Aik Jiang Lau

Research Topics:

• Functional Pharmacogenetics and Epigenetics
• Drug Metabolism
• Pharmacokinetics
• Toxicology/Adverse Drug Reaction
• Receptor Pharmacology

Education

• BSc(Honours)(Pharm) (National University of Singapore)
• PhD(Pharmaceutical Sciences) (National University of Singapore)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship(Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacology) (UBC)

Research interests

• The overarching theme of my research program is to enhance our understanding of the mechanistic basis of individual variation in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Specifically, the aim is to elucidate the various genetic and non-genetic factors (e.g., drugs, food, epigenetics, gastrointestinal microbiota) involved in regulating drug metabolism, transport, and action. Ultimately, my research program is to translate experimental findings to personalize pharmacotherapy by improving drug effectiveness and safety in the individual patient.

Selected awards and honours

• Postdoctoral Scientist Award - Division for Drug Metabolism and Disposition, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, USA, April 2012
• Emil A. Pfitzer Postdoctoral Award, Drug Discovery Toxicology Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology, Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, March 2012
• Best Presentation Award - Postdoctoral Research Category, International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX), 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of ISSX, Tainan, Taiwan, April 2011.