David Park
Positions
Director
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Radiology
Full Member
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 403.220.3994
Cell: 403.680.9632
Location
Office: HRIC1A10
Preferred method of communication
Executive Assistant:
Sara McCullough
P: 403.220.3558
E: hbi@ucalgary.ca
Background
Educational Background
B.Sc. Cellular & Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, 1989
Ph.D. Biochemistry, Rutgers University, 1994
Post-Doctoral Fellow Columbia University, 1998
Biography
Dr. Park is an internationally recognized expert in molecular biology. He is the director of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the Cumming School of Medicine, and Brain and Mental Health Research Strategy Lead at the University of Calgary. He completed his PhD in biochemistry at Rutgers University followed by post-doctoral training in neurobiology at Columbia University. His focus is on understanding the cellular mechanisms involved in Parkinson’s disease and stroke-related neurodegeneration.
Dr. Park’s Parkinson’s disease research efforts focus on the genetic causes of the disease, specifically on the genes linked to familial Parkinson’s disease. With regards to his stroke work, he aims to understand and target cellular mechanisms to improve recovery and survival after stroke. His work has been published in high impact journals such as Nature Cell Biology; Science; Neuron; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; Nature Communications; the Journal of Cell Biology; and the Journal of Neuroscience and Human Molecular Genetics.
Dr. Park is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards: he’s a Heart and Stroke Career Investigator and has also been named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2012). He currently serves and/or has served on various external grant review committees including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Parkinson Canada, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Seeking students and postdoctoral scholars. Please contact Dr. Alvin Joselin
Research
Areas of Research
Dr. Park's research work is focused on understanding the cellular mechanisms involved in Parkinson’s disease and stroke-related neurodegeneration. He is keenly interested in the genetic causes of Parkinson's, specifically on the genes linked to familial Parkinson’s disease. In his stroke research, Dr. Park's goal is to understand and target cellular mechanisms to improve recovery and survival after stroke.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Awards
- Career Scientist Award - 2016-2020, Heart and Stroke Foundation.
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada. 2012
- Lowell Langille Award, 2011-2016, Heart and Stroke Foundation Ontario.
- Career Scientist Award, 2011-2016, Heart and Stroke Foundation Ontario.
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