Dr. Poul Sorensen honoured with Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research

The 2025 Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research was awarded to Dr. Poul Sorensen for his revolutionary contributions to pediatric cancer diagnostics and care. The award is a UBC Faculty of Medicine National Research Prize, which celebrates individuals who exemplify excellence in scientific research and ongoing impact in their respective fields.

Dr. Florian Kuchenbauer receives Pediatric Blood Cancer Research Innovation Grant

Dr. Florian Kuchenbauer, a distinguished researcher at BC Cancer, is the recipient of a Pediatric Blood Cancer Research Innovation Grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada for his project titled, “Targeting O-GlcNAc Transferase in Pediatric EVI1-High Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.”

This grant is designed to challenge the current pediatric blood cancer landscape by providing funding for projects that will address unmet needs for pediatric blood cancers.

Congratulations to Dr. Kuchenbauer!  

Recipients of 2025 BC Cancer Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Programs Announced

BC Cancer’s 2025 Cancer Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Programs supports research teams to initiate novel multidisciplinary research projects that aim to tackle well-defined issues or problems that affect patients living with cancer or at risk of developing cancer. Funding for the programs is provided through the BC Ministry of Health in collaboration with the BC Cancer Foundation.

2025 Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Programs Recipients: 

Dr. Brad Nelson named as first Immunotherapy Research Chair

Dr. Brad Nelson has been named as the Lynda and Murray Farmer Immunotherapy Research Chair. The world-renowned immunotherapy expert from BC Cancer – Victoria is the inaugural chairholder. 

Established through a generous $2 million donation from longtime BC Cancer Foundation supporters Lynda and Murray Farmer, the Chair represents a major milestone for BC Cancer – Victoria and for immunotherapy research in British Columbia. 

BC Cancer researchers receive UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards

Each year, the UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) recognizes faculty members who have made exceptional contributions in the areas of education, research and/or service, and who are dedicated to advancing both the Faculty’s values and vision of transforming health for everyone.

Two BC Cancer researchers are recipients of the 2025 UBC FoM Distinguished Achievement Awards in the following categories: 

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