John L. Wallace
| John L. Wallace | |
|---|---|
| Adjunct Professor, University of Calgary | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 25, 1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater |
Queen's University University of Toronto University of Birmingham |
| Profession | Pharmaceutical Research Scientist |
| Website | [1] |
John L. Wallace (born September 25, 1956) is a medical scientist and was the founder of the Inflammation Research Network at The University of Calgary and inaugural director of the Farncombe Institute at McMaster University. In November 2013, he became the tenth recipient of the Heymans Foundation Memorial Medal. Since its inauguration in 1972, the Medal has been awarded ten times; six recipients are Nobel Laureates. Wallace is also the 2009 recipient of the Premier's Summit Award in Innovation, Canada's largest value research award (C$5 million) aimed at supporting the work of an individual scientist.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the British Pharmacological Society, and a fellow and former President of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology. Wallace is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary, the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Toronto, and in the University Camilo Castelo Branco in São Paulo, Brazil.
He is Chief Scientific Officer of Antibe Therapeutics Inc., which he founded. Antibe Therapeutics is based in Toronto, Canada, and trades on the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSV:ATE).
Wallace's current research focuses on the mechanisms of internal injury induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and other anti-inflammatory drugs. In parallel, Wallace has been investigating the factors that regulate and promote healing of ulcers. He is also researching the causes of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis).
Wallace's career has centred on the use of gaseous mediators to treat inflammation, particularly intestinal injury and dysfunction. Wallace has published more than 450 peer-reviewed papers and is among the top 0.5 percent of biomedical scientists worldwide in citations (>36,000), with a current Hirsch index of 105.
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