About
Dr. Kenneth Yip is the Scientific Lead of Anticancer.ca. He lectures with the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto (Faculty Page) and, separately, leads a research team at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network. Laboratory interests include cancer, fibrosis, drug discovery, drug development, and COPA syndrome.
Dr. Yip previously co-founded a biotech startup with trial and market phase products, as well as EmpowART Foundation, an international non-profit organization. He has participated in many academia-industry partnerships, ranging from startups to large pharmaceuticals. He served as an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego while completing his postdoctoral fellowship at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla with Dr. John C. Reed. Dr. Yip obtained his PhD in Medical Biophysics, specializing in apoptosis and cancer therapeutics, with Dr. Fei-Fei Liu. (E-mail)
Other Affiliations and Memberships
- Healthcare Executive Member, American College of Lifestyle Medicine
- American Association for Cancer Research; Cancer Prevention, Cancer Evolution, Radiation Science and Medicine Working Groups
- National Science Teaching Association
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network
- Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, MaRS Discovery District
- University of Toronto, Ramsay Wright Laboratories
Kenneth W. Yip 