Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (except clinical aspects)

This class comprises research and experimental development in pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences, except clinical aspects.

Parent Category

Basic medicine and life sciences

Sub-Categories

Basic pharmacology

Pharmacogenomics

Toxicology (except clinical toxicology)

Drug discovery, design and delivery

Psychopharmacology

Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences, n.e.c.

Graduate Degree Programs

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD)

You're ready to work at the forefront of pharmaceutical sciences advancement. Take your education to the next level with a PhD at UBC Pharm Sci. It's where you'll work shoulder to shoulder with other leading experts in the field of pharmaceutical sciences, contributing knowledge,…

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology (PhD)

The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics has a long-standing reputation of excellence in the field of drug research that goes back to 1951. Faculty members in the Department are engaged in research in areas of neural, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine and clinical…

Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Leadership (GDPL)

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Leadership (GDPL) program is designed for pharmacists seeking to advance their career marketability by upgrading their skills as strong leaders in the pharmacy profession. The GDPL is structured to prepare pharmacists with…

Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (MSc)

Our research-intensive MSc program offers students the opportunity to conduct outstanding research projects and receive training in a broad range of fields within pharmaceutical sciences. We provide you with exceptional mentors and supervisors, a rigorous learning environment, a customized…

Master of Science in Pharmacology (MSc)

UBC Researchers

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Abdelrahman, Khaled

Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

G protein-coupled receptor pharmacology; Neuropharmacology; Molecular Neuroscience; Molecular Neuroscience; G protein-coupled receptor pharmacology, Neuropharmacology, Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Neuroscience

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Bernatchez, Pascal

Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular System; Genetic Diseases; Hypertension; atherosclerosis; angiogenesis; Muscular Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Lipid/Lipoprotein analysis; Lipid Disorders; Pharmacokinetics; Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases; angiogenesis; atherosclerosis; endothelial dysfunction; endothelium; Inflammation; lipoproteins; Marfan syndrome; muscular dystrophy; nitric oxide; vascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular System, Genetic Diseases, Hypertension, Atherosclerosis, Angiogenesis, Muscular Diseases, Neuromuscular Diseases, Lipid/Lipoprotein analysis, Lipid Disorders, Pharmacokinetics, Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases, Angiogenesis, Atherosclerosis, Endothelial dysfunction, Endothelium, Inflammation, Lipoproteins, Marfan syndrome, Muscular dystrophy, Nitric oxide, Vascular disease

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Cairns, Brian

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

electrophysiology; headache; Neuropharmacology; Oro-Facial Pain; pain; pain mechanisms; peripheral analgesics; sex-related differences; temporomandibular disorders; Electrophysiology, Headache, Neuropharmacology, Oro-Facial Pain, Pain, Pain mechanisms, Peripheral analgesics, Sex-related differences, Temporomandibular disorders

Chang, Thomas

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Nuclear receptors are evolutionarily-related DNA-binding transcription factors that regulate the expression of a broad array of genes involved in various biological processes

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Finbloom, Joel

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Drug discovery, design and delivery; Biologically active molecules; Nanochemistry; Antimicrobial resistance; Nanomedicine; nanomedicine; Chemical Biology; drug delivery; Pharmaceutical Sciences; Infectious disease; Bacterial Biofilms; Microbiome; Probiotics; Antibiotic resistance; Nanomedicine, Chemical Biology, Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Infectious Disease, Bacterial Biofilms, Microbiome, Probiotics, Antibiotic Resistance

Forbes, Connor

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Endourology; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Kidney stones; Translational research; Endourology, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Kidney Stones, Translational Research

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Hedtrich, Sarah

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (except clinical aspects); Nanotechnology; Bioengineering Human (Disease) Models; Gene Therapy; Human Epithelia; Next-Generation Therapies for Inflammatory and Genetic Diseases of Human Epithelia; Topical drug delivery and Nanomedicine; Nanotechnology, Bioengineering Human (Disease) Models, Gene Therapy, Human Epithelia, Next-Generation Therapies for Inflammatory and Genetic Diseases of Human Epithelia, Topical Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine

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Khan, Mohd Imran

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Differential Genomics; Drug Designing;

