Dr. Brian Rodrigues

Degrees
PhD, University of British Columbia, Canada
BSc, University of Karachi, Pakistan
Current position
Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia

Appointments
Board Director & Chair of National Research Council, Canadian Diabetes Association
Grant Review Committee member, Pfizer Cardiovascular Research Awards
Co-chair Review Committee, Canadian Diabetes Association
Senior Personnel Committee member, Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
Grant Review Committee member, Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
Grant Review Committee member, CIHR
Editorial Board member, American Journal of Physiology

Biography
Dr. Brian Rodrigues is a Professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia (UBC). He currently serves as a member of all of the major grant review panels including the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Diabetes Foundation, CIHR and Pfizer Cardiovascular Awards. Dr. Rodrigues came to Canada in 1983, and obtained a Masters and a PhD degree in Pharmacology at the University of British Columbia. Following completion of a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Calgary, he was appointed an Assistant Professor at UBC in 1993. Throughout his career, Dr. Rodrigues has pursued his interest in diabetes and heart research with funding from the HSFBC&Y, CDA, Pfizer and CIHR. His research findings have been published extensively. He is now on the Board of Directors and is Chair of National Research Council of the Canadian Dianetes Association.