Alina Gerrie

Dr. Alina Gerrie is a hematologist and assistant professor in the Divisions of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is a member of the Lymphoma Tumour Group at BC Cancer and a clinician investigator with the Centre for Lymphoid Cancer at the BC Cancer Research Centre. Dr. Gerrie earned her medical degree and internal medicine specialization at the University of Toronto, followed by a hematology specialization at UBC. She completed a fellowship through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Clinical Investigator Program and earned a Master of Public Health from Harvard University. 

Dr. Gerrie is involved in translational, clinical trial and outcomes-based research related to leukemia and lymphoma. Other academic interests include the investigation of novel therapeutics and stem cell transplant for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and lymphoma and improving long-term outcomes for lymphoma and stem cell transplant survivors. Her research has been recognized with a number of awards, including the Health Professional-Investigator Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research in 2020 and project funding through the Mitacs Accelerate program.