Victor Ling

Victor Ling is president and scientific director of the Terry Fox Research Institute. He is a senior scientist and past vice-president of research at the BC Cancer Agency, and professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and former assistant dean at The University of British Columbia. Dr. Ling is also director of the Interdisciplinary Oncology graduate training program and former co-director of the Centre for Integrated Genomics.

Victor Ling is known for his discovery of P-glycoprotein (multi-drug resistance), a major mechanism of resistance to anticancer drugs. He has been honored by the General Motors Kettering Prize, the Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Foundation Award, and the Gairdner International Award, among many others. He has been admitted to the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada, and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.