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Welcome from Dean pro tem Larry Lynd

Larry Lynd

Welcome to the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia. The Faculty’s vision is to be a catalyst for change in pharmacy practice and the pharmaceutical sciences. Our goal—as innovators in pharmacy education, research and practice—is to support the optimization of drug therapy in the pursuit of improved patient outcomes. Explore our website to discover an outstanding community of faculty, practitioners, students, staff and alumni working together to advance that goal and our strategic plan: Catalyst for Change 2.0. To learn more click here.

Larry D. Lynd
Professor and Dean pro tem

At a Glance

By the Numbers

2023 QS World University Rankings, Pharmacy & Pharmacology: #30 Worldwide, #2 in Canada

As of Jan 2024 (from Jul 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2023)

  • Publications: 190
  • Grants: 160 (active, non-internal, Fiscal Apr 1, 2022–Mar 31, 2023)
  • Awards: 13 
  • Presentations: 41
  • Media Hits: 92
  • Students
    • E2P PharmD: 861 (Jan 1–Apr 28, 2023); 635 (May 15–Aug 19, 2023); 888 (Sep 1–Dec 22, 2023)
    • Flex PharmD: 19 (Jan 1–Apr 28, 2023); 17 (May 15–Aug 19, 2023); 17 (Sep 1–Dec 22, 2023)
    • BPSc: 150 (Jan 1–Apr 28, 2023); 64 (May 15–Aug 19, 2023); 198 (Sep 1–Dec 22, 2023)
    • MSc: 40
    • PhD: 50
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellows: 31
    • Visiting International Research Students: 13
    • 4,329 registrants in 14 Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development programs and 95 Canadian Pharmacy Practice Program
  • Alumni (total): 7,489
  • Experiential Education: 795 Practice Educators in 532 Practice Sites
  • Practice: 3,492 Patient Encounters (Jul 1, 2022–Dec 31, 2023); 25,946 Patient Encounters (cumulative total through 122 months of operation)
  • People: 80 Total FTE Faculty; 664 Clinical Faculty; 30 Honorary Faculty; 107 Total Staff; 4 Research Associates; 151 Student Workers

To view our 2023 Year in Review report, click here.

February 2024

CORE PI Jacquelyn Cragg published a commentary in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology entitled "Getting to the heart of the problem in spinal cord injury" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073510972308261X

Li N, Fei P, Tous C, Rezaei Adariani M, Hautot M-L, Ouedraogo I, Hadjadj A, Dimov IP, Zhang Q, Lessard S, Nosrati Z, Ng CN, Saatchi K, Hafeli UO, Tremblay C, Kadoury S, Tang A, Martel S, Soulez G (2024). Human-scale navigation of magnetic microrobots in hepatic arteries. Science Robotics 9, eadh8702. https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.adh8702

Hohenwarter L, Puil E, Rouhollahi E, Bohrmann L, Lu S, Saatchi K, Hafeli UO, Barr A, Bottger R, Viswanadham KKD, Li SD (2024). A Novel Leu-Enkephalin Prodrug Produces Pain-Relieving and Antidepressant Effects. Mol Pharm 21 (2), 688-703. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00807

CORE research scientist and PhD student Amin Adibi has co-authored a Global Burden of Disease study on health trends in Canada. Kopec, J.A., Pourmalek, F., Adeyinka, D.A., Adibi, A., et al. Health trends in Canada 1990–2019: An analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. Can J Public Health (2024). https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-024-00851-3

Janke KK, Dy-Boarman E, Safo AA, Charrois TL. What Types of Data are Pharmacy Education Scholars Using in their Abstracts for Poster Presentations?. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2024 Jan 29:100662.

