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The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Award for Distinguished Service to Hector DeLuca - 9/15/2009
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Hector F. DeLuca, Madison, Wis., professor of biochemistry at
UW-Madison, is internationally recognized for his contributions to
human health. He's played a decisive role in the development and
introduction of the natural hormone and related compounds as effective
new drugs for the treatment of disease. Six compounds discovered and
developed in DeLuca's laboratory are in use worldwide for the treatment
of such conditions as vitamin D-resistant rickets, hypoparathyroidism,
renal osteodystrophy, psoriasis and osteoporosis. Additional findings
from DeLuca's lab are being explored as potential treatments for
diabetes, multiple sclerosis and arthritis. Beyond the lab, DeLuca has
twice served as department chair, advised numerous academic and
industry boards, and accumulated more than 50 honors and awards over
his career.
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