Ian Roddie led research in three major areas related to the circulation – effects of mental stress, thermoregulation and circulation of lymph. The papers he published (largely in The Journal of Physiology) are still widely quoted some 50 years later. At Queen’s University, Belfast, his career began under David Greenfield with an intercalated BSc in Physiology (1950), an MD with gold medal (1957) and a DSc (1962). Aged 35, he succeeded Greenfield as Dunville Professor of Physiology at Queen’s and subsequently served as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Pro Vice Chancellor. A Sherrington lecturer, he was Chairman of the Committee of The Physiological Society from 1986 to 1988 and an Honorary Member from 1998. He was also a member of the General Medical Council, the General Dental Council and the Medical Research Council and examiner for many years for the Fellowship examinations of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons. On retirement, he served as Visiting Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, then Medical Director and Head of Medical Education in Jeddah. Latterly his influence extended worldwide, particularly in developing countries, when he advised the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and various governments and institutions in some 30 countries. His many contributions were recognized nationally when he became Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

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