Dr Hugh Brady - Biography
Dr Hugh Brady was appointed President of UCD in January 2004. Born in August 1959, he was educated at UCD where he was awarded degrees in Medicine (1982) and Science (1984). He was subsequently awarded PhD and MD degrees for research in renal physiology and molecular medicine.
Prior to returning to UCD in 1996 as Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, he spent nine years at Harvard University, most recently as Associate Professor of Medicine. In parallel with his academic career at Harvard, he served as Director of the Renal Division of the Brockton/West Roxbury VA Medical Center and Consultant Physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston.
A nephrologist by training, Dr Brady’s research interests include the molecular basis for inflammatory disease and the complications of diabetes. He has been the recipient of extensive research grant support internationally and has published over 150 clinical and research articles, reviews and book chapters in leading texts.
He has served as a member and chairman of the Health Research Board; a member of the Higher Education Authority; President of the Irish Nephrological Society; and a member of a range of international committees and task forces.
Following his appointment as Professor of Medicine at UCD, he played a key role in the development of the UCD Catherine McAuley Centre, a medical education and research centre on the campus of the UCD-affiliated Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, the UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, and Molecular Medicine Ireland, a biomedical research and education partnership between UCD, TCD, the RCSI, NUI Galway, and University College Cork.
Since taking up his position as President, Hugh Brady has overseen and implemented a multi-pronged institutional change programme which included major curriculum reform at undergraduate and graduate levels, a reorganisation of academic structures, a significant increase in research income and outputs, and a striking jump in UCD’s position in the THES university rankings. Most recently Dr Brady and Dr John Hegarty, Provost of Trinity College Dublin (TCD), spearheaded the formation of a major Innovation Alliance between UCD and TCD with the explicit goal of maximizing the contribution of Ireland’s two leading universities to job creation.
| Education | |
| 1982 | M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., University College Dublin, Ireland. |
| 1984 | B.Sc. Pharmacology, University College Dublin, Ireland. |
| 1985 | M.R.C.P.I., Royal College of Physicians, Ireland. |
| 1991 | F.R.C.P.I., Royal College of Physicians, Ireland. |
| 1992 | Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, USA. |
| 1993 | Ph.D., Physiology, University College Dublin, Ireland. |
| 1993 | Diplomate, American Board of Nephrology, USA. |
| 1994 | M.D., University College Dublin, Ireland. |
Career appointments |
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| 2004 - | President, University College Dublin, Ireland |
| 2004 | Pro-vice Chancellor, National University of Ireland |
| 1996 - 2003 | Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, UCD and Mater Misericordiae Hospital. |
| 1999 - 2000 | Acting Director, Conway Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Research, UCD |
| 1999 - 2001 | Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Medicine, UCD |
| 1995 - 99 | Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. |
| 1991 - 94 | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. |
| 1989 - 91 | Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School. |
| 1993 - 96 | Chief, Renal Section, Medical Service, Brockton-West Roxbury Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. |
| 1990-96 | Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. |
| 1987 - 89 | Clinical and Research Fellow, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. |
| 1986 - 87 | Clinical Fellow, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
| 1982 - 86 | Intern and Senior House Officer, St. Vincent’s and St. Laurence’s Hospital, Dublin. |
Research Interests
- Investigation of the molecular components of pro-resolution pathways in inflammation that can be harnessed for therapeutic gain.
- Application of novel genomic and bioinformatic approaches to the identification of novel therapeutic targets in renal disease
Summary of Publications and Patents
- Total: 141
- Peer-reviewed research publications: 78
- Review articles: 35
- Book chapters: 26
- Book Editorship: 2
- Patents: 2
| Teaching Posts and Initiatives | |
| University College Dublin | |
| 1996 – 2003 | Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, University College Dublin/Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. |
| 2001-2003 | Member, Board of Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Medicine |
| 2002-2003 | Lead Academic, Conway Institute / Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre |
| 2000-2003 | Project Leader, Development of the Catherine McAuley Research and Education Centre |
| Harvard Medical School | |
| 1990 - 96 | Tutor, ‘Pathophysiology of Renal Disease’, New Pathway Program. |
| 1993 - 96 | Course Co-Director, ‘Contemporary Issues in Nephrology’, Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education. |
| 1994 - 96 | Course Initiator and Co-Director, ‘Recent Advances in the Study of Kidney Diseases: From Bench to Bedside’, Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education. |
| Clinical Appointments and Committees | |
| 1996-2003 | Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, Consultant Physician, Nephrology and General Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. |
| 1993-1996 | Chief, Renal Division, Brockton-West Roxbury VA Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. |
| 1996 | Physician (Attending Physician), Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA |
| 1990-1995 | Associate Physician (Attending Physician), Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. |
| 1998-2000 | Member, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Medical Executive Member, Mater Misericordiae Hospital Board of Management |
| 2001-2003 | Chairman, Mater College for Postgraduate Research and Education |
| 2001-2003 | President, Irish Nephrological Society |
| 1997-2002 | Member, Irish Committee on Higher Medical Training Member, Expert Advisory Panel, Irish Medicines Board |
| 2002-2003 | American Society of Nephrology Taskforce on Acute Renal Failure |
