

From advances in nanotechnology to genome editing, our research teams are identifying new therapeutic targets, inventing drug delivery strategies, and developing new drugs and policies that shape the health system of the future. The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy is deeply engaged in a diverse set of multidisciplinary research activities that will benefit the health of Canadians and people across the globe.
Located in the heart of a rich ecosystem of biomedical science and health system research, our entrepreneurial spirit fuels new start-up companies and patents each year, while our international collaborations continue to thrive. Together, our faculty and graduates are leaders who are continually moving science and health forward while advancing the frontiers of pharmaceutical sciences.
$10,673,289
Total research funding awarded to Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Researchers
86
Number of applications submitted
32 successful
21 unsuccessful
33 pending
100
active grants
18 Government
23 Not for profit
11 Private Sector
48 Tri-Agency
48
Tri-Agency grants
28 CIHR
16 NSERC
2 SSHRC
2 Other
500+
publications
This includes:
17 books and chapters
25 editorial reviews
297
conferences attended
143 International Conferences
70 National Conferences
84 Local Conferences
162
abstracts
135
presentations
4
start-ups
1 new (LSK Technologies)
3 ongoing (Cellular Analytics, Nanology Labs, Nocimetics)
8
commercialization projects
7 active
1 closed
2
licenses
1 ongoing
1 exercised /closed
17
patents issued
14 in the USA
2 in the UK
1 in China
67
patent applications
9
invention disclosures
135+
members
18
awards given
16 graduate awards
2 undergraduate awards
6
bi-weekly seminar series featuring leading national and international experts
11
monthly speaker series presentations
University of Toronto Center for the Study of Pain
14
research fellows
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
4
collaborative seminars featuring leading national and international experts
50+
members