Faculty Profile - Dr. Jose Lança

Dr. Jose Lança	Dr. Jose Lança, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology – Faculty of Medicine Pharmacology (DEN212Y) – Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry 124 Edward Street, Room 258 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1G6 Phone: 416-979-4900 ext 4609 aj.lanca@utoronto.ca
Current academic / hospital appointments
• University: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology – Faculty of Medicine • Pharmacology (DEN212Y) – Faculty of Dentistry
Education
• 1977 – MD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal • 1991 - PhD, Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal / University of Toronto, Canada
Courses
Undergraduate: Course Co-Director for Pharmacology (DEN212Y), Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Course Co-Director for Pharmacology, International Dentist Advanced Placement Program for Foreign-Trained Dentists (IDAPP), Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Course Director for Principles of Pharmacology for Medical Radiation Sciences – Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Course Director for Clinical Pharmacology – The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences, Toronto Graduate / Postgraduate: Major contributor to the graduate course on Pharmacology of Dental Therapeutics Continuing Education: Courses on: Herbal Medications Clinical Pharmacology
Research interests
• Neuropharmacology • Pharmacology of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction • Herbal Medications
Recent publications
Lança, A. J. Herbal Medications: An Evidence-Based Review. CME Resource, Sacramento CA, USA: (http://www.netce.com/425/Course_9838.pdf) 2007, 48 pages. Lança, A. J. Drugs Modifying Movement Control. In: Kalant, H., Grant, D., and Mitchell, J.A. eds. Principles of Medical Pharmacology, 7th edition, Chapter 17, Elsevier Canada, 2007, 211-222. Lança, A. J. Autonomic Nervous System Neurotransmitters. In: Kalant, H., Grant, D., and Mitchell, J.A. eds. Principles of Medical Pharmacology, 7th edition, Chapter 11, Elsevier Canada: 2007, 107-120. Lança, A. J. Adrenergic Agonists, Direct and Indirect. In: Kalant, H., Grant, D., and Mitchell, J.A. eds. Principles of Medical Pharmacology, 7th edition, Chapter 13, Elsevier Canada: 2007, 121-136. Lança, A. J. Adrenergic Antagonists, Direct and Indirect. In: Kalant, H., Grant, D., and Mitchell, J.A. eds. Principles of Medical Pharmacology, 7th edition, Chapter 14, Elsevier Canada: 2007, 137-155. Please see CV for more publications
Awards and Honours
• Young Investigator Award. National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD). United States of America (1994-1996). • Research Award. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada (1982-1984).