The Dementia Therapeutics Innovation Initiative is a collaborative network led by Drs. Haakon Nygaard, Brian MacVicar, and Freda Miller who are responsible for implementing the initiative’s key deliverables. They have established close collaborations with other UBC faculty to leverage new technologies and advance the goals of the DTII.
The DTII is currently recruiting new research associates, graduate students, and technicians. Join our team!
Haakon Nygaard, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Fipke Professor in Alzheimer’s Research
Director, UBC Hospital Clinic for Alzheimer and Related Disorders
Email: haakon.nygaard@ubc.ca
Brian MacVicar, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Canada Research Chair, Neuroscience
Email: brian.macvicar@ubc.ca
Freda Miller, PhD
Professor, Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Medical Genetics, UBC
Email: freda.miller@ubc.ca
Collaborators
Xin Tang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Computer Science, UBC
Email: xin.tang@msl.ubc.ca
Annie Ciernia, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Email: annie.ciernia@ubc.ca