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Rubin Tuder, MD
Hart Family Professor of Medicine
Director, Program in Translational Lung
Research
University of Colorado Denver
rubin.tuder@ucdenver.edu
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Education & Training
1979 MD, São Paulo University School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
1980 - 1982 Research Fellow, Cell Biology Laboratory, Oncology Research Foundation São Paulo, Brazil
1982 - 1984 Residency, Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, São Paulo, Brazil
1984 - 1987 Postdoctoral Fellow in Pathology, Department of Pathology, Standford University
School of Medicine
Research Interests
Overall goals are to define the mechanisms of COPD pathogenesis and the molecular, cellular, and histopathological features of Pulmonary Hypertension. Our lab studies the pathogenesis of cigarette smoke induced emphysema and its underlying mechanisms, including the role of RTP-801 and adipocytokine, as well as his investigation in the pathogenesis of schistosomiasis-related pulmonary hypertension and development of targeted methods and treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
Honors & Awards
1996-1997 Excellence as Unit Director (Alternative Pathology Track Course) during academic year
1997-1998 Excellence as Unit Director (Alternative Pathology Track Course) during academic year
1997-1998 Excellence as a Mentor and Instructor in Seminar Teaching, Medical School Sophomore Pathology Course
1998 Excellence in Teaching Award, Medical Student Council
1999-2000 “The William S. Hammond Award” for exceptional commitment for education of pathologists, Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Professional Experience
2008 – Present Hart Family Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
2008 – Present Director, Program in Translational Lung Research, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
2008 – Present Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
2005 – Present Joint Appointment with Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health and Human Sciences, Baltimore, MD
2003 – 2008 Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2003 – 2008 Professor of Pathology, Division of Cardiopulmonary Pathology, Department of Pathology, Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2001 - 2003 Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2001 - 2003 Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
1997 – 2001 Associate Professor of Pathology & Medicine, Departments of Pathology & Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
1991 – 1997 Assistant Professor of Pathology & Medicine, Departments of Pathology & Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
1990 – 1991 Instructor, Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
