Vancouver Prostate Centre

12/12/2025

We are pleased to congratulate Dr. Artem Cherkasov on receiving the 2025 Highly Cited Scientist Award from Clarivate. This prestigious recognition is awarded to only 24 researchers at UBC and reflects the global influence and impact of his work.

A fantastic way to kick off the holiday season. Congratulations.

Learn more: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/A-2134-2012

12/03/2025

Big congratulations to Dr. Peter Black!

We are excited to share that Dr. Peter Black has been named one of UBC’s 2025 Distinguished University Scholars — an honour recognizing outstanding research excellence and leadership.
Dr. Black is internationally known for his work in bladder and prostate cancer, and this award reflects the impact he continues to make in improving cancer care and advancing scientific discovery.
We’re incredibly proud to celebrate this achievement!

🔗 Read the full announcement from UBC:

The Distinguished University Scholar awards recognize exceptional members of faculty who have distinguished themselves as scholars in research and/or teaching and learning. The award is conferred by the President on the recommendation of an Adjudication Panel.This year’s recipients are:

11/19/2025

Dr. Lucia Nappi Receives Prestigious PCF Challenge Award

We are proud to announce that Dr. Lucia Nappi has been awarded a prestigious 2024 Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Challenge Award, one of PCF’s highest and most competitive research honours.
This PCF-funded project, led through UBC, VPC, and the Institute, investigates the crucial role of B-cells in determining how patients respond to immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). By studying the B-cell receptor (BCR) repertoire and using advanced spatial profiling of tumor samples, the team aims to uncover new biomarkers that can better predict which prostate cancer patients may benefit from immunotherapy.
Their findings could pave the way for more precise, effective treatment strategies, including future B-cell–focused immunotherapies.

🔗 Learn more about the project on the official PCF website:
https://www.pcf.org/our-work/the-work-we-fund/challenge-awards/class-of-2024/characterizing-b-cell-receptor-repertoire-to-understand-immunotherapy-in-prostate-cancer/

11/06/2025

Dr. Alexander Wyatt appointed UBC President’s Excellence Chair in Precision Oncology

Please visit: https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/alexander-wyatt-appointed-ubc-presidents-excellence-chair-in-precision-oncology/
for the full post!

07/09/2025

Congratulations to Kerim Yavuz on receiving the 2025 Rising Star Award! His research on treatment resistance in prostate cancer and dedication to community engagement make him a true leader in the VCHRI and UBC research community.

Congratulations to Kerim Yavuz from Dr. Nathan Lack's laboratory in VPC on receiving the 2025 Rising Star Award.

06/30/2025

We are hiring for the following positions: Clinical Trials Coordinator, Regulatory Assistant (Clinical Trials), Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist (PCSC), Clinical Dietitian (PCSC), and Program Coordinator (PCSC). Click to read more.

Critical funding from our research partners and donors has helped us to attract and retain the very best research talent from around the world, which in turn, increases our ability to move discoveries further along into clinical research and eventually treatments.

06/30/2025

Dr. Ryan Flannigan, Director of the Reproductive & Sexual Medicine Centre (MIUS), has developed a lab-grown 3D model of human te**es to study unexplained male infertility. Click here to read more.

A new study led by Dr. Ryan Flannigan, Director and urologist at the Reproductive & Sexual Medicine Centre (MIUS), is drawing national attention for its focus on unexplained male infertility. Highlighted by CBC News, Dr. Flannigan and his team have developed a lab-grown 3D model of human te**es usin...

06/19/2025

Break Wave Lithotripsy (BWL) is a portable, non-invasive kidney stone treatment that doesn’t require sedation or a hospital stay. See how it could change standard care.

A new study led by Dr. Ben Chew at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute highlights Break Wave Lithotripsy (BWL) as a groundbreaking, low-barrier treatment for kidney stones. Unlike traditional extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), BWL is portable, non-invasive, and does not require se...

05/08/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Sofie Tolmeijer (Wyatt Lab) on receiving the 2024 PCF Young Investigator Award for research on blood-based epigenotyping in mCRPC and Lu-PSMA treatment response. Click to read more. https://www.prostatecentre.com/news/dr-sofie-tolmeijer-receives-2024-pcf-young-investigator-award

04/28/2025

Dr. Nada Lallous has received an Idea Development Award from the U.S. DoD Prostate Cancer Research Program. This $1.48M grant supports her collaborative study on androgen receptor condensates in treatment-resistant prostate cancer. Congrats to Dr. Lallous and her team! https://www.prostatecentre.com/news/dr-lallous-receives-us-dod-grant-prostate-cancer-research

04/24/2025

Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute's upcoming Research Impact Series features the incredible work of the Vancouver Prostate Centre and M. H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences.

Renowned experts Drs. Martin Gleave and Peter Black will inspire and engage audiences as they highlight cutting-edge health care research in British Columbia and its transformative impact on patient outcomes.

Subscribe to VCHRI’s YouTube channel to be the first to watch the series.

Get a sneak peek of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute's upcoming Research Impact Series! Discover how health research changes lives from the le...

04/23/2025

Congrats to Unnati Yagnik & (Ziwei) Mia Cai from Dr. Somasekharan’s lab on winning the prestigious 2025 CIHR Travel Award! Their dedication & teamwork shine as they head to the CCRA Conference. https://www.prostatecentre.com/news/somasekharan-lab-students-honored-cihr-travel-award-2025