On September 14, 2017, Dr. Michael Coughtrie, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia (UBC) was named a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS).
Dr. Coughtrie, together with UBC President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Santa J. Ono, and Drs. Jehannine Austin and Lara Boyd from UBC Faculty of Medicine, were honoured at an evening induction ceremony held in Ottawa, Ontario.
Induction into CAHS is a significant honour for members of the Canadian research community. Nominations are adjudicated by a Fellowship Committee who assess candidates on their fulfillment of strict criteria in the areas of international leadership, academic performance, scientific creativity, and willingness to serve.
Dr. Michael Coughtrie is an accomplished scientist, educator and mentor. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he received his BSc in biochemistry in 1983 and PhD in 1986 from the University of Dundee where he also began his professional teaching and research career based in the School of Medicine. Dr. Coughtrie’s tenure as dean of the Faculty commenced on August 1, 2013. His extensive teaching experience encompasses the development and implementation of a number of course modules in the fields of medicine, dentistry and science. As a researcher focusing on the roles of two major families of drug metabolizing enzymes, he has supervised numerous PhD and postdoctoral students, been invited to speak at over 70 international meetings and conferences, and has received more than 70 competitive research grants and contracts. He is an accomplished author and serves on the editorial boards of publications including Pharmacogenetics & Genomics, Xenobiotica and Biomarkers.
“It is a tremendous honour to be named a Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow alongside such distinguished company,” says Dr. Coughtrie. “I look forward to serving in this role and working together with my colleagues to assess topics crucial to health care in Canada.”
