Hector DeLuca
Hector DeLuca | |
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| Born | 1930 Pueblo, Colorado |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Colorado,B.A.; University of Wisconsin-Madison,Ph.D. |
| Known for | Research on Vitamin D |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences |
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| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Hector F. DeLuca,born in Pueblo, Colorado in 1930, is an emeritusUniversity of Wisconsin–Madisonprofessorand former chairman of the university'sbiochemistrydepartment.[1]DeLuca is well known for his research in involvingVitamin D,from which severalpharmaceutical drugsare derived.[2][3]He was elected to theUnited States National Academy of Sciencesin 1979.[4]
DeLuca has trained almost 160 graduate students and has more than 150patentsto his name. Licensing of his technology, through theWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation,has generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue for the university.[5]
In addition, DeLuca ispresidentof Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals, abiotechnologycompany founded on technology he developed.[6]
He was awarded the Bolton S. Corson Medal of theFranklin Institutein 1985.[7]Three buildings on the Wisconsin campus, including theDeLuca Biochemistry Building,[8]were named in his honor in 2014.[9]
References[edit]
- ^Emeritus page for Hector DeLuca
- ^Holick MF, Schnoes HK, DeLuca HF (April 1971)."Identification of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, a form of vitamin D3 metabolically active in the intestine".Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.68(4): 803–4.Bibcode:1971PNAS...68..803H.doi:10.1073/pnas.68.4.803.PMC389047.PMID4323790.
- ^Kresge N, Simoni RD, Hill RL (15 December 2006)."A half-century of vitamin D: the work of Hector F. DeLuca".The Journal of Biological Chemistry.281(50): e41.doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(20)71895-8.
- ^"Hector DeLuca".Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters.Retrieved4 May2012.
- ^Karen Rivedal (12 February 2005)."UW star scientist gives up position Hector DeLuca to step down as chairman of the biochemistry department".Wisconsin State Journal.Madison.Retrieved7 November2011.
- ^"Management team".Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals.Retrieved7 November2011.(official site)
- ^"Hector DeLuca Lab".University of Wisconsin–Madison.Retrieved29 August2023.
- ^Hector F. DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Complex
- ^Dedication Ceremony of the Hector F. Deluca Biochemical Sciences Complex
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