Rudolf Lucas
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
The Graduate School
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Pulmonary
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Educated as an engineer in Biotechnology from the University of Brussels, Belgium, I took postdoctoral positions at the University Medical Center, Geneva, Switzerland and the Weizmann Institute for Science, Israel. Before becoming Associate Professor at MCG in 2007, I worked as vice chair Biochemical pharmacology at the University of Konstanz, Germany and as professor Medical Biotechnology at the university of Applied Sciences, Krems, Austria.
- (706) 721-9470
- (706) 721-9799
- CB 3213B
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
Teaching Interests
Cytokines, Signaling, Acute Lung Injury, Lung physiology, Pharmacogenomics, Drug Discovery, Inflammation, Infectious Diseases, Diabetes, Pneumonia, Glomerulonephritis
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Inhaled AP301 for treatment of pulmonary edema in mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a phase IIa randomized placebo-controlled trial, 2017
Manuscript
- Epithelial Sodium Channel-α Mediates the Protective Effect of the TNF-Derived TIP Peptide in Pneumolysin-Induced Endothelial Barrier Dysfunction, 2017
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Obesity-induced vascular dysfunction and arterial stiffening requires endothelial cell arginase 1, 2017
Manuscript
- Arginase and Microbial Pathogenesis in the Lungs, 2017
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
- Restoration of Epithelial Sodium Channel Function by Synthetic Peptides in Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1B Mutants. , 2017
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Acute Lung injury, inflammation, endothelial biology, cytokines, nephritis, diabetic complications
Department Service
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Comprehensive exam Vascular Biology examination committee
2016 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Vascular Biology Center Post-doctoral Evaluation Committee
2018 - 2018
Role: Committee Chair
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Vascular Biology Program Director
2015 - 2017
Role: Committee Chair
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VBIO8130 course Director
2016 - 2016
Role: Other
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Vascular Biology Graduate Program Director
2015 - 2016
Role: Other
College Service
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GRD poster presentation committee
2016 - Present
Role: Other
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GRD oral presentation committee
2016 - Present
Role: Other
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RAC Committee Graduate School
2015 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Dept of Pharmacology Judge Annual Graduate Research Symposium
2015 - 2017
Role: Committee Member
University Service
Professional Service
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Frontiers in Immunology
2016 - Present
Role: Editor, Associate Editor
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American Heart Association
2015 - 2018
Role: Chairperson
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NIH, Special Emphasis Panel SAT
2018 - 2018
Role: Reviewer, Grant Proposal
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2015 - 2016
Role: Member
Public Service
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Medical Research Council UK
2016 - Present
Role: Grant Proposal Reviewer, External
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Student Outreach
2015 - Present
Role: Guest Speaker
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La Caixa Research Foundation
2018 - 2018
Role: Reviewer
