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 […]
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. Anna Black, Dr. Ghizlane Moussaoui, Dr. Ryan Yan will join the Department of Urologic Sciences along with Uro-Oncology Fellows: Dr. Ahmad Almarzouq and Dr. George Acland. Andrology Fellow: Dr. Luke Witherspoon and Dr. Maharan Kabha. Pediatrics Fellow: Dr. Cristina Dominguez Bellini. Endrourology Fellow: Dr. Abdulghagour Halawani. Residents: Anna Black started life in Germany, […]
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 […]
Dr. Martin Gleave receives Dr.Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research
The fifth annual Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research will be awarded to Martin Gleave, Head of UBC’s Department of Urologic Sciences, who has relentlessly pursued solutions – in the lab and through clinical trials – to the challenge of treatment-induced resistance in prostate cancer. Read the announcement here
Report from the Department Head
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the new website for the Department of Urologic Sciences. The Department of Urologic Sciences (DUS), part of the UBC Faculty of Medicine, was founded on July 1, 2006. Within the DUS we strive to develop and deliver programmes of excellence in key areas of […]
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