Faculty - Pharmacy

Dr. Phipps joined the Husson School of Pharmacy as Lecturer in Pharmacology in August, 2009. He earned a BA in Biochemistry and Physiological Sciences in 1972 from Oxford University, UK, and a PhD in Respiratory Physiology from London University, UK in 1977. Roger completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Cardiovascular Research Institute, San Francisco in 1977 to 1978. In 1981 he accepted a position as Director of Asthma Research at Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, with an adjunct Associate Professor appointment at the University of Miami. In 1988, Roger gave up the academic life and went to work in the pharmaceutical industry. He accepted a position as Principal Scientist at Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, located first in upstate New York and later in Cincinnati, Ohio. At P&GP, Roger worked mainly on therapies to treat respiratory and bone disorders. After 20 years at P&GP Roger moved to Maine in 2008 to head the Bone Genomics and Cancer group at the Maine Institute for Human Genetics & Health in Bangor, before his appointment at Husson University.

During his time in academia and industry, Roger has authored over 50 peer-reviewed research manuscripts and 7 review chapters, and continues to serve as an ad hoc reviewer for several bone-related journals. He has given over 25 invited presentations at National and International meetings.

Outside of work and family, Roger's passion is football (soccer). He played for over 20 years before taking up refereeing in 1982. Since then he has refereed at all levels from Under 6 through professional.

After 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry the move back to academia is both challenging and exciting for me. I hope that my background can give the students a different perspective on the drug discovery, development and approval process.