Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Hector DeLuca
Edit Profilebiochemist university professor
Career
DeLuca is well known for his research in involving Vitamin Doctorate, from which several pharmaceutical drugs are derived. He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1979. DeLuca has trained almost 160 graduate students and has more than 150 patents to his name.
Licensing of his technology, through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, has generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue for the university.
In addition, DeLuca is president of Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company founded on technology he developed. Three buildings on the Wisconsin campus, including the DeLuca Biochemistry Building, were named in his honor in 2014.
Achievements
Membership
National Academy of Sciences.
