Wilfred Jefferies
Founding Scientist
Pharmaceutical
Pascal Biosciences
Canada
Biography
Dr. Jefferies is a Professor at the University of British Columbia and is the scientific founder of the Company. He previously founded Synapse Technologies Inc., which was subsequently acquired by BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc. A world expert in identifying biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and the delivery of drugs across the blood brain barrier. Dr. Jefferies holds a BS in Biochemistry from the University of Victoria and a PhD from the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology at the University of Oxford. He is a Professor in the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia.
Research Interest
Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Assurance Industrial Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Administration Medicinal Chemistry Drug Discovery and Development
