Richard Bucala, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology), of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Pathology and Residential College Associate Fellow in Faculty of Arts and Sciences


Departments & Organizations

Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology

Yale Medical Group

Cancer Immunology

Global Health Initiative: Infectious Diseases

School of Public Health: Parasitology Program

Pathology

Internal Medicine: Rheumatology | Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center

Research Interests

Mechanisms by which host immunity converts from a protective response to one producing disease and tissue pathology; Emergence of steroid resistance; Biochemical, biological, and genetic characterization of cytokine MIF; MIF's role in malaria; Role of fibrocytes in different systemic fibroses


Clinical Interests

Autoimmune diseases; Rheumatoid arthritis; Systemic Fibroses; Y-NHH Consultation


Education

  • B.S., Yale University, 1979
  • M.S., Yale University, 1979
  • Ph.D., Rockefeller University, 1985
  • M.D., Cornell College, 1986

Selected Publication

  • Leng L, Chen L, Fan J, Greven D, Arjona A, Du X, Austin D, Kashgarian M, Yin Z, Huang XR, Lan HY, Lolis E, Nikolic-Paterson D, Bucala R. 2011. A small-molecule MIF antagonist protects against glomerulonephritis in lupus-prone NZB/NZW F1 and MRL/lpr mice. J Immunol. 186, 527-538.

Latest Honor and Recognition

  • American Society for Clinical Investigation (1996)