Gudas, Mda

Biography

Dr. Gudas is Chairman and Revlon Pharmaceutical Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the Department of Pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medical College and is recognized as one of the world experts on nuclear receptors.   Dr. Gudsas is a member of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She has served a term as an elected member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Cancer Research and as chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders as well as the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. She has served as 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. In 1999 she received the 2nd Annual "Women 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, Molecular Cancer Research and the Journal of Biological Chemistry. She has had a long-standing research interest in retinoids. She and her laboratory members have studied the pharmacology and molecular actions of retinoids with respect to cancer treatment and cancer prevention for over twenty years, during which time her research has been continuously supported by NIH and other agencies. She received the 2013 Future of Health Technology Award for her cancer research. Dr. Gudas will advise Regen on scientific strategies and opportunities across its pipeline, with particular emphasis on the NR2F6 checkpoint inhibitor target.

Research Interest

 Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics