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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · 1d

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).

Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · 3d

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).

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · 26d

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!

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · 27d

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!

Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · 27d

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!

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · 28d

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!

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Sep 8

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!

Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Sep 8

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!

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Sep 4

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!

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations to these outstanding awardees! Your groundbreaking work has been transformational for #CancerResearch in Canada. So well-deserved! ⭐

Canadian Cancer Society Research @ccsresearch.bsky.social · Aug 28

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!

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Jul 15

Fantastic meeting today with Jennifer Bernard, President and CEO @sickkidsvs.bsky.social. Many thanks for stopping by the ICR office!

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Carolyn Van @carolynvan.bsky.social · Jul 7

It was wonderful to sit down with @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social while at @theaacr.bsky.social's #AACR25 to learn about what is top of mind for Canada. Enjoy our conversation!

oncodaily.com/blog/carolyn...
#CandidlyWithCarolyn #CancerResearch #CancerInnovation #CancerFutures #CIHR

Carolyn Van: What Investigative Priorities Are Top of Mind for Canada - OncoDaily

Carolyn Van: What Investigative Priorities Are Top of Mind for Canada / cancer, Carolyn Van, Fei-Fei Liu, OncoDaily, Oncology

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Jul 4

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!

Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Jun 26

At the CRUK Cancer Prevention Research Conference in London, UK, with this fantastic group of Canadian attendees and research talent! #PrevConf25

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Jun 20

Congratulations to the latest members inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, including Dr. Nadine Caron, Dr. Geoffrey Fong, and Dr. Steven Narod.

Great to see such incredible Canadian cancer research talent inducted this year!

www.cdnmedhall.ca/induction

2025 Induction Ceremony

Six Canadian changemakers are inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame each year. Their work may be a single outstanding contribution or a lifetime of meritorious achievement. Pioneers in their...

www.cdnmedhall.ca

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Jun 20

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!

Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Jun 2

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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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Jun 2

An excellent Canadian study reporting the strong association between UPF consumption and cardiometabolic blood results, which can be reversed in part with fresh fruits and vegetables.

nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Ultra-processed food consumption and cardiometabolic risk in Canada: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian health measures survey - Nutrition & Metabolism

Background Ultra-processed food (UPF) contributes to nearly 50% of Canadians’ diets. Research in other countries has begun to implicate high intakes of UPFs and negative health outcomes, including bod...

nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com

Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Jun 2

Congrats to the CCTG team, led by Dr. Kerry Courneya, on their RCT demonstrating the significant DFS benefit of structured exercise for CRC patients - just published in NEJM!
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer | NEJM

Preclinical and observational studies suggest that exercise may improve cancer outcomes. However, definitive level 1 evidence is lacking. In this phase 3, randomized trial conducted at 55 centers, ...

www.nejm.org

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · May 28

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!

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · May 21

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!

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · May 1

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!

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Apr 29

Fascinating article describing colibactin mutational signature in early onset colorectal cancer: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Geographic and age variations in mutational processes in colorectal cancer - Nature

Nature - Geographic and age variations in mutational processes in colorectal cancer

www.nature.com

Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Apr 28

An honour to co-present the CIHR-ICR & CAPO Research Excellence and Early Career Investigator Awards with CAPO President, Dr. Doris Howell to our awardees Dr. Josée Savard and Dr. Laura Struik (accepted on her behalf by her grad student, Ashmeet Mand) at the CAPO Conference last week!

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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · Apr 28

Amazing talk on patient and family storytelling by Mike Lang and Dr. Andrea Bezjak at the 40th annual CAPO Conference last Friday in Toronto!