Robert McMaster, PhD
Professor and Head
Department of Medical Genetics, UBC
Interim Director
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Director
Transplant and Immunology Research, BC Transplant Society
phone: 604-875-3489
fax: 604-875-3490
robm(at)interchange.ubc.ca
Biomarkers and Host/Pathogen Interactions
My research involves molecular immunology, transplant immunology, and immunogenetics. My laboratory studies the intracellular pathogen, Leishmania, to gain an understanding of cell-surface protein interactions with the host immune system. We also study the modulation of host macrophage gene expression by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a major pathogen worldwide. My lab has also developed processes for quantitative plasma proteomic biomarker discovery and tools for microarray based biomarker discovery analysis.
Education
PhD - Biochemistry - University of Oxford
MSc - Microbiology and Immunology - University of British Columbia