Research Focus Teams
Cancer, Rare Diseases, Blood Disorders, Cardiovascular Disease, COVID-19
Research Interests
Anticoagulation, Blood proteins, Cell Signalling, Coagulation, Viruses
Departments
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Centre for Blood Research
Bio
Dr. Pryzdial obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto in biochemistry, working on complement, the plasma protein system that innately responds to pathogens. Postdoctoral training shifted gears to another plasma protein network, coagulation, at the University of Vermont, National Institutes of Health, Center of Excellence in Thrombosis. His primary appointment is now Senior Research Scientist with Canadian Blood Services. Dr. Pryzdial's laboratory is at the University of British Columbia, Centre for Blood Research (http://cbr.ubc.ca/), where he recently completed two terms as Associate Director. He holds a UBC faculty position as Clinical Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The work in his laboratory focuses on coagulation biochemistry and discovers mechanisms showing how this complicated cascade of proteins crosses over into virus infection and clot-busting, revealing new therapeutic targets. His lab's studies are gratefully funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and Canadian Blood Services.
Education:
- BSc, University of Toronto, Biology, Chemistry Minor, Advanced Biochemistry, 1981
- PhD, University of Toronto, Biochemistry, 1987
- Postdoc, University of Vermont, 1990