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

2024 QS World University Rankings, Pharmacy & Pharmacology: #35 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.

March 2024

Sharifa Nasreen, John Wang, Fawziah Marra, Jeff Kwong, Allison McGeer, Manish Sadarangani, Sarah Wilson, and Shaza Fadel. Indirect impact of childhood 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in Canadian older adults: a Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) retrospective observational study. Thorax. 2024 Feb 15:thorax-2023-220377. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2023-220377. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38359926.

Amin Adibi co-authored a study on global mortality patterns during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schumacher, Austin E., et al. "Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021." The Lancet (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00476-8 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46665-2

March 2024

Medication Use Among Children with Spinal Cord Injury in Ontario: A Pilot Study 
PI: James Crispo (UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow) 
UBC Pharm Sci Postdoctoral Fellow Pathway to Independence Research Grant ($10,000)

Trajectories of work productivity loss: Working from home and insights during COVID-19. Principal Investigator: Wei Zhang; Co-Investigators: Monique Gignac, Gary Johns, Diane Lacaille, Christopher McLeod; Collaborator: Lin Chen. $70,000. CIHR Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data - IPPH Mandate Early Career Researcher. March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Congratulations to CORE faculty, Dr. Mary De Vera for receiving a CIHR Catalyst Grant - Analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) for the project "Applying an equity and intersectionality lens to understanding the burden of arthritis". This award term is 1-year for $69,094. Co-investigators are:

• Dr. Mark Harrison, UBC PharmSci (CORE)
• Megan Thomas, UBC PharmSci (CORE)
• Preet Kang, UBC PharmSci (CORE)
• Niloo Gheshlaghi, Gheshlaghi
• Dr. Antonio Avina-Zubieta, UBC Faculty of Medicine
• Dr. Cheryl Barnabe, University of Calgary

Ricky Turgeon from CORE was awarded $43,000 from the British Columbia Ministry of Health Innovation Pathway Program for the project "Reducing Readmissions of Patients with Heart Failure by Pharmacist-Led Medication Optimization". Co-investigators: Tony Wan, Doson Chua, Nathaniel Hawkins, Sean Virani.

Ricky Turgeon from CORE was a successful applicant to the Health Data Research Network Canada Pragmatic Trials Training Program, which includes a $30,000 grant, training, and mentorship (Dr. Douglas Lee from ICES) to support the development of a pragmatic RCT protocol for the SHARE-HF program.

Innovations in Patient Education to Optimize Hospital Discharge - Development of a Patient-Based Toolkit. PI - Karen Dahri. Co-investigators: M Legal, C Inglis, T Pookpun, Y Koo. $5000 from CSHP Foundation's William McLean Innovation Grant