Renee Hofstedter, MSc, MHSc, CCGC, CGC, is a board certified genetic counsellor who graduated from the University of Toronto’s Masters of Genetic Counselling Program. She is currently working in Princess Margaret Cancer Centre offering genetic testing to patients at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes. Her niche is endocrine oncology where she works to mainstream Genetics into endocrine oncology clinics. Renee is on the medical advisory board of the Canadian VHL Alliance. She is also a member of the Ontario Health Provincial Genetics Program’s Genetics Education Reference Table. Prior to genetic counselling, Renee received a Masters in Education and taught high school Biology for ten years. Renee is passionate about improving genetic awareness and knowledge to enable people to make informed decisions regarding genetic testing.

Dr. Maryam Soleimani is a Genitourinary Medical Oncologist at BC Cancer, Vancouver Cancer Centre and a clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. 

She completed her Bachelor of Science and MD degree followed by Internal Medicine residency at the University of Alberta. She then completed Medical Oncology residency at UBC, followed by a clinical and research fellowship, with a special interest in immuno-oncology, renal cell carcinoma and cancer care delivery. She has received multiple recognitions for her academic work. She is actively involved in both clinical and translational research, and in oncology clinical trials, with a successful track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals. 

In 2022, after identifying an unmet need, she founded the BC Cancer von Hippel Lindau Clinic, which is the first comprehensive clinic in Canada for patients with VHL. She is also leading the development of the Canadian VHL Clinical and Research Consortium and is chair of the Scientific and Medical Advisory Council of the Canadian VHL Alliance.