Professional Activities

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Imaging Program (CIP):

The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA)

Dataset Collection: Radiomic Biomarkers in Oropharyngeal Carcinoma (OPC-Radiomics); DOI: 10.7937/tcia.2019.8dho2gls

Research Supervision:

Madison-Shira Hossack

2021:

Thesis: A Detailed Analysis of Genetic Mutations in COPA Syndrome
F. Michael Barrett Award, Second Place

2020:

The Richard Jeffery Maybee Memorial In-Course Scholarship

Mackenzie Fijardo

2021:

Fijardo M, Bissey PA, Yip KW*, Liu FF. miRNA biomarkers for NPC diagnosis and prognosis. Annals of Nasopharynx Cancer. June; 5(3), 2021.
Shi W*, Fijardo M*, Bruce JP, Su J, Xu W, Bell R, Bissey PA, Hui AB, Waldron J, Pugh TJ, Yip KW, Liu FF. CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte abundance is a positive prognostic indicator in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. Sept, 2022. *=equal contribution

Camilla Giovino

2017:

Highest-Performing Highly Commended Entrant; US & Canada Regional Winner in Medical Sciences, The Undergraduate Awards

2016:

Outstanding Achievement in Human Biology Award
Outstanding Achievement in Undergraduate Research Award
The Isabel Bader In-Course Scholarship (U of T)

2015:

The Regents In-Course Scholarship (U of T)

Hilary Pang

2017:

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship
Graduate and Life Sciences Education Merit Entrance Scholarship
F. Michael Barrett Best Poster Award
Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s (CGS-M)
Banting & Best Diabetes Centre-University Health Network Graduate Award

2016:

Medical Biophysics Summer Studentship
The Undergraduate Awards High Commendation (Top 10%)
Global Summit Travel Scholarship
Brian David Radford Memorial Scholarship
Rhodes Scholarships Nominee

Jacqueline Law

2016:

F. Michael Barrett Best Poster Award

Pamela Psarianos

2016:

Medical Biophysics Excellence Award

2015:

University of Toronto Undergraduate Research Opportunities Award
1st Place at the Medical Biophysics Summer Student Poster Day

2014:

Medical Biophysics Summer Studentship

Petra Famiyeh

2019:

University of Toronto Department of Human Biology Excellence Award in Undergraduate Research
University of Toronto Department of Medical Biophysics Summer Student Research Day Poster Award
J.J. Berry Smith Outstanding Achievement in Undergraduate Research Award in Human Biology

Invited Speaker (Non-Research Conference Events):

Victoria College Commuter Orientation ~ 2020
New College 2019 Orientation ~ 2019
Master of Ceremonies for the University of Toronto International Health Program (UTIHP) and the Faculty of Medicine’s Earthtones Benefit Concert ~ 2019
Cell & Systems Biology Student Union Academic Seminar – 2019 (Link 1) (Link 2)
Master of Ceremonies for the University of Toronto International Health Program (UTIHP) and the Faculty of Medicine’s Earthtones Benefit Concert ~ 2018
Human Biology Student Union Academic Seminar ~ 2017
Thrive 2016 University College Orientation ~ 2016
Cell & Systems Biology Student Union Academic Luncheon ~ 2016
New College 2015 Orientation ~ 2015
Cell & Systems Biology Student Union Academic Luncheon ~ 2014

Judge:

CSB Undergraduate Poster Session ~ 2016
Undergraduate 3 Minute Thesis at the University of Toronto ~ 2015
The Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA) Meeting, Poster Session, Toronto ~ 2012

Participant:

President’s Scholars of Excellence Program Mentor ~ 2017
The University of Toronto’s Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) Course Design/Redesign Institute Professional Development Event ~ 2012

Intellectual Property:

Liu FF, Zhao, X, Yip KW. Composition and methods for regulating extracellular matrix accumulation. Filed June 14, 2019. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2019/0381133.html

Yip KW, Sergienko E, Reed JC. Methods and compounds for regulating apoptosis: converters of Bcl-2 proteins. Filed May 30, 2008. Provisional patent application filed June 8, 2007.