Background
Ling was born in China, and emigrated to Canada as a child.
Ling was born in China, and emigrated to Canada as a child.
He graduated from North Toronto Collegiate in 1962. He received his bachelor"s degree in 1966 from the University of Toronto and his Doctor of Philosophy in 1969 from the University of British Columbia.
Ling"s research focuses on drug resistance in cancer. He is best known for his discovery of P-glycoprotein, one of the proteins responsible for multidrug resistance. He undertook post-doctoral training with nobel-laureate Doctor Fred Sanger at Cambridge University.
Ling is currently Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and Vice-President, Discovery at the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver, British Columbia.
1990, awarded the Gairdner Award from the Gairdner Foundation for outstanding contributions to medical science.