Biography
Dr. Lorraine Gudas is Chairman and Revlon Pharmaceutical Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the Pharmacology Department. She is a member of the American society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, the major organization of scientists doing research in pharmacology. She recently finished a term as an elected member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Cancer Research, the largest organization of cancer researchers in the United States. Dr. Gudas also recently finished a term as chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders. She is a member of the external advisory boards of three Cancer Centers: The Vermont Cancer Center, The Lineberger Cancer Center of U.N.C. Chapel Hill, and the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center. Of note, in 1999, she received the 2nd Annual "Woman in Cancer Research" award from the American Association of Cancer Research. She is on the Editorial Boards of a number of journals, including Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Molecular Cancer Research. She has had a long-standing research interest in vitamin A and its derivatives and metabolites, a group of compounds called retinoids. She and her laboratory members have studied the pharmacology and molecular actions of retinoids with respect to cancer treatment and cancer prevention for approximately twenty years, during which time her research has been continuously supported by NIH and other agencies. Dr. Gudas is also focused on the molecular mechanisms by which embryonic stem cells differentiate and on limb regeneration in mice. "I've been chairman of the Pharmacology Department for about 16 years. It's a wonderful job in a terrific department with smart, collegial, and interactive faculty, motivated students, and great postdoctoral fellows and technicians. My partner, John, and I have a son who is working at Morgan Stanley in New York City.
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