Dr. Hancock is a professor of Microbiology & Immunology at UBC and is a Canada Research Chair holder. He was the founding Scientific Director of the Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network and currently heads the UBC Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research. He has published more than 330 papers and reviews and has 16 patents awarded. He has won several awards including the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Award in 1986, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1994, the Canada 125 Silver Medal in 1995, MRC Distinguished Scientist 1995-2000, BC Biotech Alliance Innovation and Achievement Award 2001, Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology 2002, the QEII Jubilee Medal 2002, and the Aventis Pharmaceuticals Award 2003. In 2001 he was inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is co-Founder of Inimex Pharmaceuticals Inc., and has served as a Scientific Advisory Board Member or consultant with 17 Biotech and Pharmaceutical Companies.