Amy Lubik

Biography

 Dr Lubik studied biochemistry/ molecular biology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, finishing in 2006 with Honours in HIV research, and a co-operative education certificate, having worked multiple semesters at the Vancouver Prostate Centre, and Merck Frosst Paramedical in Quebec, Canada. While attending University, Dr Lubik was heavily involved in the Red Cross Club, Doctors without Borders, and was president of the swing-dancing club. Following her honours project, Amy travelled to Ternopil, Ukraine, to teach HIV education in high schools and Universities. She then returned to Vancouver to work at the Prostate Centre, specifically on steroidogenesis and lipogenesis. Dr Lubik completed her PhD in 2011 at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. During her PhD, she has been chairing the QUT movement for Universities Allied for Essential Medicines with great success, and doing an internship in neglected disease patent law with Cambia at QUT. Her thesis focused on insulin and IGF2 and their effects on prostate cancer progression. Her work has largely been interwoven with the Vancouver Prostate Centre and the Australian-Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Alliance. Her thesis earned a nomination for an outstanding thesis award.

Research Interest

 Obesity & Therapeutics, Brain Tumors & Neurooncology, Tumor Research