John Weber, PhD (Newfoundland and Labrador)

John Weber is a professor in the School of Pharmacy at Memorial University in St. John’s, N.L. He conducts research on the protective effects of natural products in animal and cellular models of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson disease. He has also run a research program studying the effects of binge alcohol exposure on long-term motor function and is conducting research on the impairing effects of cannabis. For many years, he has taught the neurobiology of addiction and drugs that affect the nervous system.

Dr. Weber has been a board member and volunteer for many non-profit organizations in Newfoundland, including Union House Arts, Eastern Edge Gallery and the Social Justice Co-operative NL. He has served as an expert witness for several provincial criminal and arbitration cases, which have included opinions on various topics in neuropharmacology, such as the behavioural effects of ethanol and the impairing effects of cannabis and other substances.

Dr. Weber holds a M.Sc. in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Montana, a Ph.D. in pharmacology and toxicology from the Medical College of Virginia and completed post-doctoral research in neurophysiology at Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He has been at Memorial University since 2006.

Dr. Weber joined the Board in February 2023. He is a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee.