Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Cancer Prevention and Survivorship Trainee Research Day, to be held in person on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Canadian Cancer Society Centre for Cancer Prevention and Support in Vancouver, BC.
This one-day in-person event will showcase the latest trainee-led research spanning diverse topics such as cancer risk reduction, early detection, survivorship considerations, and equitable care and prevention initiatives. Alongside oral presentations and poster sessions, the program will feature a career panel discussion with healthcare and research professionals, and opportunities for trainees to network with senior investigators, clinicians, and community partners.
We invite submissions from undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, as well as medical residents, clinical fellows, and post-doctoral fellows whose work intersects cancer prevention or cancer survivorship.
Questions? Please email cancer.prevention@ubc.ca.
Registration
Registration is now open! Click here to register.
Abstract Submission
Abstract submission is now open! Click here to submit your abstract.
Abstract Submission Details
Word limit: ≤ 300 words
Content: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion(s)
Submission deadline: 23:59 (PDT) Friday, August 28, 2026
Presentation format: Indicate your preference for a presentation or a poster. Presentations will be either 10-minute oral presentations (a maximum of 8 minutes + 2 minutes for a brief Q&A) or 5-minute lightning talks (a maximum of 3 minutes + 2 minutes for a brief Q&A); the exact length of the presentations will be determined based on the number of submissions. Based on the number of submissions, oral presentations cannot be guaranteed, but we will do our best to accommodate everyone’s preferences. Presentation types may be reassigned at the discretion of the planning committee due to space constraints within the program.
Eligibility: The presenter must be a trainee registered at an academic or health-science institution at the time of submission. Multi-disciplinary and community-engaged projects are encouraged. Formal results are not required; you may submit an abstract that presents preliminary results.
Acceptance Notifications
Acceptance notifications will be emailed by early September.
Awards & Funding
Travel Awards: To help support participation from trainees travelling from outside Metro Vancouver, we are offering three $500 travel awards for attendees presenting at our Trainee Research Day. If you live outside Metro Vancouver and would like to be considered, please indicate this in the question below. Selection will be made from eligible respondents after the abstract‑submission deadline. This information is optional and will not affect abstract review. (Metro Vancouver includes Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, New Westminster, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, and Pitt Meadows.)
Funding for Poster Printing: To help reduce financial barriers to participation, we are offering funding for poster‑printing for eight trainees who do not have access to funding or who would experience financial hardship covering printing costs. If you would like to be considered, please indicate this in the question below. This information is optional and will not affect abstract review.
CPRC Trainee Research Day Planning Committee
The CPRC Trainee Research Day is being organized by the following planning committee members:
- Gabriela Kuczynski (Chair)
- Shelby Marozoff (Co-Chair)
- Atul Aravindakshan (Co-Chair)
- Kelcey Bland (Co-Chair)
- Kendra Zadravec (Co-Chair)