Martin Gleave, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Urologic Sciences and Director of the Vancouver Prostate Centre
Martin Gleave, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Urologic Sciences and Director of the Vancouver Prostate Centre, received the 2013 Eugene Fuller Triennial Prostate Award from the American Urological Association.
The Eugene Fuller Triennial Prostate Award may be given once every three years to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the study of the prostate gland and its associated diseases.
Dr. Gleave is a clinician-scientist and urologic surgeon. His major research focus involves the study of cellular and molecular mechanisms mediating progression of prostate cancer to its lethal stage of androgen independence, and use of this information to develop integrated multimodality therapies that specifically target these mechanisms.
Dr. Gleave is the Liber Ero BC Leadership Chair in Prostate Cancer Research and the CEO of PC-TRiADD, a translational research initiative which was awarded additional funding from the Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research program in February 2013.
In recognition of his contributions to cancer research and control, Dr. Gleave has received numerous awards including the William E. Rawls Prize from the Canadian Cancer Society, the Young Investigator Award from the Society of Urologic Oncology, and the Clinician-Scientist Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation. He was awarded the 2006 BC Biotech Award for Innovation and Achievement, and the 2007 BC Innovation Council Frontiers in Research Award.