Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
• Molecular and Systems Pharmacology
• Nanomedicine and Chemical Biology
• Pharmacy Education Research and Leadership

By the Numbers

2025 QS World University Rankings, Pharmacy & Pharmacology: #38 Worldwide, #2 in Canada

As of Feb 2025 (from Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024)

• Publications: 79
• Grants: 162
• Awards: 65
• Presentations: 61
• Media Hits: 148
• Students
  • E2P PharmD: 868 (2023 Winter Term 2); 647 (2024 Summer Term); 887 (2024 Winter Term 1)
  • Flex PharmD: 11 (2023 Winter Term 2); 6 (2024 Summer Term); 14 (2024 Winter Term 1)
  • BPSc: 189 (2023 Winter Term 2); 85 (2024 Summer Term); 245 (2024 Winter Term 1)
  • GDPL: N/A (2023 Winter Term 2); N/A (2024 Summer Term); 7 (2024 Winter Term 1)
  • MSc: 45
  • PhD: 50
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellows: 22
  • 16,000+ registrants in 52 Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development programs and 60 students in 3 Canadian Pharmacy Practice Program offerings
• Alumni (total): 7,737
• Experiential Education: 865 Practice Educators in 541 Practice Sites
• Practice: 2,057 Patient Encounters (Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024); 27,656 Patient Encounters (cumulative total through 134 months of operation)
• People: 84 Total FTE Faculty; 716 Clinical Faculty; 14 Honourary Faculty; 99 Total Staff; 4 Research Associates; 149 Student Workers

To view our 2024 Year in Review report, click here (PDF, 11.7 MB).

June 2025

Niki Oveisi, Eric C. Sayre, Lori A. Brotto, Vicki Cheng, Vienna Cheng, Sharlene Gill, Gillian E Hanley, Helen McTaggart-Cowan, Stuart Peacock, Meera Rayar, Amirrtha Srikanthan, Dani Taylor, Mikaela Barnes, Mary A. De Vera. Sexual health outcomes after colorectal cancer diagnosis in females: a population-based cohort study. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2025 June 1. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf120. [IF: 10.0]

Elizabeth Nethery, Jennifer A. Hutcheon, Julie Lee, Patricia A. Janssen, Laura Schummers; Effects of a Province-Wide Change in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Screening Policy on Treatment and Newborn Birth Weight. Diabetes Care 2025; dc250480. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0480

Marcelo M. Rodrigue, Debashree Chatterjee, Johanna Guerry, Anne-Marie Patenaude, Charles C. H. Cohen, Therence Bois, Ariane Larouche, Silvana R. Ferreira, Thierry Bertomeu, Andrew Chatr-aryamontri, Li Zhang, Sylvie Mader, Corey Nislow, Guillaume St-Jean, Yvan Guindon, Astrid Zahn, and Javier M. Di Noia. "CDADC1 is a vertebrate-specific dCTP deaminase that metabolizes gemcitabine and decitabine to prevent cellular toxicity" https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2424409122

Barry AR, Boswell R, Babadagli HE, Chen JW, Cowley E, Eberhardt TE, May TA. Review of the top 5 cardiology studies of 2023-34. Can Pharm J (Ott); published online June 11, 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635251339445

Movahedan M, Ellis UM, Barry AR. Efficacy of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a meta-analysis. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2025;25(1):47–55. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40256-024-00682-0

New CORE paper in the International Journal of Epidemiology, led by Dr. Hadis Mozaffari (Conklin Lab): Protein diversity, type 2 diabetes and effect modifiers: a multi-country prospective study https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/doi/10.1093/ije/dyaf057/8159615?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=ije&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey=6369a70d-246e-4216-8682-01381ac78dfd

New CORE paper in Plos One, led by Dr. Annalijn Conklin: "Cardiovascular risk in aging adults with double deficits in social support: a gender-sensitive, cross-sectional analysis of the CLSA cohort" https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0309634

Akinsoji, T., Dragojlovic, N., Darviot, C., Meunier, M., Harrison, M., & Lynd, L. D. (2025). Innovation Headroom for a Highly Accurate PD-L1 Companion Diagnostic in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. PharmacoEconomics, 10.1007/s40273-025-01512-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-025-01512-0

Lee LE, Cohen-Adad J, Vavasour IM, Guenette M, Sawicka K, Rashidi-Ranjbar N, Churchill N, Chopra A, Adelia A, Benveniste PL, Traboulsee A, Arbour N, Giuliani F, Lynd LD, Patten SB, Prat A, Schabas A, Smyth P, Tam R, Zhang Y, Graham SJ, Hodaie M, Feinstein A, Kolind S, Schweizer TA, Oh J, CanProCo Study Group. Cervical Spinal Cord Magnetization Transfer Ratio and Its Relationship With Clinical Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology (2025): 1–11, https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.70113

April 2025

Lim T, Tang A, Lai T. Queering Cardiovascular Disease. $10,620. Medical Grant, Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. 2025.

Leung L, Grey M, Lim R, Chang S, Ranger H, Werseen-Lenzen M, Arnold E, Khoudian A, Bentley B, Rimmer J, Tencer N, La Vertu C, La Vertu K. The BRAIN Guide. $19,725. UBC OER Affordability Grant. 2025.

Differences in the Timing of Prenatal Care Initiation in Canada: A Multi-Province Investigation of Gestational Age at First Prenatal Visit and Ultrasound. Michelle Dimitris (PI), Laura Schummers, Nichole Austin, Sonia Grandi, Jennifer Hutcheon, Azar Mehrabadi, Jocelyn Stairs, Christy Woolcott. CIHR Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health. 2025–2028 $150,000.

Tran A (Co-PI), Leung L (Co-PI), Martin B, Tuck K, Grey M, Lim R, Chan C, Sangalang C, Fergusson C. PDMedTool Evaluation. KPMG Research Seed Grant, Island Health. $12,500. 2025–2026.

Tran A (Co-PI), Leung L (Co-PI), Martin B, Tuck K. A Pharmacist's Role in a Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Clinic: Evaluating Impact on Workflow and Patient Experience. Health Equity Research Seed Grant. $12,500. 2025–2026.