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

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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

Skin Diseases Research Center, Yale

Pathology

Internal Medicine: Rheumatology | Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center

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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 the MIF cytokine family; MIF's role in malaria and global infectious diseases; Pharmacologic immuniomodulation of the MIF pathway; Role of fibrocytes in different systemic fibroses

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Clinical Interests

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