Facilitating the research of numerous nationally and internationally recognized scientists, in over sixty labs across British Columbia, to improve cancer care.

BC Cancer Research strives to improve the lives of patients through the integration of basic biomedical research, genomics, clinical trials, health services research, cancer surveillance, population health, and the development of innovative new technology, programs, and interventions. Organized through departments and programs with various themes, BC Cancer supports groundbreaking cancer research and personalized care approaches through world-class facilities and platforms including genomics, bioinformatics, imaging, drug development and tissue banking.

Our Research

The success of BC Cancer is driven by the people and their passion to reduce the impact of cancer on people and society. Our 2023 Research Report showcases how BC Cancer continues to be internationally recognized for our excellence in cancer research and its integrated model of cancer planning and care. 

Read the 2023 BC Cancer Research Report

News & Events

Building Better Storage for Genomics Data

Through Genome British Columbia’s GeneSolve program, Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (GSC) is partnering with Swiss Vault to pilot next‑generation storage infrastructure tailored for genomics research. This collaboration combines smarter file systems, energy‑efficient hardware, and scalable, secure architecture to meet the rapidly increasing demands of genomic data management.

Key highlights of the project include:

Dr. Ly Vu receives Journey Award celebrating Canada’s outstanding immigrant women in STEMM

Congratulations to Dr. Ly Vu for receiving a Journey Award from the Canada Centre for Immigrant Women in STEM. The Journey Awards recognize and honour the journeys of immigrant women in STEMM who exemplify leadership, innovation and community service.

Dr. Vu is a scientist at BC Cancer, professor at UBC, and a Canada Research Chair in RNA biology in hematological malignancies.

Enabling Precision Oncology: GSC Supports BC-Led Contributions to the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network

The Genome Sciences Centre (GSC) continues to provide core genomic sequencing and bioinformatics services in support of the BC Contribution to the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN).  MOHCCN is a national initiative led by the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) and the Terry Fox Foundation to bring together cancer research and care centres across Canada to accelerate the integration of advanced genomics into cancer care.

Research Recovery Resources

BC Cancer Research is taking a gradual and careful approach to re-opening research activities to protect our staff, patients and communities.

Access our COVID-19 recovery resources.

Our Strategic Plan

Our Strategic Plan outlines our direction to strengthen our research capabilities and collaboration with departments and partners to improve our ability to generate knowledge, enhance the impact of our research, and support innovation in clinical care.  

Read the BC Cancer Research Strategic Plan.

Publications

Ongoing genome doubling shapes evolvability and immunity in ovarian cancer.

Nature, 2025
McPherson, Andrew, Vázquez-García, Ignacio, Myers, Matthew A, Al-Rawi, Duaa H, Zatzman, Matthew, Weiner, Adam C, Freeman, Samuel, Mohibullah, Neeman, Satas, Gryte, Williams, Marc J, Ceglia, Nicholas, Norkūnaitė, Danguolė, Zhang, Allen W, Li, Jun, Lim, Jamie L P, Wu, Michelle, Choi, Seongmin, Havasov, Eliyahu, Grewal, Diljot, Shi, Hongyu, Kim, Minsoo, Schwarz, Roland F, Kaufmann, Tom, Dinh, Khanh Ngoc, Uhlitz, Florian, Tran, Julie, Wu, Yushi, Patel, Ruchi, Ramakrishnan, Satish, Kim, DooA, Clarke, Justin, Green, Hunter, Ali, Emily, DiBona, Melody, Varice, Nancy, Kundra, Ritika, Broach, Vance, Gardner, Ginger J, Roche, Kara Long, Sonoda, Yukio, Zivanovic, Oliver, Kim, Sarah H, Grisham, Rachel N, Liu, Ying L, Viale, Agnes, Rusk, Nicole, Lakhman, Yulia, Ellenson, Lora H, Tavaré, Simon, Aparicio, Samuel, Chi, Dennis S, Aghajanian, Carol, Abu-Rustum, Nadeem R, Friedman, Claire F, Zamarin, Dmitriy, Weigelt, Britta, Bakhoum, Samuel F, Shah, Sohrab P
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