Mentorship Program

CUASF has established a program to help support grant recipients. A senior mentor is paired with a recipient of the CUASF Early Investigator Research Grant with the purpose of providing them with support and project direction. This includes quarterly touchpoints between the mentor and mentee.
CAUS 2024 Lecture: Mentorship

Mentee

Dr. Melissa Huynh
Western University

Mentor

Dr. Peter Black
University of British Columbia

Project:

The effect of pharmacological inhibition of endogenous hydrogen sulfide production on the progression of high-grade bladder cancer.

Mentee

Dr. Soojin Kim​
BC Children's Hospital

Mentor

Dr. Andrew MacNeily
University of British Columbia

Project:

Machine learning-enabled ultrasound for assessing single kidney function in pediatrics

Mentee

Dr. Adam Kinnaird​
University of Alberta

Mentor

Dr. Alan So
University of British Columbia

Project:

Assessing 18F-PSMA-1007 positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the primary staging of prostate cancer.

Mentee

Dr. Jeffrey Cambell​
Western University

Mentor

Dr. Trustin Domes​​
University of Saskatchewan

Project:

The evolving role of botulinum neurotoxin as a treatment
for erectile dysfunction.

Mentee

Dr. Andrea Kokorovic​​
University of Montreal

Mentor

Dr. Wassim Kassouf​​​
University of Alberta

Project:

Project-Evaluation and Improvement of Sexual Function Outcomes in Canadian Women with Bladder Cancer.

Mentee

Dr. Christopher Dorion​​​
Queen's University Dept. of Urology

Mentor

Dr. Curtis Nickel​​
Queen's University Dept. of Urology

Project:

A randomized pilot study of a novel group based pelvic floor physiotherapy intervention versus individualized pelvic floor physiotherapy in female interstitial cystitis bladder pain syndrome patients.

Mentee

Dr. Thomas Skinner​​
Dalhousie University

Mentor

Dr. Patrick Luke
Western University

Project:

Clinical trial of a novel renal cooling device designed to eliminate warm ischemia during kidney transplantation surgery.

Mentee

Dr. Christopher Wallis
University of Toronto

Mentor

Dr. Rodney Breau
University of Ottawa

Project:
The association between patient and physician characteristics and ADT intensification in patients with de novo metastatic prostate cancer

Mentee

Dr. Miles Mannas

Mentor

Dr. Ricardo Rendon

Project:
Stimulated Raman Histology to Improve Acquisition of Fresh Prostate Biopsies for Spatial Transcriptomics. During Neoadjuvant Treatment of Men with High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer

Mentee

Dr. Daniel Keefe

Mentor

Dr. Andrew MacNeily

Project:
Education and awareness of testicular torsion in Canadian pediatric patients and guardians and the impact on outcomes.

Mentee

Dr. Monica Farcas

Mentor

Dr. Trevor Schuler

Project:
Flow-through uroflow for the assessment and management of lower urinary tract symptoms.

Mentee

Dr. Connor Forbes

Mentor

Dr. Dean Elterman

Project:
Glucocorticoid-induced pathways in Benign Prostate Hyperplasia.

Mentee

Dr. Thomas Skinner​​
Dalhousie University

Mentor

Dr. Patrick Luke
Western University

Project:

Clinical trial of a novel renal cooling device designed to eliminate warm ischemia during kidney transplantation surgery.