The team from UBC and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute has developed a silver-based coating that can easily be applied to devices such as catheters and stents. Their novel formulation, […]

3D Printing Testicular Cells Offers Hope for Male Infertility Treatment

Text and photo re-posted from VCHRI News and the UBC Faculty of Medicine; see the original posts and additional photos here are here. It has also been covered by EuroNews and The Toronto Star. In a pair of world firsts, scientists at the Vancouver Prostate Centre have 3D printed human testicular cells and have identified […]

Dr Art Cherkasov awarded Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Precision Cancer Drug Design

Congratulations to Dr Art Cherkasov for being awarded the Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Precision Cancer Drug Design ! Dr. Cherkasov is a Professor in the Department of Urologic Sciences at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) and a Director of Therapeutics Development at the Vancouver Prostate Centre. His research interests include Computer-Aided […]

Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Paterson – recipient of the Larry Collins Award for Committee Service

Dr. Ryan Paterson, Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs received the 2021 Larry Collins Award for Committee Service from Vancouver Coast Health.

Congratulations to our MSFHR Research Trainee Award Recipients

Davide Cina https://www.msfhr.org/1/award_researcher/davide-cina and Felipe Eltit https://www.msfhr.org/1/award_researcher/felipe-eltit

Congratulations to Dr. Cherkasov on receiving one of the 2021 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards

Dr. Art Cherkasov, Professor , received one of the 2021 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards – Excellence in Foundational Science Research. Read more here: Award Recipients List  

Congratulations to Abstract Winners of 15th Annual Lorne D. Sullivan Lectureship and Research Day!

  Congratulations to the winners!   Best Clinical: Joshua Ma   Best Basic Science: Emilia Chen   Sarah Ng   The 15th Annual Lorne D. Sullivan Lectureship and Research Day can be found on our YouTube channel here.

Dr Amina Zoubeidi awarded Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Cancer Therapy Resistance

Congratulations to Dr Amina Zoubeidi for being awarded the Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Cancer Therapy Resistance! Dr. Zoubeidi’s research program aims to provide mechanistic insight into the molecular (genetic and epigenetic) sources that fuel tumour cell plasticity and emergent aggressive resistance phenotypes following targeted therapy. She leverages this knowledge to identify early detection […]

Professor Madanlal T. Wasan Memorial Prize in Urologic Sciences approved

             Professor Madanlal T. Wasan Memorial Prize in Urologic Sciences We are pleased to announce UBC Senate approved the Professor Madanlal T. Wasan Memorial Prize in Urologic Sciences.   A $2,000 prize has been made available annually through a gift from Dr. Kishor Wasan in memory of his father, Professor Madanlal […]



CIHR Research Projects Funded

Purang Abomaesumi & Peter Colin Black (co-Is: S. Chang, M. Gleave, L. Goldenberg, P. Mousavi, B. Wood

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