Dr. Gary E. Raskob Graduate Award
To be awarded based on merit to Masters or PhD students enrolled in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology with preference given to students working in one of the following areas:
- Basic or clinical pharmacology of anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs, emerging new antithrombotic drugs, or their reversal agents
- Pharmacology of the cardiovascular effects of drugs used to treat cancer or autoimmune disease,
- Pharmacology of the relationships between infection, inflammation and thrombosis
- In the absence of a, b or c, any area of cardiovascular pharmacology
Application Process:
The application will consist of the following:
- Student research CV
- Published manuscripts or meeting abstracts authored by the student relevant to the award application
- One page statement on the student’s research and its relevance to and impact in areas of research interest described in the Award
- One letter of reference from the student’s supervisor
All application materials should be submitted to Peter McPherson by 5pm on Friday, June 6, 2025.
Past Recipients:
2024-2025: Serina Wu
Serina is a first-year MSc Candidate in Dr. Tamorah Lewis’s lab at SickKids, conducting research in the specialty of Neonatology. Majority of medications used in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are prescribed off-label, which can lead to adverse events and reduced therapeutic efficacy. Physiological-based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling is commonly used to study pharmacokinetics of drugs in neonates. By using PBPK, she aims to understand drug exposure and improve drug dosing in this population.
2023-2024: Jingshan Miao
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2022-2023: Ehab Bakbak
Ehab is a fourth year PhD student working in Verma Lab at St. Michael's Hospital on a variety of translational research projects attempting to identify novel strategies for cardiovascular risk reduction. He has a keen interest in knowledge translation and clinical trial design. Outside of research, he is a big-time Toronto Raptors fan, petrol head, and fitness enthusiast.
