Prostate Cancer Canada has announced the recipients of the Rising Star in Prostate Cancer Research program. In its inaugural year, the Movember-funded Rising Star program provides funding to four outstanding scientists working as independent investigators in prostate cancer research. The program allows for research scientists in the first 5 years of their first academic or research appointment to work under the guidance of an experienced mentor, providing career development support in prostate cancer research. Each recipient receives a grant of $150000 per year for salary support and research expenses, for a period of 3 years.
The 2013 Movember Rising Stars in Prostate Cancer Research are:
• Dr Xuesen Dong, Vancouver Prostate Centre. Dr Dong’s research focus is androgen receptor signaling in castration-resistant prostate cancer.
• Dr Anthony Joshua, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto. Dr Joshua’s research focus is exploiting autophagy for therapeutic gain in prostate cancer.
• Dr Hon Leong, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario. Dr Leong will be studying prostate cancer microparticles in plasma as a fluid biopsy for screening of prostate cancer.
• Dr Éric Lévesque, Université Laval. Dr Lévesque’s research focus is novel prognostic markers of prostate cancer.
For more information visit www.prostatecancer.ca/Research/Overview/Rising-Star-Awards [8], http://ca.movember.com [9], or read our BCMJ blog post on Movember [10].
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