Appointments

Academic and Honourary

2012-2019 Associate Faculty Member, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge UK
2011-15 Director, Modified Barrier Rodent Facility UBC
2008-14 Citizenship Judge (Presiding Officer at Canadian Citizenship ceremonies)
2003-16 Centre for Drug Research and Development, Strategic Advisor.
2003-10 Centre for Drug Research and Development, Co-Founder, Steering Committee, Joint Development Committee, Head of Screening Division; Drug Selection and Evaluation Committee;
2005-10 Co-Director, Pathogenomics of Innate Immunity Program (Genome Canada)
2004-05 Centre for Drug Research and Development, Chair, Drug Evaluation and Selection Committee
2002-05 Co-Director, Functional Pathogenomics of Mucosal Immunity Program
2002 Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
2001-02 President and Founder, Inimex Pharmaceuticals Inc
2001 Officer of the Order of Canada
2001-14 Canada Research Chair in Microbiology/Genomics and Health cluster at UBC
2000-02 Member of the Executive Group to coordinate Canadian Food Microbiology activities
2000 Genome BC implementation committee
2000 MRC CIHR Institute Simulation committee
1998-02 Chair, PseudoCAP (Pseudomonas aeruginosa community genome annotation project)
1997- Director, UBC Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research
1994 WHO Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Surveillance
1990 Co-founder, principal inventor and BOD, Micrologix Biotech Inc (later renamed Migenix)
1989-96 Founding Scientific Director, Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network
1987-93 Medical Scientific Advisory Cte, Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Chair, 90-93
1986- Professor, Microbiology, University of British Columbia
1985-86 President, North West Branch, American Society for Microbiology
1984-85 Vice President, North West Branch, American Society for Microbiology
1983- Associate Member, Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
1983-86 Associate Professor with tenure, Microbiology, University of British Columbia
1978-83 Assistant Professor, Microbiology, University of British Columbia
1977-78 Research Bacteriologist I, University of California, Berkeley
1975-77 Alexander von Humboldt Stipendiat, University Tubingen, Germany

Memberships on Scholarly Societies

Memberships on Other Societies

Memberships on Other Committees

2016- Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Innovation Task Group
2014-16 Wellcome Trust Expert Review Group on Pathogen Biology and Disease Transmission
2013- CIHR Michael Smith Award Committee
2011 CIHR International Review. Research Leaders representative. Ottawa March 29.
2011 Expert Panel, WHO project, Grand Challenges in Genomics for Public Health in Developing Countries
2011- Canada Research Chairs College of Reviewers
2011 CIHR Commercialization Advisory Committee
2010 Expert Panel, Canadian Thoracic Society e-Delphi exercise to establish Respiratory Research Priorities in Infectious Diseases
2009-12 Nominations Committee, Sanofi-Aventis Award
2009-12 Advisor, Accessible Science Initiative (student initiative to provide science education in developing countries)
2009- Reviewer, Canadian Foundation for Innovation
2009 Consultant reviewer, CIHR Pharmacology & Toxicology Grants Review Panel
2009 Consultant reviewer, CIHR Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Grants Review Panel
2009- Steering Committee (and co-founder), UBC Neglected Global Diseases Initiative
2008-11 Steering Committee, Gates Foundation Grand Challenge program. “Linking innate and specific immunity to develop single-dose vaccines for neonates”
2007- President, Bacterial/Antibiotic Peptide Group, International Neuropeptide Society
2007- Advisory Board, Webster Centre for Molecular Research in Infectious Diseases, U. Otago
2007- Advisory Board, Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, UBC
2006, 2008 Coordinator and White paper main author Canada California Cooperation Network
2006- Advisory Board, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon
2005, 2006, 2007 Consultant reviewer, CIHR Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Grants Review Cte
2005-08 Promega Biotechnology Research Award Selection Cte, American Academy of Microbiology
2004-05 Drug Evaluation and Selection Cte, Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)
2004 Postdoctoral Fellowships Review Committee, Health Canada
2004 New Opportunities Task Force, Mike Smith Foundation for Medical Research
2001-04 BC Biotech Awards Committee
2001- College of reviewers, Canada Research Chairs
2003-10 Co-Founder, Steering Committee, Joint Development Committee, Head of Screening Division, Strategic Advisor, Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)
2000-03 Scientific Advisory Committee & Founding Member, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
2000-02 Review Committee, Vancouver Hospitals HSC Microbial Pathogenesis
2000 Transition committee, UBC CIHR
2000 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute Simulation Committee, Feb – Mar
1998-01 Fellowship Review Committee, Life Sciences Div., Academy III, Royal Society of Canada
1989-90 Member, Alberta Heritage Found. for Med. Res. Scholarship Applications Advisory
1994-97 CSM Awards Committee; Chair, 1997, Canadian Society of Microbiologists
1987-90 Grants Review Committee, Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
1982-84 MRC Grants committee, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Editorships

