Professional Activities

In the Community:


Major Professional Activities:

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Imaging Program (CIP), The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA)

Frontiers in Oncology

VinFuture Prize


Research Supervision:

Caitlin Tan

2023:

  • John P. Mitchell Award, University of Toronto Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Michelle Sue

2023:

  • University of Toronto Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Summer Studentship

2022:

  • Medical Biophysics Undergraduate Summer Studentship Poster Award, Second Place

Isabella Kojundzic

2022:

  • Medical Biophysics Undergraduate Summer Studentship Award

Madison-Shira Hossack

2021:

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 Lectures (Non-Research Conference Events):

  • U of T Academic Admissions Braemar College Visit and Biotechnology Seminar (2023)
  • UTSG STEM Fellowship Invited Lecture for High School and Undergraduate Students (2022)
  • Victoria College Commuter Orientation (2020)
  • New College 2019 Orientation (2019)
  • Cell & Systems Biology Student Union Academic Seminar (2019) (Link 1) (Link 2)
  •  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)

Media and Other Public Engagements:


Other Activities:

  • Mentor, Lester B. Pearson International Student Scholarship (2021-2023)
  • Mentor, President’s Scholars of Excellence Program (2017)
  • Participant, The University of Toronto’s Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI) Course Design/Redesign Institute Professional Development Event (2012)
  • Member, Queen’s University Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Internal Academic Review Committee (2001-2002)

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.