Rodrigo Franco Cruz
faculty
- Professor School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Faculty Ombuds Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Work
402-472-8547
On campus, dial 2-8547
I am a Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the Redox Biology Center and the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). I graduated with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and was postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Since 2009 I have led an independent research group that focuses on studying the role of redox signaling, protein/organelle quality control mechanisms, and metabolism in neurodegenerative diseases and brain injury. I have participated as an ad hoc reviewer for a number of scientific journals and grant founding agencies (nationally and internationally). I am an active member of the Society for Neuroscience and the Society of Toxicology and have also received different awards and recognitions nationally and internationally.
icon-academic-capEducation
- Ph D, School of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2004
- BS, National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2000
icon-chat-userCourses
- VBMS 964, Signal Transduction, Spring 2018
- VBMS 410, General Pharmacology and Toxicology, Fall 2019
icon-bookmark-starAwards & Honors
- National Program of Researchers (SNI) Level III, Science and Technology National Council (Mexico), 2016
- Outstanding Young Scientist Award , SIGMA XI (University of Nebraska Chapter), 2014