Robert S. Hodges, Ph.D., F.R.S.C.

Educational Background / Professional Experience

• B.Sc. (Honors Biochemistry), University of Saskatchewan 1965.

• Ph.D. (Biochemistry), University of Alberta 1971.

• Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC), 2001-present.
  • Director of the Program in Biomolecular Structure, UCHSC
  • The John Stewart Chair in Peptide Chemistry, UCHSC

• Professor; Department of Pharmacology, joint appointment (UCHSC), 2002-present.

• Member of the Medical Scientist Training Program, the Program in Biomolecular Structure, the Pharmacology Program, the Molecular Biology Program and the Cancer Center at UCHSC 2002-present.

• Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, 2001-present.

• Visiting Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) 2000-2001.

• President of the American Peptide Society 1997-1999.

• President-elect of the American Peptide Society 1995-1997.

• Board of Directors of Cytovax Biotechnologies Inc. 1997-2002.

• Board of Directors of PENCE Patent Fund Inc. (PPFI) 1997-1999.

• Founder of DDL Drug Discovery Libraries Inc. 1998.

• Board of Directors of Research Technology Management Inc., University of Alberta 1997-1999.

• Advisory Board of the Western Technology Seed Investment Fund 1997-2000.

• Scientific Advisory Board of Micrologix Biotech Inc. 1996-2000.

• CEO and Scientific Director of PENCE Inc. 1998-2000.

• Network Leader, Protein Engineering Network Centres of Excellence (PENCE) 1994-1998.

• Principal Investigator in Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network of Centres of Excellence (CBDN) 1990-2002.

• Principal Investigator in Protein Engineering Network of Centres of Excellence (PENCE) 1990-2004.

• Director of the Alberta Peptide Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta 1985-2002.

• Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta 1984-2001.

• Chairman of the Board of S.P.I. Diagnostics Incorporated 1994-1996.

• CEO of S.P.I. Diagnostics Incorporated 1993-1994.

• Chairman of the Board of S.P.I. Synthetic Peptides Incorporated 1994-1997.

• President and C.E.O. of S.P.I. Synthetic Peptides Incorporated, Edmonton, Alberta 1986-1994.

• Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta 1977-1984.

• Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta 1974-1977.

• Member, Medical Research Council of Canada Group in Protein Structure and Function 1974-2001.

• Research Associate, The Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Dr. R.B. Merrifield 1973-1974.

• Postdoctoral Fellow, The Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Dr. R.B. Merrifield 1971-1973.

• Graduate Student, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta 1967-1971.

• Research Scientific Service Officer, Department of National Defence, Defence Research Board 1965-1967.