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Providence Health Care researcher named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40™
<< BACK | Download Word File Vancouver, May 3, 2005 — A researcher at Vancouver's Providence Health Care has been named one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40™. The award was founded by executive search firm The Caldwell Partners to honour Canadians who have reached a significant level of success before age 40. Dr. David Granville, 34, is a molecular and cellular biologist based at the James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research located at St. Paul's Hospital, and an assistant professor in UBC's Faculty of Medicine. His current research focuses on understanding the biochemical basis of cardiovascular conditions such as atherosclerosis, heart attacks and heart transplant rejection. Recently, Dr. Granville found that decreasing certain enzymes in the heart could reduce the impact of heart attacks by as much as 60 per cent. This discovery could lead to the development of new drugs to reduce the extent of organ damage caused by heart attacks, stroke and surgical procedures such as transplantation, balloon angioplasty and coronary bypass surgery. A native of Port Coquitlam, BC, Dr. Granville graduated with a degree in molecular biology from Simon Fraser University in 1994. He then joined QLT Inc., where he was on the team of researchers that developed the light-activated drug Visudyne, now used to treat age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. Dr. Granville completed his PhD at UBC in 2001 and did his post-doctoral fellowship at the prestigious Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. Two years later, he returned to Vancouver to join iCAPTURE as a Canada Research Chair and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar. ICAPTURE is devoted to understanding how environmental and genetic factors interact in the development of heart, lung and blood vessel diseases. Dr. Granville has published 43 articles in academic journals and holds four patents. He has also devoted a great deal of energy to training students and post-doctoral fellows. He is an enthusiastic supporter of the SFU, UBC, and University of Victoria co-operative education programs. Canada's Top 40 Under 40TM program is designed to promote mentorship and professional development by introducing these leaders to the established business community and by promoting them as role models for young Canadians. The awards have been presented each year since 1995. Nominations for the Top 40 program are solicited through a national campaign. Nominees must meet five criteria: vision and leadership, innovation and achievement, impact, growth and development strategy, and community involvement and contribution. Providence Health Care is Canada's largest faith-based health care organization, operating six sites in Vancouver that offer services ranging from speciality acute care to residential care for the elderly. More information is available at www.top40award-canada.org. Contact: Gavin Wilson Providence Health Care Communications Tel. 604-806-8583 Email: gwilson@providencehealth.bc.ca << BACK | Download Word File |
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