Dr. W. Robert McMaster
Vice President Research, Vancouver Coastal Health; Executive Director, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute; Interim Executive Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Dr. McMaster received a Bachelor and Master of Science from the University of British Columbia (UBC) that was followed by a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford. His research interests are in the areas of molecular immunology, parasitology and transplant immunology and is co-lead on a multi-million initiative “Biomarkers in Transplantation” with funding from Genome Canada/Genome BC and the Prevention for Organ Failure (PROOF) Center of Excellence Centre. He is actively involved with national and international granting agencies including the World Health Organization, Canadian Institutes of Health Research where he serves as the Scientific Officer for the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Peer Review Grant Committee, and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, having served as Chair of the Research Advisory Council. Dr. McMaster is a Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics and was Head of the Department from 2000-2010. Dr. McMaster also held the positions as Director of the Immunity and Infection Research Centre at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) and Director of Transplant Immunology for British Columbia Transplant. He was appointed the Vice President Research Vancouver Coastal Health, Executive Director, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia in 2010. Dr. McMaster held the position of Chair of the Board for BC Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (BCCRIN) until February 2016. He is a member of the Health Research Council of BC, a member of the National Steering Committee for the CIHR Strategies on Patient Oriented Research, a member of the Board of Directors of Transplant Research Foundation of BC, a member of the HealthCareCAN Board of Directors and is the Vice Chair of the Board for Research Canada. He was recently appointed the Interim Executive Associate Dean, Research for the Faculty of Medicine of the University of British Columbia.
Dr. McMaster received a Bachelor and Master of Science from the University of British Columbia (UBC) that was followed by a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford. His research interests are in the areas of molecular immunology, parasitology and transplant immunology and is co-lead on a multi-million initiative “Biomarkers in Transplantation” with funding from Genome Canada/Genome BC and the Prevention for Organ Failure (PROOF) Center of Excellence Centre. He is actively involved with national and international granting agencies including the World Health Organization, Canadian Institutes of Health Research where he serves as the Scientific Officer for the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Peer Review Grant Committee, and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, having served as Chair of the Research Advisory Council. Dr. McMaster is a Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics and was Head of the Department from 2000-2010. Dr. McMaster also held the positions as Director of the Immunity and Infection Research Centre at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) and Director of Transplant Immunology for British Columbia Transplant. He was appointed the Vice President Research Vancouver Coastal Health, Executive Director, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia in 2010. Dr. McMaster held the position of Chair of the Board for BC Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (BCCRIN) until February 2016. He is a member of the Health Research Council of BC, a member of the National Steering Committee for the CIHR Strategies on Patient Oriented Research, a member of the Board of Directors of Transplant Research Foundation of BC, a member of the HealthCareCAN Board of Directors and is the Vice Chair of the Board for Research Canada. He was recently appointed the Interim Executive Associate Dean, Research for the Faculty of Medicine of the University of British Columbia.