2015- Pathogenesis, Editorial Board
2014- Antimicrobial Therapeutics Reviews, Editorial Board
2013 Current Opinion in Microbiology, Antimicrobials Issue Editor
2013 Handbook of Biologically Active Drugs, 2^nd Edition, Section Editor
2012- PeerJ ,Board of Academic Editors
2009- Annual Reviews in Antimicrobial Therapeutics, Editorial Board
2009- Microbial Drug Resistance, Editorial Board
2006 Handbook of Biologically Active Drugs, 1^st Edition, Section Editor
2005- Peptides, Editorial Board
1998- Current Opinion in Anti-infective Drugs, Editorial Board
1998-05 The Infectious Diseases Review, Editorial Board
1998 Current Opinion in Microbiology, Antimicrobials issue editor, October
1997- Current Biology, Editorial Board
1997-05 Drug Resistance Updates
1996- Current Microbiology and Infection, International Advisory Board
1988-90 Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Associate Editor
1987-14 Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Editorial Board
1986-89 Infection and Immunity, Editorial Board
1982-90 Journal of Bacteriology, Editorial Board

Review about 80 manuscripts, grants and reviews per year for a variety of journals and foundations.

External Examiner

2016 Laura Bowler, University of Manitoba
2012 Nahlah Almansour, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
2008 Donna S. Easton, University of Canberra
2007 Kara M Swanson, University of Otago
2007 Nicole van der Weerden, La Trobe University
2006 Li Peng, National University of Singapore
2006 Erin van Schaik, University of Alberta
2005 Ørjan Samuelsen, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromso
2005 Sarah Marjorie Sanowar, McGill University
2002 Hilde Ulvatne, University of Tromso
2001 Mary Burtnik, University of Calgary
1998 Ellen James, University of Otago
1997 John McCormick, University of Alberta
1996 Dmitrii Rodionov, University of Victoria
1994Wa Wong, University of Alberta
1989 Ken Jarrell, Queens University

Consultant

2016- Moderna
2015- GreenSky
2014- Adenium
2014- Zoetis
2012- Elanco
2011- Avacyn Pharma
2010- Qu Pharmaceuticals
2009 Vertex
2007- MicuRx
2007; 2013- Cutanea, PA
2007 Polymedix
2007 Indel
2006-09; 2010 Novartis
2004-05 Corus Pharma, WA
2003-10 Inimex Pharmaceuticals Inc., BC
2002 Symx
2001-04 Helix Biomedix, WA
2001 Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals
2000 Smart & Biggar/Astra
1999-00 National Research Council
1998-00 Synphar Inc, Edmonton, AB
1998-99 Geltex, Boston, MA
1998 Pathogenesis Inc, Seattle, WA
1998 Becton Dickinson, Raleigh Durham, NC
1997-00 Canadian Inovatech, Abbottsford, BC
1997 Proctor-Gamble, CT
1996-05 Vicuron (formerly Versicor), San Francisco, CA
1996-97 Department of National Defence, Ottawa, ON
1995 Affymax Inc., Santa Clara, CA.
1995 Gruppo Lepetit (Marion Merrill Dow), Geranzano, Italy
1994-98 Micrologix Biotech Inc, Vancouver, BC
1994 Cubist Pharmaceuticals, MA
1993-95 Genta Inc., San Diego, CA
1988-91 Oncogen, Seattle, WA
1984-91 Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Ltd., Syracuse, NY
1983-86 Centocor Corporation, Philadelphia, PA

Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards

2021- Board of Directors, Core One
2020- Board of Directors, Vocan
2020- Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, Maxwell Biosciences
2016- CSO, Sepset
2014- CSO and Board of Directors, ABT Innovations
2014- Scientific Advisory Board, GreenSky
2014- Scientific Advisory Board, Adenium
2011- Scientific Advisory Board, Avacyn Pharma
2010- Scientific Advisory Board, Qu Pharmaceuticals
2008- Director, REWH Consulting Inc., Vancouver
2005-10 Scientific Advisory Board, Inimex Pharmaceuticals Inc., Vancouver
2005- Scientific Advisory Board, PolyBatics Inc, Palmerston North, New Zealand
2005 Chief Judge of Biotechnology, Canada Wide Scientific Fair, May 16-18. Approximately 30 other instances of participation as a judge in local, regional and Canada-wide science Fairs and High Schools Debating Tournaments.
2002 Medical Advisory Board, medbroadcast.com
2001-08 President, Founder and Board of Directors, Inimex Pharmaceuticals, Vancouver
1998- Scientific Advisory Board, Helix Biomedix, Seattle
1997-02 Chair, Board of Directors, David Elford Forest Management Ltd.
1996-98 Advisory Board, Polydex Inc, New York
1996- Scientific Advisory Board, Welichem, Vancouver
1995-97 Board of Directors, Chair, David Elford Holding Company
1995-96 Board of Directors, Novadex Inc., B.C.
1995- Scientific Advisory Board, Versicor, San Francisco
1995-98 Scientific Advisory Board, Chair, Micrologix Biotech Inc., Vancouver
1994-96 Board of Directors, Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases
1992-95 Board of Directors, Micrologix Biotech Inc., Vancouver
1992-95 Scientific Advisory Board, Infectious Diseases Biomedical Inc., Vancouver