Have you met Dr. Tony Kiang, Associate Professor with the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences? Spend a few minutes getting to know him better.
What is your first U of A memory?
Coming from the University of British Columbia, I was very impressed with the research infrastructure, research expertise and overall learning/teaching environment at the University of Alberta.
What’s something your coworkers don’t know about you?
I am an avid photographer. My family is also very musical (my wife has a Masters in Music and my daughter has a grade 10 ARCT in the Royal Conservatory of Music) which allowed me to formulate a unique research project (recently funded by Tri-Council agency) to combine music and drug research.
What’s your favourite distraction?
Basketball and hockey.
If you were enrolling in one course, program or degree right now, what would it be?
My passion is Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
You can invite anyone — alive or dead, real or fictional — to dinner. Who would it be?
Current and past Nobel Laureates in Medicine.
If you could see any live performance tomorrow, what would it be?
I am a big fan of Cirque du Soleil shows.
What advice would you give your 18-year-old self?
Enjoy life, travel and spend more time with family.
What’s one thing you can’t live without?
My laptop.
What three words describe your U of A experience?
Excellence in research.
About Tony
Dr. Tony Kiang is a residency-, PhD-, and postdoctoral fellowship-trained clinical pharmacologist/ toxicologist in a tenure-track appointment in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. He has extensive experience with pharmacokinetic modeling, drug analysis, and toxicological assessment in various disease states, including 46 peer-reviewed papers, two books, and seven book chapters in high impact publications. Dr. Kiang is also sought-after internationally by the pharmaceutical industry for his consulting expertise in drug kinetic modeling and therapeutic drug monitoring. Dr. Kiang's laboratory is funded by multiple grants, including tri-council funding to support his unique role in facilitating the translation of research knowledge from the bench to the bedside.
Dr. Kiang’s research on whether certain types of music can affect the way drugs are metabolized was recently featured in Folio.
Learn more about Dr. Kiang’s areas of study and publications.