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Professor of Physiology

Thomas E. Adrian

Thomas.Adrian@mbru.ac.ae +971 4 383 8745

Professor Adrian trained at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School (Imperial College School of Medicine) in London where he received his Ph.D. and his M.R.C.Path. He moved to Yale University as director of the GI Surgical Research Laboratory, then to Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska as Professor and head of the Physiology Division and Research Director in the Cancer Center and then to Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago, where he was the Edward Elcock Professor and Director of Gastrointestinal Cancer Research. In 2006, he moved to Al Ain as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Physiology, in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at the United Arab Emirates University. In 2018, he moved to the new Collage of Medicine at MBRU in Dubai. Professor Adrian has published more than 400 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals (Citations >25,000; h-index = 83) and more than 80 reviews and book chapters.

Academic Appointments

2018 - Present

Professor of Physiology

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE

2006 - 2018

Professor

United Arab Emirates University, UAE

2014 - 2016

Director of Graduate Programs

United Arab Emirates University, UAE

2007 - 2013

Chairman

Oncology Research Group, College of Medicine, UAEU

2006 - 2012

Chairman

Department of Physiology, UAEU

2001 - 2006

Director of the Gastrointestinal Oncology

Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA

2001 - 2006

Director

Gastrointestinal Surgery Research Laboratories, Northwestern University

2001 - 2006

Edward Elcock Professor of Surgery and Pathology

Northwestern University

1988 - 2001

Professor of Physiology

Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA

1994 - 1998

Director of Research

Cancer Center, Creighton University School of Medicine

1989 - 1994

Division Head of Physiology

Creighton University School of Medicine

1985 - 1988

Research Scientist (Associate Professor)

Department of Surgery, Yale University, School of Medicine; and Director, Gastrointestinal Surgical Research Laboratory; V.A. Medical Center, West Haven, CT

1980 - 1985

Senior Research Officer/Lecturer

Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, UK

Professional Education

1996

FRCPath

Royal College of Pathologists, UK

1984

MRCPath

Royal College of Pathologists, UK

1980

PhD (Physiology)

Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London University, UK

1976

MSc, (Applied Immunology)

Brunel University, UK

1974

MIBiol (Clinical Biochemistry)

Royal Institute of Biology

Teaching

  • Curriculum Director for Second Year Medical Class, Crieghton University, Omaha, NE, USA.
  • Course coordinator for the Digestion and Nutrition Course and Endocrine System Course (Pathophysiology lectures, tutorials and assessment). At Creighton University, UAE University and MBRU.
  • Course coordinator and Lectures in Basic Cancer Biology & Advanced Cancer Biology at UAEU.
  • Course co-coordinator for the Abdomen Course (Physiology lectures, tutorials and assessment).
  • Teaching faculty for the Human Reproduction Course, MBRU.
  • Teaching faculty for the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Course, MBRU.
  • Teaching faculty for the Musculoskeletal Course, MBRU.
  • Teaching faculty for the Foundations in Medical Sciences Course, MBRU.
  • Teaching faculty for the Head and Neck Course, MBRU.
  • Teaching faculty for the Limbs and Spine Course, MBRU.
  • Teaching faculty for the Thorax Course, MBRU.
  • Teaching faculty for the Advanced Clinical Science Course for Dental Residents, MBRU.
  • Extensive teaching in other medical and post-graduate programs.
  • Mentoring Masters and PhD students.

Honors and Awards

2002

Edward Elcock Endowed Professorship

Surgical Research

1999

Distinguished Faculty Service Award

Creighton University

1998

Affiliate Member of Eppley Cancer Center

University of Nebraska Medical Center

1998:

Mentor for National Fellowships

Academic Medicine

1998

Distinguished Teacher Award

Creighton University School of Medicine

1993

Distinguished Research Career Award

Creighton University School of Medicine

1989

Phi Beta Delta

Foreign Scholars Honors Society

Publications

Neuropeptide Y distribution in the rat brain.

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Human distribution and release of a putative new gut hormone, peptide YY.

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Neuropeptide Y distribution in human brain.

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Distribution and release of human pancreatic polypeptide.

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Effects of peptide YY (PYY) on mouth to caecum intestinal transit time and on the rate of gastric emptying in healthy volunteers.

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Prevention of pancreatic cancer induction in hamsters by metformin.

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Mechanism of pancreatic polypeptide release in man.

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Effect of peptide YY on gastric, pancreatic, and biliary function in human.

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Pancreatic polypeptide in insulinomas, gastrinomas, vipomas, and glucagonomas.

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Islet amyloid polypeptide in patients with pancreatic cancer and diabetes.

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Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

  • Royal College of Pathologists
  • Association of Clinical Biochemistry
  • Endocrine Society
  • American Physiological Society
  • American Gastroenterological Association
  • American Diabetic Association
  • Gastroenterology Research Group
  • British Diabetic Association
  • European Association for the Study of Diabetes
  • Bayliss and Starling Society
  • Neuroendocrine Club
  • American Pancreatic Association
  • International Association for Pancreatology
  • Pancreas club
  • European Pancreatic Club
  • New York Academy of Sciences
  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Research interests

  • Investigation of the anti-cancer effects of novel compounds from marine sources, including PAK-1 kinase inhibitors.
  • Investigation of a novel growth-related gene product, TPA-induced transmembrane protein which is located in the endoplasmic reticulum.
  • Investigation of the muscle and adipose tissue transcriptome in cancer cachexia.
  • Transcriptome studies in diabetic neuropathy and retinopathy.

Clinical and Community Service

  • Supra-Regional Assay Service for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
  • Administration and Service in four universities.
  • Community service in USA and UAE.
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