Dr. Fei-Fei Liu
@drfeifeiliu.bsky.social
Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Cancer Research
Radiation-Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Views are my own.
Radiation-Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Views are my own.
CIHR-ICR had a very productive meeting with Ness O’Sullivan, Graham Campbell, and Victoria Mico from the Medical Research Council (MRC)/UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Claire Millington from CIHR
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
CIHR-ICR had a very productive meeting with Ness O’Sullivan, Graham Campbell, and Victoria Mico from the Medical Research Council (MRC)/UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Claire Millington from CIHR
CIHR-ICR was delighted to host the Institute of Aging's Scientific Director, @jane-rylett.bsky.social at the ICR office today during her meeting with visitors from the Medical Research Council (MRC)/UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)!
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
CIHR-ICR was delighted to host the Institute of Aging's Scientific Director, @jane-rylett.bsky.social at the ICR office today during her meeting with visitors from the Medical Research Council (MRC)/UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)!
Excited to share that the Editorial written by my colleagues Drs. Karim Khan, Rae Yeung, and myself has been published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Views expressed are my own and not those of CIHR. Read more here: bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
Time to fund exercise programmes for cancer survivors: the evidence is mounting
The number of cancer patients in the world is projected to climb by 77% to a total of 35 million individuals by 2050, due to both rising incidence as the global population increases and ages, as well ...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Excited to share that the Editorial written by my colleagues Drs. Karim Khan, Rae Yeung, and myself has been published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Views expressed are my own and not those of CIHR. Read more here: bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...
Also congrats for Dr Lee-Hwa Tai - inducted on Saturday as a new College Member of the Royal Society of Canada
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Also congrats for Dr Lee-Hwa Tai - inducted on Saturday as a new College Member of the Royal Society of Canada
So proud of my brother Dr. Peter Liu, inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada on Saturday in Montreal!
Congratulations Peter!
Congratulations Peter!
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
So proud of my brother Dr. Peter Liu, inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada on Saturday in Montreal!
Congratulations Peter!
Congratulations Peter!
Great to be a part of the #CCRC2025 Opening Ceremony and introduce the members of the Executive Planning Committee with my co-Chair Dr. Paula Robson
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Great to be a part of the #CCRC2025 Opening Ceremony and introduce the members of the Executive Planning Committee with my co-Chair Dr. Paula Robson
Beyond grateful to this group for their outstanding session on meaningful #PatientEngagement in research at ICR's ECR Workshop. My sincerest thanks to Dr. Cedric Tremblay, Carolyn Van, Dr. Doreen Ezeife, Dana Bellis, Megan Sewell and Martina Wood for your sharing your insights and experiences! 👏
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Beyond grateful to this group for their outstanding session on meaningful #PatientEngagement in research at ICR's ECR Workshop. My sincerest thanks to Dr. Cedric Tremblay, Carolyn Van, Dr. Doreen Ezeife, Dana Bellis, Megan Sewell and Martina Wood for your sharing your insights and experiences! 👏
Such a pleasure to co-moderate Dr. Paul Hébert's presentation on Day 1 of the #CCRC2025 with the Director General of CIHR's Program Design and Delivery branch, Paula Kirton.
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Such a pleasure to co-moderate Dr. Paul Hébert's presentation on Day 1 of the #CCRC2025 with the Director General of CIHR's Program Design and Delivery branch, Paula Kirton.
Our talented and highly-engaged 2025 Early Career Researcher Workshop cohort! ⭐
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Our talented and highly-engaged 2025 Early Career Researcher Workshop cohort! ⭐
Such a fantastic panel on "How to Get the Grant Money" at ICR's ECR Workshop. Shout-out to the incredible panelists Drs. Mona Shafey, Kathy McCoy and Winson Cheung and our outstanding moderator Dr. Judy Bray. Thanks for your participation on this panel!
November 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Such a fantastic panel on "How to Get the Grant Money" at ICR's ECR Workshop. Shout-out to the incredible panelists Drs. Mona Shafey, Kathy McCoy and Winson Cheung and our outstanding moderator Dr. Judy Bray. Thanks for your participation on this panel!
An honour to co-host a fireside chat with CIHR President, Dr. Paul Hébert at ICR's Early Career Researcher (ECR) Workshop in Calgary this past Saturday. Thank you Dr. Hébert for taking the time to join us and share your insights. It was great to see such high engagement from our ECRs!
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
An honour to co-host a fireside chat with CIHR President, Dr. Paul Hébert at ICR's Early Career Researcher (ECR) Workshop in Calgary this past Saturday. Thank you Dr. Hébert for taking the time to join us and share your insights. It was great to see such high engagement from our ECRs!
Thank you to our ICR IAB members for yet another successful and productive meeting this past Friday Oct 31, 2025 in Calgary!
November 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Thank you to our ICR IAB members for yet another successful and productive meeting this past Friday Oct 31, 2025 in Calgary!
ICR's Assistant Director, Dr. Emma Ito represented CIHR/Canada at the TRANSCAN-3 JTC 2023 Symposium in Milan, Italy. Great to connect with Dr. Manoj Lalu from OHRI and Dr. Julie Lessard from REACTION, the team co-funded by ICR in the 2023 JTC.
October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
ICR's Assistant Director, Dr. Emma Ito represented CIHR/Canada at the TRANSCAN-3 JTC 2023 Symposium in Milan, Italy. Great to connect with Dr. Manoj Lalu from OHRI and Dr. Julie Lessard from REACTION, the team co-funded by ICR in the 2023 JTC.
