Overview
Theresa Tam is a public health specialist with an H-index of 24 at Public Health Agency of Canada (Member). Has been published in The Lancet. Based in Unknown, Unknown, Global.
Biography
Theresa Tam is a Canadian physician and public servant who served as the chief public health officer of Canada (CPHO), the second-in-command of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Tam initially took the role as acting CPHO following the retirement of her predecessor, Gregory Taylor, on December 16, 2016. She was formally appointed on June 26, 2017. She stepped down as CPHO on June 20, 2025.
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Purinergic SignalVaccineCell RepHealth Promot Chronic Dis Prev CanJ Biol Chem
Key Publications
Purinergic signalling in spinal pain processing.
Influenza pandemic planning.
Pain hypersensitivity is dependent on autophagy protein Beclin 1 in males but not females.
Commentary - Building the evidence base for sustained public health response to the opioid epidemic in Canada.
Nucleotides released from palmitate-activated murine macrophages attract neutrophils.
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