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!  

Dr. Ly Vu receives Journey Award celebrating Canada’s outstanding immigrant women in STEMM

Congratulations to Dr. Ly Vu for receiving a Journey Award from the Canada Centre for Immigrant Women in STEM. The Journey Awards recognize and honour the journeys of immigrant women in STEMM who exemplify leadership, innovation and community service.

Dr. Vu is a scientist at BC Cancer, professor at UBC, and a Canada Research Chair in RNA biology in hematological malignancies.

New Inpatient Clinical Trials Unit Launches in Vancouver to Advance Blood Cancer Treatment Across BC

British Columbia’s first dedicated inpatient clinical trials unit for early-phase therapies in blood cancers has been launched by Vancouver Coastal Health in collaboration with BC Cancer physicians and scientists. Located at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), the new Hematology Research Unit will deliver revolutionary therapies — including first-in-human treatments such as advanced immunotherapies like CAR T-cell therapy — to patients with relapsed or treatment-resistant hematological diseases.

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