Looking Ahead
For patients, research is hope. If we’re not doing research then there is nothing in the pipeline for them. For patients that have treatments …
BC Cancer Research Centre
What EPI Means for Advanced Prostate Cancer
At the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre, my team and I are researching a new drug compound that we developed called EPI. Currently, we …
A Eureka Moment of Discovery
The moment of discovery for a scientist is when you know something that no one else in the world knows. These are the moments …
Thinking “Outside of The Box”
I feel very fortunate to have had great mentors throughout my career to date, because they have helped me get to where I am. In …
Inspiration & the BC Cancer Agency
I had just returned from Sweden and was offered a postdoctoral position with Dr. Nicholas Bruchovsky. I had returned from overseas after finishing my …
Decisions and the Future
Being a graduate student at the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre (CRC) in Vancouver, I am fortunate to be exposed to many great opportunities …
Mentorship
The process of becoming a scientist is certainly a complicated one, maybe lifelong. A key part of this process I’ve experienced, that is just …
Blood Cancers and my Hopes for Scientific Research
As my close family has, unfortunately, been affected by cancer, I can relate to that feeling of urgency and desire to accelerate research and …
Inspired by the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre
My search for a research laboratory focused on studying diseases immediately led me to the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre (BCCRC) and its Terry …
My Undergraduate Career
After high school, I was accepted to the University of British Columbia (UBC). I knew I wanted to focus on cell biology and genetics, …