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.
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.
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!
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!
Some more photos from the 67th session of IARC's Governing Council! Honoured to have been a part of these great discussions about what is happening in #CancerResearch on the global scale. Looking forward to the next session in May 2026!
July 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Some more photos from the 67th session of IARC's Governing Council! Honoured to have been a part of these great discussions about what is happening in #CancerResearch on the global scale. Looking forward to the next session in May 2026!
At the CRUK Cancer Prevention Research Conference in London, UK, with this fantastic group of Canadian attendees and research talent! #PrevConf25
June 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
At the CRUK Cancer Prevention Research Conference in London, UK, with this fantastic group of Canadian attendees and research talent! #PrevConf25
Was in Ottawa this week for CIHR's final in-person Science Council meeting at 160 Elgin before we relocate to the new office. As always, great to connect with my fellow Institute Scientific Directors and the CIHR executive leadership team to discuss strategic directions in research!
June 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Was in Ottawa this week for CIHR's final in-person Science Council meeting at 160 Elgin before we relocate to the new office. As always, great to connect with my fellow Institute Scientific Directors and the CIHR executive leadership team to discuss strategic directions in research!
Honoured to have attended the Hotıì ts’eeda gathering in Aurora Village near Yellowknife last week. Also grateful to have been invited to the Book of Hope dinner event, where Sara Komarnisky and NWT Health Minister Lesa Semmler spoke—an inspiring evening of connection and dialogue.
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June 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Honoured to have attended the Hotıì ts’eeda gathering in Aurora Village near Yellowknife last week. Also grateful to have been invited to the Book of Hope dinner event, where Sara Komarnisky and NWT Health Minister Lesa Semmler spoke—an inspiring evening of connection and dialogue.
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Having an amazing time in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (NWT), to discuss bringing radiotherapy care close to home for cancer patients in the North. Thank you to all of the incredible people I've had the pleasure of meeting during my time in NWT!
May 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Having an amazing time in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (NWT), to discuss bringing radiotherapy care close to home for cancer patients in the North. Thank you to all of the incredible people I've had the pleasure of meeting during my time in NWT!
What a privilege to represent CIHR and Canada at the 67th Session of the IARC Governing Council earlier this month in Lyon, France. It is always such a pleasure to be in attendance!
May 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
What a privilege to represent CIHR and Canada at the 67th Session of the IARC Governing Council earlier this month in Lyon, France. It is always such a pleasure to be in attendance!
Lovely meeting the inaugural cohort of the AACR-CIHR Scholar-in-Training Awards at #AACR25 alongside @theaacr.bsky.social President, Dr. Lillian Siu! CIHR-ICR is proud to support the next generation of cancer scientists and their cutting-edge research. Bravo!
May 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Lovely meeting the inaugural cohort of the AACR-CIHR Scholar-in-Training Awards at #AACR25 alongside @theaacr.bsky.social President, Dr. Lillian Siu! CIHR-ICR is proud to support the next generation of cancer scientists and their cutting-edge research. Bravo!