Dr. Triggle joined WCMC-Q faculty in 2007 as Professor of Pharmacology in the Medical Education Department and is actively and enthusiastically involved in contributing to the teaching, primarily, of pharmacology to 1st and 2nd medical students. He also contributes to the emerging medical research program at WCMC-Q and maintains an active research program in the area of vascular disease and diabetes through collaborations with Dr. Ding (WCMC-Q), Drs Hollenberg and Anderson (University of Calgary), Dr. Reid (RMIT University), and Dr. Hill (University of Missouri).

Dr Triggle was born in London, England and obtained a BSc (Hons.) in Biological Sciences from the University of East Anglia and a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Alberta in Edmonton in Canada. Postdoctoral studies were pursued in the Department of Biochemical Pharmacology at the State University of New York in Buffalo. Dr Triggle has held academic appointments in both Australia and Canada including serving most recently as the first Director of the Biotechnology Institute at RMIT University in Melbourne Australia; Head of the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Alberta Heart & Stroke Chair in Cardiovascular Research and Associate Dean Research Medicine at the University of Calgary in Canada. He also held prior positions with Memorial University of Newfoundland including Professor of Pharmacology and Associate Dean Basic Medical Sciences as well as with Ciba and Novartis in Canada.