News & Updates

Congratulations to our Neuro-CPK team, who presented their research at the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) Annual Meeting in Seattle and the Canadian Society of Healthcare-Systems Pharmacy–Alberta Branch Symposium (CABS) in Calgary in October. These events were a great chance for the team to connect with colleagues & share their ongoing work and they came home with many new ideas and avenues for future research. We are proud of all of them for their outstanding performances.

Congratulations to members of the Neuro-CPK team, whose work on 'super kidneys' was featured in the Faculty of Pharmacy + Pharmaceutical Sciences' annual magazine

Killer Whale, Chief of the Undersea World sculpture in Stanley Park, Vancouver Congratulations to our Neuro-CPK graduate students, who presented their research at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPPS) Research Day (University of Alberta, Edmonton), the Canadian Pharmacy Education and Research Conference (CPERC) (Edmonton, Alberta), the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (CSPS) Conference (Vancouver, British Columbia), and the European Stroke Org

Maged Kharouba, PhD student and Killam scholar Congratulations to Neuro-CPK PhD student, Maged Kharouba, on receiving the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship. Killam doctoral scholarships are the most prestigious graduate award administered by the University of Alberta and are highly competitive. According to Dorothy J. Killam, the widow of Izaak Killam, scholarships are awarded to those who are: ...likely to contribute to the advancement of learning or to win distinctio

Dr. Sherif Mahmoud Congratulations to Dr. Sherif Mahmoud for being selected as the recipient of the 2026 CSHP-AB (Canadian Society of Healthcare-Systems Pharmacy–Alberta Branch) Practitioner Award! This award recognizes significant contributions to hospital pharmacy practice. From the award letter: It is this kind of hard work and dedication to pharmacy practice that enables our profession to move forward. CSHP and the profession of pharmacy are truly fortunate to count indiv

Dr. Mahmoud with his graduate students and staff at the NMHI Research Day Congratulations to our Neuro-CPK graduate students, who presented their research at the annual NMHI Research Day at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. This event was a great chance for the students to share their ongoing work, exchange ideas, and explore future directions in neuroscience and mental health research. Particular congratulations to our PhD student, Maged Kharouba, for winning an award for

This award recognizes a pharmacist who demonstrates leadership and exemplifies the evolution of the pharmacy profession toward an expanded role in health care. From the Canadian Pharmacists Association: Dr. Sherif Hanafy Mahmoud stands as a beacon of excellence in the field of pharmacy, with a career spanning over 2 decades characterized by remarkable achievements and contributions. Dr. Mahmoud completed a pharmacy degree and master’s in clinical pharmacy from Ain-Shams Unive

Congratulations to Dr. Sherif Mahmoud, Clinical Associate Professor, for being named a Fellow of the Neurocritical Care Society (FNCS), and on receiving the 2020 Neurocritical Care Society Presidential Citation and the Neurocritical Care Travel Grant. His accomplishments were announced virtually at the Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting, and recognize Dr. Mahmoud’s exceptional service, neurocritical care program development, academic excellence, scholarship, leadership