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CUASF – BCC CUASF SIU Scholarship Grant
Research Grant 2 GRANTS of $10,000
3 GRANTS of $50,000 & 2 GRANTS of $25,000 Total of $20,000 awarded
Total of $200,000 awarded
Rami Fadi Raad, University of Montreal
Mads Daugaard, University of British Columbia
VAR2-armed CAR T cells for treatment of muscle-
invasive bladder cancer

Imad Matta, Centre hospitalier de l’Université
Madhuri Koti, Queen’s University de Montréal and Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de
Investigating sex differences in tumor- Montreal
associated B cells to improve response to BCG
immunotherapy in non-muscle-invasive bladder
cancer
Girish Kulkarni, UHN Princess Margaret Cancer
Centre KCRNC-KCC-CUASF
Explainable artificial intelligence in the diagnosis Research Grant
of muscle-invasive upper tract urothelial
carcinoma 2 GRANTS of $50,000
Wassim Kassouf, McGill University Health Centre Total of $100,000 awarded
The role of STING agonist to overcome resistance Kristen McAlpine, University of Toronto
of the combination therapy of radiation plus The use of machine learning to personalize the
anti-PDL1 in muscle-invasive bladder cancer care of patients with small renal masses

Denis J. Dupré, Dalhousie University
Analysis of the synergistic properties Brooke Wilson, University of Toronto
of compounds from cannabis with Global circulating free DNA methylation in
chemotherapeutic drugs in bladder cancer metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients
models (GOLDEN study)

Nominating Committee Report

The positions open for nomination this June are:
Andrew MacNeily CUA Vice-President: (1-year term from June 2022–June 2023):
Chair, Nominating Committee becoming President June 2024–June 2025
Vancouver, BC CUA Executive Member-at-Large: Ontario
(3-year term June 2022–June 2025)
CUA Executive Member-at-Large: Quebec
our Nominating Committee has been working on the (3-year term June 2022–June 2025)
Yimportant task of ensuring that all the open positions Treasurer-Elect: (1-year term June 2022–June 2023) becoming
on the CUA executive are populated at the time of the Treasurer June 2023–June 2027
upcoming annual general meeting in June 2022. Currently, all Vice-President Education-Elect: (1-year term June 2022–2023)
open positions have at least one strong nominee. However, becoming VP Ed June 2023–June 2027
we would appreciate hearing from members regarding any
additional individuals who would be willing and able to serve CUA Scholarship Foundation Administrative Chair: (4-year term
in the positions listed herein. A brief bio indicating why an June 2022–June 2026)
individual may be suitable for any given position would be Canadian Undergraduate Urology Curriculum Committee Chair:
helpful to assist the committee in its upcoming deliberations. (4-year term June 2022–June 2026)
Self-nominations are encouraged. Only active and senior
members in good standing are eligible for CUA executive Please forward the names of potential candidates to
positions, and the deadline for nominations is April 27, 2022. Dr. Andrew MacNeily, Chair of the Nominating Committee
at corporate.office@cua.org.

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