Prof. Abby Collier University of British Columbia, Canada

Originally from New Zealand, Dr. Collier holds both a BSc and PhD in pharmacology from the University of Auckland. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Nevada, Dr. Collier was an assistant then associate professor at the University of Hawaii Medical School. A member of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical... read moreSciences at UBC since 2013, Dr. Collier is professor of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, teaches pharmacology to undergraduate, graduate, pharmacy and medical students, maintains an active and well-funded research lab and directs the new undergraduate BPSc degree program. She is the winner of the 2021 Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) Award (biennial, world-wide) in recognition of her scientific research leading the field in modeling and simulation “to reduce, refine and replace animal use”. Her primary research group works to improve drug/chemical safety and efficacy and inform drug development in academia and industry. Along with collaborators, she also performs metabolism and pharmacokinetic research in the fields of human and environmental toxicology, pregnancy & pediatrics, and prostate cancer.