Biography:

 

Dr. Brian Christie was recruited from UBC to the UVic in 2007 as one of the founding members of Island Medical Program (IMP; UBC) and the Division of Medical Sciences (DMS; UVic). In addition to acting as a lecturer and instructor/tutor for UBC medical Students in the IMP, Dr. Christie helped found the Neuroscience Graduate Program at UVic and served as the inaugural program director and graduate advisor. He has also created some of the first undergraduate courses offered by the DMS and has supervised undergraduate and graduate students in the EPHE, Psychology, Biology, Biochemistry and INTD programs over the years, giving him a unique perspective on teaching in multiple programs related to Health. Dr. Christie was recognized for his teaching efforts at UVic with the 2021 Teaching Award in Medical Sciences.
Dr. Christie’s research program focus’s on using brain plasticity to promote functional recovery in both acquired (i.e. brain injury) and congenital (i.e. FASD, FXS) neuropathological conditions in the aging brain. His laboratory has a long history of performing their work with a focus on sex differences. His students engage in both preclinical and clinical research, and his translational research program is currently funded by awards from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR); the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC); Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS); the National Institutes for Health (NIH); the National Health Research Medical Council (NHMRC) of Australia; and most recently his concussion program in the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health was funded by a significant CDQM grant.