Congratulations to our 2025 graduating Family Practice Anesthesia Residents!
The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics is pleased to extend congratulations to our graduating Family Practice Anesthesia residents Sairvan FernandesJacek OrzylowskiEthan (Bei Yuan) Zhang On June 11, 2025, the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics hosted its 2025 Resident Awards Night, where we were able to acknowledge and celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of our […]
Congratulations to our 2025 Pharmacology graduates
We wish to extend congratulations to this year’s Pharmacology graduates: Master of Science in Pharmacology Janet Jia He Zhang Bachelor of Science, Major in Pharmacology Darya BateniDonya BateniWayne BaoJosh DyceEdward HuangMandy LiCarly LinAmy LiuMido LuoKia RashidiRavinder SheenaNima TeymouriBoxon ZhangJeffrey Zhang
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Ansermino on the awarding of BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute/Institute of Global Health at BCCH – CHIPS grant
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Ansermino who was awarded a BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute / Institute of Global Health at BCCH – CHIPS grant valued at $1,500,000 to support his proposal entitled “Smart triage and smart QI (Quality Improvement) Smart Triage and QI Dr. Ansermino and partners at Wallimu (Uganda), the Kenya Medical Research Institute, […]
Dr. Wesam Farag, PhD -Postdoctoral Fellow awarded a 3 year Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship – Priority Announcement: Sex and Gender in Health Research (2025)
Congratulations to Dr. Wesam Farag (Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman’s laboratory) who was awarded a 3-year Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship to support his research project entitled “Targeting G Protein-Coupled Receptors to Improve Neurovascular Coupling in Alzheimer’s Disease” A lay summary can be found – https://webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/decisions/p/project_details.html?applId=516614&lang=en
Dr. Gillian Goobie, MD, PhD, FRCPC -Postdoctoral Fellow awarded a 3 year Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research (2025)
Congratulations to Dr. Gillian Goobie (Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Tillie-Louise Hackett’s laboratory) who was awarded a 3 year Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research to support her research project entitled “Identifying environmentally sensitive targets in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis”.The Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research (PBF) is intended to support the development of outstanding […]
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 […]