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Donald DeGracia is a Professor of Physiology at Wayne State University School of Medicine, where he conducts research on cellular mechanisms following brain ischemia and reperfusion.
His research interests focus on:
- Mechanisms of cell death following brain ischemia and reperfusion
- Causes and consequences of reperfusion-induced inhibition of protein synthesis (translation arrest)
- Intracellular stress responses
- mRNA regulatory mechanisms including stress granules and HuR granules
Dr. DeGracia's laboratory is currently funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the NIH. His work primarily investigates brain ischemia and reperfusion injury related to stroke, cardiac arrest, and resuscitation brain damage using rodent models and molecular biology techniques.
His recent publications demonstrate expertise in stroke research, brain metabolism, and cellular response mechanisms following ischemic events. His work spans from basic cellular mechanisms to potential clinical applications for stroke treatment, with one publication extending into cancer biology research.
Dr. DeGracia teaches several graduate-level courses including Basic Graduate Physiology, Advanced Neurophysiology, and Interdisciplinary Cell and Molecular Biology.
