Patrick Pennefather, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Legal and ethical considerations around the use of existing illustrations to generate new illustrations in the anatomical sciences.
Anatomical sciences education · 2025
Considerations on the use of artificial intelligence in generating anatomical images: Comment on "Evaluating AI-powered text-to-image generators for anatomical illustration: A comparative study".
Anatomical sciences education · 2024 · senior author
Exploring the Role of xR in Visualisations for Use in Medical Education.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2019 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Equitable Voice Portal: A Participatory Research Creation Framework for Actor-Controlled AI Speech Generation
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$79,688
Designing and investigating collaborative games to advance problem-solving skills for interdisciplinary student teams
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$68,719

All 2 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Legal and ethical considerations around the use of existing illustrations to generate new illustrations in the anatomical sciences.

Cornwall J, White R, Pennefather P, Hildebrandt S, Gregory J, Smith HF, Organ J, Krebs C

Anatomical sciences education2025

DOI: 10.1002/ase.70002 PMID: 39925144

02

Considerations on the use of artificial intelligence in generating anatomical images: Comment on "Evaluating AI-powered text-to-image generators for anatomical illustration: A comparative study".

Cornwall J, Krebs C, Hildebrandt S, Gregory J, Pennefather P

Anatomical sciences education2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ase.2347 PMID: 37919840

03

Exploring the Role of xR in Visualisations for Use in Medical Education.

Pennefather P, Krebs C

Advances in experimental medicine and biology2019First author

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-24281-7_2 PMID: 31823236

Equitable Voice Portal: A Participatory Research Creation Framework for Actor-Controlled AI Speech Generation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Pennefather, Patrick

$79,688

Designing and investigating collaborative games to advance problem-solving skills for interdisciplinary student teams

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Pennefather, Patrick

Keywords: problem-solving; collaboration; game; design based research; interdisciplinary; iterative cycles

$68,719

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Pennefather, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Legal and ethical considerations around the use of existing illustrations to generate new illustrations in the anatomical sciences." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Equitable Voice Portal: A Participatory Research Creation Framework for Actor-Controlled AI Speech Generation" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Patrick Pennefather