Hector F.
DeLuca
Year
1985
Subject
Life Science
Award
Corson
Affiliation
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation
For research on mode of action of Vitamin D.
Hector F. DeLuca received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dr. DeLuca's research focuses on understanding of metabolism and mechanism of action of vitamins A and D. His early work revolved around describing which forms of vitamin D and vitamin A are active in correcting deficiency disease.
Dr. DeLuca's group collaborates significantly with the medical world for the application of the new types of the vitamin D compounds and of vitamin A compounds for the treatment of disease. The most recent application has been to prevent and arrest such autoimmune diseases as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, and as an anti-transplant rejection drug.
Information as of 1985