Congratulations to Dr. Tillie Louise Hackett on the awarding of a 2024/2025 UBC Killam Teaching Prize
2024/2025 UBC Killam Teaching Prize We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Tillie Louise Hackett is a recipient of the 2024/2025 UBC Killam Teaching Prizes This award is to recognize an individual demonstrating excellence and dedication to teaching and commitment to students Dr. Tillie-Louise Hackett exemplifies excellence as an educator and mentor. Over the […]
Congratulations to Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman on the awarding of the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2024/2025 Junior Investigator Award
Congratulations go to Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman who is being recognized by the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CSPT). Dr. Abdelrahman will be recognized with the 2024/2025 Junior Investigator Award at the Society’s 2025 Annual Conference in Vancouver – Jun 2 – 5, 2025. The Junior Investigator Award is awarded annually to recognize significant contributions […]
Congratulations to Dr. Hilary Grocott on his recent appointment as Head, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Hilary Grocott has been appointed Head, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, effective to June 30, 2030. Dr. Grocott is a professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics. A world-renowned cardiothoracic anesthesiologist, his research is primarily focused on optimizing neurologic outcomes following cardiac surgery. Dr. Grocott […]
Congratulations to Dr. Darryl Knight on his recent reappointment as President, Providence Research; Vice President, Research and Academic Affairs at Providence Health Care and Associate Dean, Research, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine
The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics extends congratulations to Dr. Darryl Knight on his recent reappointment as President, Providence Research; Vice President, Research and Academic Affairs at Providence Health Care and Associate Dean, Research, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine for a five-year term effective to June 30, 2029. Dr. Knight is […]
Congratulations to members of our Department who received a CIHR Fall (2024) Project Grant!
Congratulations to Drs. Pascal Bernatchez, Colin Dormuth and Matthew Wiens who were recently awarded 4 & 5-year Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant from the Fall 2024 competition Dr. Pascal Bernatchez, Associate Professor – was recently awarded a 5-year Canadian Institutes of Health Project Grant valued at $914,175 to support his project entitled “Activation […]
Dr. Matthias Gorges awarded a Michael Smith Health Research Foundation Convening & Collaborating award
Congratulations to Dr. Matthias Gorges, Associate Professor who was awarded a MSHRF Convening & Collaborating Award to support his proposal entitled “Co-developing a needs-derived research strategy toward forming a Digital Health Research Centre at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital” MSHRF Convening & Collaborating (C2) Program supports teams of health researchers and research users to co-develop […]
Dr. Catrina Loucks, Michael Smith Health Research BC – Scholar Award
Congratulations to Dr. Catrina Loucks who was awarded a Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Award to support her research focussed on Improving pain management for children using patient-specific genetic information. In children, ongoing pain can interfere with brain development, disrupt behaviour and increase the risk of chronic pain. This can be particularly devastating in […]
Dr. Paulina Scheuren, PhD – Postdoctoral Fellow awarded a 1 year Bluma Tischler Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024)
Congratulations to Dr. Paulina Scheuren (Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. John Kramer’s laboratory) who was awarded the 2024 Bluma Tischler Postdoctoral Fellowship to support her research project entitled “Spinal cord temperature as a non-invasive measure of neuroinflammation in the human spinal cord” Summary: Dr. Scheuren’s work seeks to provide in-vivo evidence of neuroinflammation in the human spinal cord, […]
Congratulations to Dr. Richard Alexander, Clinical Assistant Professor (Island Medical Program) on being awarded the Faculty of Medicine Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching – Early Career for 2024
Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service. “These awards celebrate extraordinary faculty and staff who exemplify our values — respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration and equity — and have made outstanding contributions toward our vision to transform health for everyone.”Dr. Dermot Kelleher, Dean, […]
Congratulations to Dr. Dean Jones on his recent appointment as Vice Dean, Health Engagement, Faculty of Medicine
The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics extends congratulations to Dr. Dean Jones on his recent appointment as Vice Dean, Health Engagement, Faculty of Medicine for a five-year term effective to August 31, 2029. Dr. Jones is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics. He most recently, served as Associate […]