Dr. Alexandre Prat, Ph.D.
Staff Neurologist at the CHUM-Notre Dame Hospital
Deputy Director, Academic Development at CRCHUM
Director, Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory, CRCHUM
Professor of Neuroscience
Montreal, Canada
“Role of the Blood-Brain Barrier During Neuroinflammation ”
Dr. Prat obtained his undergraduate degree (B.Sc.) in biochemistry from Université de Montréal, QC, Canada in 1990 and a combined MD-MSc in 1995. Dr. Prat completed his Neurology residency training at McGill University (Montreal Neurological Institute) in 2003, after having completed a Ph.D. degree (2000) in the laboratory of Dr. Jack P. Antel. His PhD work focused on the development of the human Blood-Brain Barrier. Dr. Prat is an active member of the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada (Neurology) since 2003 and the Royal Society of Canada since 2015. Dr. Prat holds the Donald Paty Research Chair of the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Canada and a Tier 1 CRC. He is a senior Scholar of the FRQ-S (2012-2016). In 2000, he received the prestigious S. Weir Mitchell Award of the American Academy of Neurology for his contribution to the clinical and basic science of Multiple Sclerosis.
Wednesday, October 11 2017
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Rudy North Lecture Theatre (LL 101)
2215 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC
Hosted by Dr. Fabio Rossi
fabio@brc.ubc.ca