Dr. Gabriela Ilie holds the endowed Soillse Scientific Chair in Prostate Cancer Quality of Life Research at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine. Her innovative work focuses on understanding and addressing the needs of men diagnosed with prostate cancer and cancer survivors, translating these insights into impactful education and empowerment programs. These initiatives, such as the Prostate Cancer Patient Empowerment Program (PC-PEP), are now part of global efforts to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Ilie’s research actively engages patients as Research Citizens and leverages technology to support sustainable, system-wide transformations in health care. She leads comprehensive Patient and Personal Empowerment Programs (PEPs) for prostate cancer, chronic disease (PictouCountyPEP.org), and cancer survivorship (CancerPEP.org), which are now in a Phase 4 Pan-Canadian and International Trial (PCPEP.org). The PEP programs empower patients to adopt sustainable, health-promoting behaviors, fostering communities of support and resilience. Dr. Ilie’s work has gained international recognition, with collaborations across Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, the Netherlands, and the USA.