Dr. David Stewart passed away on August 31, 2023
Our department is saddened to announce the passing of Dr. David Stewart on August 31, 2023. Dr. Stewart was active in the department’s simulation program and served as Head of Pediatric Anesthesia at BC Children’s Hospital. After leaving Vancouver he went on to serve as Head of Pediatric Anesthesia at Los Angeles Children’s Hospital and then […]
Dr. Richard Wall passed away on August 19th, 2023
Our department is saddened by the passing of Dr. Richard Wall on August 19th, 2023. A brilliant intellectual, Dick joined our department as a chemist. His expertise in medicinal chemistry led to a number of fruitful collaborations within our department, including the discovery of vernakalant. Dick was instrumental in the development of the B.Sc. pharmacology […]
Welcome to Guillaume Grenet, MD, PhD, who will spend the next year as a Visiting Scientist with the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Dr. Grenet completed his MD in endocrinology and his PhD in clinical pharmacology at the University of Lyon 1. He is a hospital doctor at the pharmaco-toxicology department of the University Hospital of Lyon, and a member of the Evaluation and Modeling with the Therapeutic Effects Group at the Laboratory of Biometry and Evolutionary Biology, CNRS UMR 5558 Lyon 1. […]
Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) Award for The Loucks Pain Management Pharmacogenomics (PMP) Lab
Congratulations to Dr. Catrina Loucks on the recent awarding of a Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) award for The Loucks Pain Management Pharmacogenomics (PMP) Lab. The opioid crisis continues to devastate the lives of Canadians, and unfortunately, it has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased movement toward opioid-sparing […]
Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman highlighted in the Faculty of Medicine – Faculty Spotlight
Meet Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman, one of the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics newest faculty members, who was recently profiled in the Faculty of Medicine – Faculty Spotlight – READ MORE
Dr. John (Kip) Kramer appointed Interim Director, International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD)
We are pleased to announce that Dr. John (Kip) Kramer has been appointed Interim Director, International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD). Dr. Kramer is an associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics dedicated to improving outcomes and quality of life for people with spinal cord injury. His research is focused on understanding […]
Dr Khaled Abdelrahman receives New Investigator grant from the Alzheimer’s Society
We are pleased to announce that Dr Khaled Abdelrahman has received the new investigator grant from the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada. Details of announcement are here.
Dr David Vincent Godin passed away on July 9, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce Dr. David Vincent Godin, Professor Emeritus, passed away on Sunday July 9, 2023. Dr. Godin had a long career in Pharmacology research and education. For those of us who had the privilege to study pharmacology or medicine at UBC, Dr. Godin was a passionate teacher who taught […]
Dr Pieter Swart – Celebration of Life Invitation
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Dr. Khaled Abdelrahman – recipient of the 2023 DMCBH Alzheimer Disease Research Grant!
Announcement on Twitter.