Nagy DK, Hall JJ, Charrois TL. Professional fulfillment and burnout in fourth year pharmacy students and risk factors for the future: a mixed methods study. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2024 Feb 6:100667

February 2024

Youth Self Care and Wellness Night, Community Partner: Cory Kaban, Covenant House Vancouver, UBC Partner | Faculty: Tristan Lai, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC Vancouver, UBC Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund

"How far is too far?" Creating an evidence base to support safe provision of medication abortion for people living far from emergency services
Principal Investigator: Norman, Wendy V (Obstetrics and Gynaecology); Henry, Bonnie J (School of Population and Public Health); Munro, Sarah B (Obstetrics and Gynaecology); Schummers, Laura (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)

A systems glycobiology platform for revealing new immunotherapy targets in acute myeloid leukemia
Principal Investigator: Wisnovsky, Simon (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Perinatal Opioid Exposures, Trajectories, Insights and Concentrations: The POETIC Network
Principal Investigator(s): Patricelli, Charissa (UBC Family Practice); Alcorn, Mary-Jane (University of Saskatchewan); Colantonio, David (University of Ottawa); Drogemoller, Britt I (University of Manitoba); Gartner, Kali (University of Saskatchewan); Kelly, Lauren (University of Manitoba); Kerpan, Serene T (Vancouver Island University); Knight, Erin (University of Manitoba); Leong, Christine (University of Manitoba); Lyons, Laura M (Western University); Oberlander, Timothy F (UBC Pediatrics); Turner, Suzanne (McMaster University)
UBC Co-Applicants: Vilte Barakauskas (UBC Pathology & Laboratory Medicine) Katelynn Boerner (UBC Pediatrics); Nicole Carter (BC Women’s); Matthew Carwana (UBC Pediatrics); Vanessa Paquette (UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences); 
Project Grant - PA: Research in First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health

Effect of an educational radio campaign on contraception use in Nigeria
Principal Investigators: Schummers Laura (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences); Law, Michael R (School of Population and Public Health)
Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Global Health Research

Characterizing diacetylspermine as a biomarker of drug response and precision treatment in triple-negative breast cancer
Principal Investigator: Velenosi, Thomas J (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Project Grant - PA: Breast Cancer Research

CORE PI Jacquelyn Cragg received a small TLEF grant ($38,716) entitled "Statistics Bakers: a Recipe Box for Biostatistics and Critical Appraisal Courses at The University of British Columbia". Co-applicants: Larry Lynd, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Mike Marin (Faculty of Medicine), Caitlin Gaynor (Faculty of Science), Jason Pither (UBC-O), Analisa Jia (Trainee), and Lydia Feng (trainee).

Gabriella Wong, Asal Taheri, Janice Yeung. "Remediation Program for Students Experiencing Academic Challenges during Practicum in the Entry-to-Practice PharmD Program". $13,306. UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund. 2024-2025.

Larry Leung, Amy Tran, Bailey Martin, Keiran Tuck, Marilyn Werseen-Lenzen, Katrina Prescott, Peter Soja, Jocelyn Micallef, Brie Weir, Andrea Busse, Olivia Lee, Elizabeth Chan, Nicoline Bihelek. Building Resources and Accessibility in Neurology for Practical Learning. Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund, UBC. $30,000 (Year 1).

Drs. Nick Dragojlovic and Larry Lynd co-authored a study aimed at understanding the effectiveness and cost of using exome sequencing (ES) and genome sequencing (GS) for diagnosing developmental and seizure disorders in children in B.C. The results indicated that providing earlier access to genetic testing could lead to quicker diagnoses and cost savings in the Canadian health care system. A quicker diagnosis is valuable to patients, their families, and health care systems by reducing health care interactions, mis-diagnoses, and unnecessary clinical interventions.

Dean A. Regier, Rosalie Loewen, Brandon Chan, Morgan Ehman, Samantha Pollard, Jan M. Friedman, Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu, Clara van Karnebeek, Simone Race, Alison M. Elliott, Nick Dragojlovic, Larry D. Lynd, Deirdre Weymann, Real-world diagnostic outcomes and cost-effectiveness of genome-wide sequencing for developmental and seizure disorders: Evidence from Canada, Genetics in Medicine, Volume 26, Issue 4, 2024,101069, ISSN 1098-3600, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2024.101069


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