Paul Jurasz, PhD

Contact

Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Email: jurasz@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 492-2120
Address: 3142E Katz Group Centre For Research
11315 - 87 Ave NW

Edmonton AB

T6G 2H5

Overview

About

Dr. Paul Jurasz is currently appointed as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pharmacology in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.

Courses

PHARM 573 - Analytical Techniques in Pharmaceutical Sciences

The course emphasizes the key skills required to study and explore recent trends in pharmaceutical analysis and the latest analytical technologies. The core analytical techniques such as chromatography, LC-MS, ELISA, and, electrophoresis will be discussed in detail along with hands-on experience during laboratory sessions. Prerequisite: PHARM 570 or consent of the Faculty. Offered alternate years.

Winter Term 2026

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Featured Publications

Angiostatin – A novel SARS-Cov-2 inhibitor and biomarker underlying COVID-19 pathophysiology.

Franczak, A., Joyce, A., Lopez-Orozco, J., Saffran, H.A., Saito, M., Asgari, A., Barakat, K., Hobman, T.C., Tyrrell, D.C., and Jurasz, P.

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2025 July; 23 (7):2151-2163

Elevated levels of pro-thrombotic eNOS-negative platelets in COVID-19 patients.

Asgari, A., Franczak, A., Herchen, A., Jickling, G.C., Jurasz, P.

Thrombosis Research. 2024 December; 244 (109178):1-14

Inhibition of platelet aggregation by activation of platelet intermediate conductance Ca2+‐activated potassium channels

Valentina Back, Amir Asgari, Aleksandra Franczak, Max Saito, Diego Castaneda Zaragoza, Shaun L. Sandow, Frances Plane, Paul Jurasz

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2022 November; 10.1111/jth.15827

Platelets Stimulate Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Expression by Cancer Cells: Inhibition by Anti-Platelet Drugs. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Asgari, A., Lesyk, G., Poitras, E., Govindasamy, N., Terry, K., To, R., Back, V., Rudzinski, J.K., Lewis, J.D., Jurasz, P.

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2021 November; 19 (11):2862-2872

The Role of the Androgen Receptor in Prostate Cancer-induced Platelet Aggregation and Platelet-induced Invasion.

Rudzinski, J.K., Govindasamy, N.P., Lewis, J.D., Jurasz, P.

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2020 November; 18 (11):2976-2986

The role of platelets in the tumor microenvironment: From solid tumors to leukemia.

Yan M, Jurasz P

BBA Molecular Cell Research. 1863

Differential eNOS-signalling by platelet subpopulations regulates adhesion and aggregation.

Radziwon-Balicka, A., Lesyk, G., Back, V., Fong, T., Loredo-Calderon, E.L., Dong, B., El-Sikhry, H., El-Sherbani, A.A., El-Kadi, A., Ogg, S., Siraki, A., Seubert, J.M., Santos-Martinez, M.J., Radomski, M.W., Velazquez-Martinez, C.A., Winship, I.R., Jurasz, P.

Cardiovascular Research. 113

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