Biography:

Dr. Lum was born in Ottawa, Ontario graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at the University of Ottawa in 1999. He stayed at the University of Ottawa and joined the laboratory of Andrew D. Badley, M.D. (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota) to pursue his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology. During his graduate work, Dr. Lum studied the regulation of death receptor-mediated apoptosis of CD4 T cells. His work focused on TNF-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) during HIV infection and its physiological role in neutrophil homeostasis. In 2003, Dr. Lum pursued post-doctoral training with Craig B. Thompson at the University of Pennsylvania where they studied how metabolic stress regulates autophagy and consequentially T cell function. Dr. Lum was recruited to the BC Cancer Agency in 2008 where he will continue his long-standing interest in pathways regulation cell death and survival.