Vancouver Prostate Centre

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.

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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

04/15/2025

Big win for AI-driven health research! Dr. Artem Cherkasov of Vancouver Prostate Centre takes the top spot in two global CACHE Challenges, advancing drug discovery for Parkinson’s & COVID-19. https://www.prostatecentre.com/news/dr-cherkasov-wins-global-ai-challenges-drug-discovery

04/09/2025

Have you been experiencing scrotal pain for longer than 3 months? If so, you may qualify to participate in the ST-CP-202 clinical research trial for the treatment of chronic scrotal content pain (CSCP). This clinical trial is being conducted at 8 centers across Canada, with the purpose to determine if repeat injections of ST-01 are safe and effective in reducing CSCP as compared to a control group receiving standard care of lidocaine. To learn more about the ST-CP-202 clinical trial, please contact the Clinical Trials Coordinator at the Vancouver Prostate Centre.

Phone: 604-875-4111 ext. 67898
Email: clinic@ubcurology.com

03/29/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Kaigala on receiving the UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship! His groundbreaking work with the uQB group is advancing analytical tools to uncover the complexities of heterogeneity and spatio-temporal processes in biological systems, with a focus on cancer research. https://www.prostatecentre.com/news/ubc-killam-accelerator-research-fellowship-awarded-dr-kaigala

03/25/2025

Join the Vandekerkhove Laboratory at Vancouver Prostate Centre as a full-time Laboratory Research Assistant. Visit our website for more details and to apply.

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. Job opportunities in the Department...