Movember-funded Rising Star in Prostate Cancer Research program

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Hon Leong is among four researchers receiving support from the Movember-funded Rising Star in Prostate Cancer Research program. The winners were announced last week by Prostate Cancer Canada.

Rising Stars allows for research scientists in the first five years of their first academic or research appointment to work under the guidance of an experienced mentor, providing career development in prostate cancer research. Each recipient receives a grant of $150,000 a year for salary support and research expenses, for a period of three years.

Leong will be studying: Prostate cancer microparticles in plasma as a fluid biopsy for screening of prostate cancer.

This story was originally published by Western News.