Roshanak Rahimian

Roshanak Rahimian is a Professor at the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific, with over two decades of experience since joining in 2001. Her work bridges cardiovascular and endocrine physiology, pharmacology, and diabetes research, focusing on sex-specific differences in vascular dysfunction.

• Education: PharmD from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (1988), MSc in Pharmacology from University of Ottawa (1995), PhD in Pharmacology from University of British Columbia (1998), followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Canadian Institute of Health Research.
• Research: Investigates mechanisms behind diabetes-induced cardiovascular diseases, emphasizing sexual dimorphism, superoxide/NO interactions, and exercise's protective effects. Leads studies on Zucker Diabetic Fatty and UCD-T2DM rat models.
• Teaching: Courses include Physiology II, Integrated Clinical Science (Cardiovascular/Endocrine), and Women’s/Men’s Disorders. Advocates critical thinking and fundamental concept mastery.
• Collaborations: Works with institutions like Texas A&M, Midwestern University, and Charles River Laboratories. Funded by NIH grants (HL128988-01A1) and University of the Pacific resources.