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Robert McMaster

Professor
Vice Dean, Research, UBC Faculty of Medicine
Academic Appointment
Professor
Research Focus
Immune System Transplantation and Donation Genetics
Degrees / Designations

D.Phil., M.Sc.

Contact Info
vicedeanresearch.med@ubc.ca
604-822-7693

Biography

Dr. Robert McMaster is a professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He brings considerable administrative experience and intellectual vigor to the role and is particularly well-positioned to foster scientific collaborations between the faculty and its health authority partners.

Dr. McMaster received a Bachelor and Master of Science from UBC, followed by a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford. As a professor, he has focused his research on molecular immunology, parasitology and transplant immunology. He previously served as head of the Department of Medical Genetics from 2000 to 2010 and was also director of the Immunity and Infection Research Centre of VCHRI and director of Transplant Immunology for BC Transplant.

As the vice dean of research, Dr. McMaster will lead the development of a health and life sciences research strategy and ensure the research is translational and of the highest caliber. He will provide guidance to health research program leaders and ensure resources are supported effectively across the Faculty on all campuses and health authorities. He will also play a key role in formulating the research component of the Faculty’s new strategic plan, and will ensure that the Faculty’s activities align with the plan’s priorities.

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Dec 2, 2017

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Dec 5, 2016

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Dec 7, 2015

We continue pushing forward, ready to meet the challenges of the day

Dec 14, 2014

The years may change but our values remain the same

Dec 16, 2013

VCHRI executive director Dr. Robert McMaster recognized as one of Canada’s Innovation Leader

Dec 16, 2013

Publications

  • Future microbiology -

    Modes of action of Leishmanicidal antimicrobial peptides.

    Marr AK, McGwire BS, McMaster WR
  • Journal of leukocyte biology -

    Secreted virulence factors and immune evasion in visceral leishmaniasis.

    Lambertz U, Silverman JM, Nandan D, McMaster WR, Clos J, Foster LJ, Reiner NE
  • ACS chemical biology -

    Cheminformatics-driven discovery of selective, nanomolar inhibitors for staphylococcal pyruvate kinase.

    Axerio-Cilies P, See RH, Zoraghi R, Worral L, Lian T, Stoynov N, Jiang J, Kaur S, Jackson L, Gong H, Swayze R, Amandoron E, Kumar NS, Moreau A, Hsing M, Strynadka NC, McMaster WR, Finlay BB, Foster LJ, Young RN, Reiner NE, Cherkasov A
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