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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Alumni

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is a hub where people come to learn and train before taking their expertise across the globe. PM Alumni seeks to connect former staff/trainees through the PM Connects network, and to celebrate the achievements of alumni with the PM Alumni Award.

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The Princess Margaret Alumni Award

The Princess Margaret Alumni Award was ​launched in 2022 to celebrate the achievements of PM Alumni in advocacy, cancer control, academic research, innovation or education.

Nominations for 2025 are closed. Please check back spring 2026.


Award Winners

2025

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Prof. Fernanda Herrera, MD, PhD
Chief, Radiation Oncology, Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Princess Margaret Clinical Translational Research Fellow, Radiation Medicine - 2006-07



2024

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Prof. Jonathan A Ledermann, MD, FRCP, FMedSci
Professor of Medical Oncology, University College London
Princess Margaret Clinical Research Fellow, Medical Oncology - 1987-88



2023

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Prof. Christophe Le Tourneau, MD, PhD
Medical Oncologist, Institut Curie and Professor of Medicine, Paris-Saclay University
Princess Margaret Clinical Research Fellow, Early Phase Drug Development/Phase 1 Clinical Trials - 2007-09



Inaugural Princess Margaret Alumni Award, 2022

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Prof. Peter Selby, CBE DSc MD FRCP FRCR FACP (UK) FMedSci
Emeritus Professor of Cancer Medicine, University of Leeds and Visiting Professor University of Lincoln UK
Princess Margaret Research Fellow - 1981-82


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PM Alumni Network

Cancer is a significant and growing problem for health systems. There is a need for global solidarity and collaboration to build comprehensive cancer programming.

Past trainees and staff members are invited to join the Princess Margaret Alumni Network on PM Connects.

PM Connects is a new platform for Princess Margaret alumni and current staff to connect. It is a global hub for sharing experiences, leveraging resources, learning from each other and innovating for next-level care.

On the PM Connects platform, you can:

  • Connect - Interact with a network of professional contacts.
  • Give back - Introduce, employ or mentor.
  • Expand - Leverage your professional network to get introduced to people you should know, access exclusive resources and discover new opportunities and events.
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To join, go to PM Connects and create an account.

For more information about PM Connects and the PM Alumni Network, please email PM.alumni@uhn.ca.​

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Nomination Instructions

Former PM trainees and staff who have been alumni for 10 years or more are eligible for this award. Nominees do not need to be current members of the PM Alumni Network. Joint submissions are welcomed. Self-nomination will not be accepted.

The nomination package must include:

  1. Nomination letter (2-page maximum) detailing how the nominee has contributed to cancer control, cancer advocacy, academic or educational innovations in cancer. The nomination letter must:
    • Explain how the nominee's time at the Princess Margaret impacted their career and the contribution they are being nominated for
    • Demonstrate breadth and depth of their contribution
    • Describe clinical impact
  2. Short CV or biosketch for the nominee (2-page maximum)
  3. Two (2) supporting letters attesting to nominee's contribution


https://www.uhn.ca/PrincessMargaret/Education/Continuing_Education_Programs/Pages/continuing_education_programs.aspx
Last reviewed: 6/26/2025
Last modified: 8/29/2025 7:28 AM
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