Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Rafael Radi

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietErnährungswissenschaften,Biochemie
Keywordsfree radical, nitric oxide, peroxynitrite

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUruguay
OrtMontevideo
Universität/InstitutionUniversidad de la Republica
Institut/AbteilungFacultad de Medicina, Departamento de Bioquimica

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Christian GriesingerMax-Planck-Institut für Multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften, Göttingen
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.09.2010

Programm(e)

2010Forschungspreis-Programm auf Gegenseitigkeit für Wissenschaftler*innen aus dem Ausland

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Radi is an internationally renowned expert in the field of radical biochemistry. He has made major contributions to the discovery of the cytoxic actions of peroxynitrite. His findings in the biological chemistry, physical biochemistry, mitochondrology, cell biology and pharmacology of nitric oxide and peroxide have revealed a fundamental insight into the actions of reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide and peroxynitite in cell dysfunction, apoptotic signaling, lipid oxidation/nitration and post-translational protein modification. These events are relevant to disease processes where inflammation plays a critical role including, atherogenesis, hypertension and neurodegeneration. In Germany he will address the influence of nitration into structural biology even further and explore how and to which extend the nitric oxide pathway plays a role in various diseases.