Pat McGeer
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Doctor Patrick Lucey McGeer OC OBC FRSC |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Point Grey |
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In office December 17, 1962 – October 22, 1986 Serving with Robert Bonner and Ralph Raymond Loffmark (1962-1966) Garde Gardom(1966-1986) |
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| Preceded by | Buda Brown |
| Succeeded by |
Kim Campbell Darlene Marzari |
| 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 |
| Pat McGeer | |
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| Born | Patrick Lucey McGeer June 29, 1927 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Fields | neuroscience |
| Institutions |
DuPont University of British Columbia |
| Alma mater |
University of British Columbia Princeton University |
| Known for | Alzheimer's disease research |
| Notable awards | Wisniewski Award (2004) |
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, 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, 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.
McGeer attended Magee Secondary School from 1942 to 1944, playing on basketball teams that were British Columbia provincial champions. Following a year as a player for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, he was immediately invited to join the Vancouver Lauries, who then won the Western Canadian championship before losing in their bid for a national championship. McGeer was the co-winner of the high-scoring trophy at the Pacific Northwest championships in 1945/46, which UBC won. That year's team also beat (42-38) the Harlem Globetrotters on their visit, with McGeer as high scorer. In 1948, McGeer was unanimous allstar choice for the Pacific Northwest Conference and tied for the scoring championship. That year he was winner of the Bobby Gaul memorial trophy, the top award given to the UBC athlete who contributes most to his team. That team went on to win the Canadian University championship. The Canadian Olympic team was a hybrid from the Canadian University championship team and the Canadian national amateur championship team. McGeer was a member of the UBC contingent on the Canadian basketball team, which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. McGeer then retired from basketball, holding the career scoring record for the Thunderbirds. He was later inducted into the UBC Sports Hall of Fame, and the UBC teams he played on were inducted into the British Columbia, UBC, and BC Basketball Sports Halls of Fame.
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