Krentz, Nicole

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Diabetes; Developmental biology; Genetics; Diabetes, Developmental Biology, Genetics

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Laher, Ismail

Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (except clinical aspects); Cardiovascular diseases; animal models of sleep apnea; Diabetes; exercise; oxidative stress; regulation of small artery tone, mechanisms of pressuce-induced vasomotor responses, exercise, sleep; Cardiovascular Diseases, Animal models of sleep apnea, Diabetes, Exercise, Oxidative stress, Regulation of small artery tone, mechanisms of pressuce-induced vasomotor responses, exercise, sleep

Li, Shyh-Dar

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Drug discovery, design and delivery; Nano-technology; biopharmaceutics; drug delivery; nanomedicine; pharmaceutics; Gene delivery and therapy; Regenerative medicine; Localized drug delivery; Biopharmaceutics, Drug delivery, Nanomedicine, Pharmaceutics, Gene delivery and therapy, Regenerative medicine, Localized drug delivery

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Maharaj, Anil

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Pharmacometrics; Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics; Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacology; Pharmacometrics, Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics, Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacology

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Page, Brent

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cell Signaling and Cancer; Cancer; Cell signaling; Chemical Biology; Drug development; Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery; Medicinal Chemistry; Target Engagement; Cell Signaling and Cancer, Cancer, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery, Medicinal Chemistry, Target Engagement

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Rodrigues, Brian

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Diabetes; Cardiomyopathy; Heart Failure; Energy Metabolism; Cardiovascular metabolism; Diabetes; Endothelial cell - cardiomyocyte crosstalk; Vascular Endothelial Growth factors; Diabetes, Nutrition & Metabolism (Nutrition & Metabolism), diabetic heart disease, , Biomedical field, diabetes and health implications

Ross, Colin

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Care; Genomics; Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (except clinical aspects); Biomedical Technologies; Drug Metabolism; Gene Therapy; Gene-based therapeutics; Pharmacogenomics; Precision Medicine; transgenic models; Biomedical Technologies, Drug Metabolism, Gene Therapy, Gene-based therapeutics, Pharmacogenomics, Precision medicine, Transgenic Models

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Segat, Gabriela

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; Cancer drug development and therapeutics; Basic pharmacology; Applied immunology (including antibody engineering, xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies); Hematology; oncology; Inflammation; Epigenetics

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Velenosi, Thomas

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Pharmacometabolomics; Pharmacology; Metabolomics; Lipidomics; mass spectrometry; Cancer; Stable isotope tracing; Bioinformatics; Pharmacometabolomics, Pharmacology, Metabolomics, Lipidomics, Mass spectrometry, Cancer, Stable isotope tracing, Bioinformatics

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Wang, Ying

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cardiology and circulatory sciences (including cardiovascular disease); Cell differentiation, proliferation and death; Drug discovery, design and delivery; atherosclerosis; Diabetic cardiomyopathy; Vascular biology; Spatial 'Omics'; Drug repurposing and therapeutic design; Disease modeling; Digital Pathology; Atherosclerosis, Diabetic cardiomyopathy, Vascular biology, Spatial 'Omics', Drug repurposing and therapeutic design, Disease modeling, Digital pathology

Wilbur, Kerry

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (except clinical aspects); Professional Practices; Education Systems; culture and health professional education; interprofessional education; Interprofessional care; public health roles of pharmacists; workplace-based learning; patient and medication safety; Professional Practices, Education Systems, Culture and health professional education, Interprofessional education, Interprofessional care, Public health roles of pharmacists, Workplace-based learning, Patient and medication safety

Wong, Judy

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cancer biology; Aging; Genome Instability; Nucleic Acid Structures; Pharmacology; Genetics and Genomics; Cancer Biology, Aging, Genome Instability, Nucleic Acid Structures, Pharmacology, Genetics and Genomics

Wright, Robert

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice; Drug discovery, design and delivery; Applied immunology (including antibody engineering, xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies); Transplantation immunology; Lung Transplantation; Cytomegalovirus Infection; Transplant Immunology; , Lung Transplantation, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Transplant Immunology

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