Phil Ainslie
Professor of Human PhysiologyCanada Research Chair in Cerebrovascular PhysiologyCo-director Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health
University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Canada
Canadian Mountain Network NCE Planning
50% of research program is focused on human biological adaption to environmental stress
Why?- 500 million people > 2500m- Hypoxemia occurs in various pathologies- Education and Health- Student learning
Who?- Co-direct international research group- >30 participants- 12 different countries- Range of expertise
50% of research program is focused vascular health, including indigenous populations
Start-of-art portable research lab to assess human vascular health - Heart, lungs, brain, vascular
What can we offer?
• Expertise in high altitude physiology and medicine, and vascular health
• National and international team• HQP, NSERC, CIHR & CFI funding track record• Full support from UBC-O Research services• Interest in Artic research
What we need?
• A Canadian ‘high’ altitude research station
