KCC chair in pediatric oncology

The Kids Cancer Care Foundation Chair in Pediatric Oncology is the largest funded oncology chair of its kind in Canada. Worth $8 million, the endowed chair at the University of Calgary is designed to attract a cancer scientist of international stature who will build a world-class childhood cancer research program in Alberta. The prestigious chair holder will advance basic, translational and clinical research by promoting interdisciplinary research and hospital care and by attracting the world’s brightest students, fellows, research associates and faculty members to the province.

Held by Dr. Max Coppes from 2002 to 2005, the chair is currently vacant. A committee of cancer experts from the University of Calgary and the Alberta Children’s Hospital is currently recruiting a new chair.