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Liu is a scientist in the Odette Cancer Research Program at SRI. A goal of his research is to improve prostate cancer detection and management. In January 2019, he secured a Project Grant worth $459,000 over three years from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to develop a noninvasive test to help guide prostate cancer treatment. The aim is to identify urinary biomarkers—measurable substances in the body, like proteins, that can indicate if tissue is healthy or diseased. These markers would enable doctors to determine upfront which men with early prostate cancer are more likely to need surgery or radiation, as opposed to active surveillance.