Dr. Peter Paré named 2016 Distinguished Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences

Dr. Peter Paré named 2016 Distinguished Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences

Peter_PareIn celebration of his scholarship and creativity in the respiratory sciences, AllerGen investigator Dr. Peter David Paré will be presented the 2016 CIHR-ICRH-CTS Distinguished Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences award at the Canadian Respiratory Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on April 16th, 2016. As honoree, he will also present a keynote lecture at the event.

Dr. Paré is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Pathology in the Faculty of Medicine at The University of British Columbia. He is widely recognized for his significant contributions to the study of the physiological assessment, pathophysiology and—more recently—the genetics of asthma and COPD. In 2014, his Faculty bestowed upon him the 2014 Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award.

Dr. Paré was among the AllerGen Network’s first cohort of investigators in 2005 and has continued to collaborate on several AllerGen projects seeking to find susceptibility genes for allergic disease.

Established in 2006 by the CIHR’s Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) and the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS), the annual Distinguished Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences award recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of respiratory sciences in Canada.