Kishor Wasan

Kishor M. Wasan is a Canadian pharmacologist, pharmacist and professor. He was the dean of the University of Saskatchewan's College of Pharmacy and Nutrition from 2014 to 2019 and associate dean of research and graduate studies at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia (UBC) from 2011 to 2014. Previously at UBC, he was chair of pharmaceutics and national director of the Canadian Summer Student Research Program after first joining the faculty in 1995. Wasan's research focuses on lipid-based drug delivery and the interaction between lipoprotein and pharmaceuticals. He has published more than 550 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts and has received over 25 prestigious awards. He is a founding member and co-director of UBC's Neglected Global Diseases Initiative. Dr. Wasan recently received the 2025 MD Anderson Cancer Center Distinguished Alumnus Award and the 2025 CSPS Life Time Achievement Award. Dr. Wasan is a UBC Distinguished University Scholar. Dr. Kishor Wasan Family was named family of the Year by the Knights of Columbus in June 2026 for their Prostate Cancer Awareness Work.

Early life and family Kishor M. Wasan's parents were both academics. His mother was a physician and his father, Madanlal T. Wasan (1930–2005), was a professor at Queen's University in Ontario. He showed interest in science from a young age and would "hang out in their labs asking questions about why and how things happened". He then served as a decentralized hospital pharmacist for several years before beginning work on his doctorate under the tutelage of Gabriel Lopez Berenstein.

Wasan joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in 1995 and earned tenure as an associate professor in 2000. a program he co-directs with Richard Lester.

In September 2011, Wasan succeeded Helen Burt as associate dean of research and graduate studies at UBC's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He was appointed dean of the University of Saskatchewan's College of Pharmacy and Nutrition in 2014.

Dr. Kishor Wasan and his family were named the 2026 Family of the Year by the Knights of Columbus Denis Mahoney Council #8215 in Saskatoon. They were recognized for their active community service and collaborative support for local health initiatives, including prostate cancer awareness and donations. https://knightsofcolumbus8215.com/

Awards, honours, and other memberships Wasan is a member of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (CSPS) and served as treasurer of the society in 2001–2002. He was later an at-large member of the CSPS board of directors in 2006–2010 and 2012–2014. In 2011, he was recognized with the CSPS Leadership Award for "outstanding contributions to Pharmaceutical Sciences in Canada". Wasan has been a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences since 2010.

Selected bibliography Wasan's research focuses on neglected diseases, He has published more than 550 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts. A selection of his written work is listed below:

Journal articles

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Books edited