Very promising study highlighting a new potential technology for cancer early detection, one of ICR's research priorities. Looking forward to the results of the ongoing trial.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Galleri test: Exciting results from blood test for 50 cancers
The Galleri test looks for fragments of DNA that have broken off a tumour and are circulating in the blood.
www.bbc.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Very promising study highlighting a new potential technology for cancer early detection, one of ICR's research priorities. Looking forward to the results of the ongoing trial.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Dr. Ito (Assistant Director, CIHR-ICR) and Dr. Haibe-Kains (Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) attending the fantastic ARCHIMEDES Health Data Summit, hosted by Dr. Peter Liu (NPA, Brain-Heart Interconnectome).
October 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Dr. Ito (Assistant Director, CIHR-ICR) and Dr. Haibe-Kains (Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) attending the fantastic ARCHIMEDES Health Data Summit, hosted by Dr. Peter Liu (NPA, Brain-Heart Interconnectome).
Excited to be attending the 13th Conference of the #GA4GH in Uppsala, Sweden! Thrilled to re-connect with Dr. Peter Goodhand (GA4GH CEO) and Dr. Étienne Richer (Director, Genomics Programs, @genomecanada.ca).
October 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Excited to be attending the 13th Conference of the #GA4GH in Uppsala, Sweden! Thrilled to re-connect with Dr. Peter Goodhand (GA4GH CEO) and Dr. Étienne Richer (Director, Genomics Programs, @genomecanada.ca).
Excellent meeting this morning in Ottawa between Elisabete Weiderpass (Director, IARC) and Pamela Aung-Thin (Assistant Deputy Minister of the Health Products and Food Branch) and Kelly Robinson (Director General of the Pharmaceutical Drugs Directorate) from Health Canada!
September 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Excellent meeting this morning in Ottawa between Elisabete Weiderpass (Director, IARC) and Pamela Aung-Thin (Assistant Deputy Minister of the Health Products and Food Branch) and Kelly Robinson (Director General of the Pharmaceutical Drugs Directorate) from Health Canada!
Another productive meeting between Dr. Weiderpass and our Health Canada colleagues Dr. Robin Churchill (Director, Bureau of Chemical Safety in the Food and Nutrition Directorate) and Dr. Tim Singer (Director General, Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate). Thanks for meeting!
September 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Another productive meeting between Dr. Weiderpass and our Health Canada colleagues Dr. Robin Churchill (Director, Bureau of Chemical Safety in the Food and Nutrition Directorate) and Dr. Tim Singer (Director General, Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate). Thanks for meeting!
Great meeting with Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass and our friends and colleagues @genomecanada.ca, Dr. Étienne Richer (Director, Genomics Programs), Ms. Sapna Mahajan (Director, Research and Innovation), and Dr. Rob Annan (CEO) in Ottawa!
September 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Great meeting with Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass and our friends and colleagues @genomecanada.ca, Dr. Étienne Richer (Director, Genomics Programs), Ms. Sapna Mahajan (Director, Research and Innovation), and Dr. Rob Annan (CEO) in Ottawa!
Wonderful meeting with Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass and Dr. Mona Nemer, Canada's Chief Science Advisor, to discuss IARC's impactful cancer research programs. Thank you for meeting with us Dr. Nemer!
September 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wonderful meeting with Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass and Dr. Mona Nemer, Canada's Chief Science Advisor, to discuss IARC's impactful cancer research programs. Thank you for meeting with us Dr. Nemer!
Honoured to have hosted and introduced Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass for her seminar today on "The Global Cancer Burden: IARC's Evolving Research and Prevention Strategies" at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre—a fantastic session with valuable insights and discussion on #GlobalCancerPrevention!
September 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Honoured to have hosted and introduced Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass for her seminar today on "The Global Cancer Burden: IARC's Evolving Research and Prevention Strategies" at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre—a fantastic session with valuable insights and discussion on #GlobalCancerPrevention!
Excited to be welcoming Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), to her first day of her one week visit to Canada!
September 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Excited to be welcoming Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), to her first day of her one week visit to Canada!
Grateful to our CIHR President, Dr. Paul Hébert, for visiting our Institute of Cancer Research yesterday and taking the time to meet with leadership, as well as early- and mid-career researchers across our cancer research community @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social @uhnresearch.ca. Thanks for the visit!
September 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Grateful to our CIHR President, Dr. Paul Hébert, for visiting our Institute of Cancer Research yesterday and taking the time to meet with leadership, as well as early- and mid-career researchers across our cancer research community @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social @uhnresearch.ca. Thanks for the visit!
Congratulations to these outstanding awardees! Your groundbreaking work has been transformational for #CancerResearch in Canada. So well-deserved! ⭐
We’re thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024 @cancersociety.bsky.social Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research! These awards celebrate individuals who have and are making valuable contributions to the #cancer #research ecosystem in Canada.
Congratulations to all awardees!
Congratulations to all awardees!
September 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Congratulations to these outstanding awardees! Your groundbreaking work has been transformational for #CancerResearch in Canada. So well-deserved! ⭐
Fantastic meeting today with Jennifer Bernard, President and CEO @sickkidsvs.bsky.social. Many thanks for stopping by the ICR office!
July 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Fantastic meeting today with Jennifer Bernard, President and CEO @sickkidsvs.bsky.social. Many thanks for stopping by the ICR office!