Pat McGeer
Patrick Lucey McGeer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Point Grey | |
| In office December 17, 1962 – October 22, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Buda Brown |
| Succeeded by | Kim Campbell Darlene Marzari |
| Leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party | |
| In office October 1968 – May 22, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Ray Perrault |
| Succeeded by | David Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Lucey McGeer June 29, 1927 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | British Columbia Social Credit Party (1972-1986) British Columbia Liberal Party (1962-1972) |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia Princeton University |
| Occupation | Neuroscientist |
Patrick Lucey "Pat" McGeer, OC, OBC, FRSC (born June 29, 1927), is a Canadian physician, professor and medical researcher. He is regarded as a leading authority on the causes and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and is the principal author of the inflammatory hypothesis of the disease,[1] which holds that Alzheimer's is an inflammation of the cortex. Formerly, he was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics,[2] a politician who represented the constituency of Vancouver-Point Grey in the British Columbia legislature from 1962 to 1986, and a member of the British Columbia cabinet from 1976 to 1986. In 1995, he and his wife Edith were inducted as Officers of the Order of Canada. In 2002 they were jointly inducted as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, and in 2005 they were jointly inducted into the Order of British Columbia.
Aurin Biotech
In August 2012, McGeer and his wife Edith founded Aurin Biotech Inc., following indications that the Aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) complex inhibit activation of the Complement system. Since activation of the complement system is implicated in a number of diseases (see Complement system#Role in disease), these indications suggested that ATA could be an effective treatment for these diseases. Aurin[3] was founded to explore the efficacy of using ATA and related compounds in the treatment of these diseases. The particular focus is on diseases that are caused or exacerbated by aberrant complement activation. Low molecular weight components of the aurintricarboxylic acid complex have been shown to be non-toxic and orally effective.
References
- ^ "Inflammation, autotoxicity and Alzheimer disease". Neurobiology of Aging. 22: 799–809. doi:10.1016/S0197-4580(01)00289-5.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pat McGeer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ http://www.aurinbiotech.com
External links
- Canadian Olympic Assn. profile (olympic.ca)
- UBC Sports Hall of Fame Inductee page
- 2005 Recipients: Doctors Patrick & Edith McGeer - Order of British Columbia
- 1927 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Basketball people from British Columbia
- British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs
- British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs
- Canadian expatriates in the United States
- Canadian men's basketball players
- Canadian neurologists
- Canadian people of Irish descent
- Canadian sportsperson-politicians
- Canadian neuroscientists
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
- Leaders of the British Columbia Liberal Party
- Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
- Members of the Order of British Columbia
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- Olympic basketball players of Canada
- Politicians from Vancouver
- Princeton University alumni
- Basketball players from Vancouver
- UBC Thunderbirds basketball players
- University of British Columbia faculty