Dr. Jake Thiessen
Board of Directors
Clinical Sciences
Verisante Technology Inc.
Canada
Biography
Dr. Jake J. Thiessen is the Hallman Director, School of Pharmacy, and Director, Health Sciences Campus, University of Waterloo. Jake is a former professor and associate dean at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. He earned his B.Sc. (Pharm) degree from the University of Manitoba, and went on to complete a M.Sc. at Manitoba and a Ph.D. at the University of California, San Francisco. Jake's area of specialization is pharmacokinetics. His research interests include new approaches in cancer treatment and new molecules to treat patients with iron overload. He has broadened his experience and shared his expertise through work with the Drug Quality and Therapeutics Committee of the Ontario Ministry of Health, Health Canada's Scientific Advisory Committee on Bioavailability and Bioequivalence, and the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs.
Research Interest
Clinical Sciences
