Aging

Anthony P. Cheung, MD, MPH, MBA, FRANZCOG, FRCSC

Assistant Professor

Infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) menopause, ovulation-induction, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), assisted reproduction technology, menopause, hormone replacement therapy

Dr. Jean Carruthers, MD,FRCSC, FRC(Ophth), Fellow of the American Society for Oculoplastic Surgery

Dr. Jean Carruthers, MD,FRCSC, FRC(Ophth), Fellow of the American Society for Oculoplastic Surgery

Clinical Professor

Physician, Surgeon, Oculoplastic Surgeon, Botox, Neuromodulators, Fillers, Energy based devices, Radiofrequency microneedling, research, Publications, inventor,

Max Cynader, CM, OBC, PhD, FRSC, FCAHS

Max Cynader, CM, OBC, PhD, FRSC, FCAHS

Professor of Opthalmology & Visual Sciences

Eye diseases, glaucoma, dyslexia, stroke, neurotrauma, memory, vision, learning disabilities, hearing development, recovery after brain damage, ischemia, gene therapy

Peter Kirk

Director, Palliative Care

Palliative care, palliative medicine, palliative sedation

Laura Hurd, MSW, PhD

Laura Hurd, MSW, PhD

Professor

Aging, ageism, health, illness, social exclusion

William C. Miller, PhD

Professor

Disabled people with respect to mobility (wheelchairs), influence of self-efficacy with respect to participation in daily activity, social activity and general quality of life especially among disabled adults and elderly, wheelchair prescription, performance and function, outcome measurement in health care

Deborah O’Connor, PhD, RSW

Professor

Family support to frail or mentally impaired seniors, formal support services, senior citizens

Prof. Helen Tremlett, PhD

Prof. Helen Tremlett, PhD

Professor & Canada Research Chair in Neuroepidemiology and Multiple Sclerosis

multiple sclerosis, epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, health administrative data, drug safety and effectiveness, disease-modifying drugs for multiple sclerosis, gut microbiome, pediatric-onset MS, observational studies, real-world data, post-marketing research,

Dean Foti, BSc, MDCM

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Pick disease, traumatic brain injury, concussions, head injuries, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, mad cow disease

Peter Graf

Peter Graf

Professor

Memory, prospective memory, morality of memory, memory and aging, cognitive changes across the lifespan, memory in Alzheimer’s disease

Todd Handy, PhD

Professor

Aging and cognition, aging and exercise, cognitive neuroscience, mind wandering, attention, migraine, fMRI

Kevin Gregory-Evans, MD, PhD, FRCS, FRCOphth

Professor

Eye, retina, stem cells, gene therapy, retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, age-related macular degeneration, Stargardt’s disease, Best’s disease, x-linked retinoschisis, electroretinography

Prof. Judy Wong, PhD

Prof. Judy Wong, PhD

Professor

cancer biology, aging, genetics, pharmacology, telomere, telomerase, G-quadruplex,

Neil Cashman, MD

Professor

Prion disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, protein misfolding diseases

James Johnson

Professor

diabetes and related conditions, obesity, heart disease, fatty liver, pancreatic cancer, insulin (how it’s controlled and how it works)

Joanne Matsubara, PhD

Joanne Matsubara, PhD

Professor

aging, brain dysfunction, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, eye disease, blindness, glaucoma, neurodegeneration, visual cortex, retina, brain, Alzheimer’s eye

Dr. Judy Illes, CM, PhD

Dr. Judy Illes, CM, PhD

Professor

Distinguished University Scholar

UBC Distinguished Scholar in Neuroethics

Ethics, brain, biomedicine, bioethics, neuroscience,

Dr. Illes is a world-reknowned pioneer of the field of neuroethics that was formally established in early 2000 to directly align biomedical ethics with neuroscience in research, clinical practice, and the commercialization of brain health. She received her PhD from Stanford University, and holds faculty appointments at UBC, the University of Washington in Seattle, and Clare Hall at Cambridge University in England. She is co-lead of the Canadian Brain Research Strategy of the International Brain Initiative, and sits on numerous advisory boards, including the Standing Committee on Ethics and the Institute for Neuroscience Mental Health and Addiction of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. She also is a newly appointed Director-at-Large of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Dr. Illes is often asked to provide expert consultation and testimony on ethics matters involving conflict of interest, neuroprivacy, and ownership of research data, governance, and regulation. She received the Order of Canada, the country’s highest citizen award, in 2017.

Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch, PhD, RN

Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch, PhD, RN

Professor

Long-term residential care, family caregiving, Intellectual Disability, nursing care of older adults

Roger Wong, CM, BMSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS

Roger Wong, CM, BMSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS

Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine

Vice Dean, Education

Geriatrics, geriatric medicine, acute care for older people, hospital medicine, frailty, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, quality improvement in medicine, medical education,

Giovanni Gallipoli, PhD

Giovanni Gallipoli, PhD

Professor

Economics, policy, inequality, crime, earnings, education, occupations, marriage, insurance, labour, supply, disability, health, matching, firms, credit, distribution