Edward Dudek, Ph.D.

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	Research Associate Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3094 Fax: (617) 556-3132 E-mail: edward.dudek@tufts.edu
Education	Ph.D., Molecular Biology Illinois Institute of Technology
Research Focus	Effects of nutrition, oxidation, and protein degradation on etiology of age-related eye disorders; identification of lens or retinal substrates for the ubiquitin dependent pathway and of specific enzymes involved in the recognition of damaged proteins
Zhang X, Dudek EJ, Liu B, Ding L, Fernandes AF, Liang JJ, Horwitz J, Taylor A, Shang F. Degradation of c-terminal truncated alpha A-crystallins by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. IOVS. 2007;48:4200-8. Shang F, Dudek E, Liu Q, Boulton ME, Taylor A. Protein quality control by the ubiquitin proteolytic pathway: roles in resistance to oxidative stress and disease. Israel J Chem. 2006;46:145-158. Dudek EJ, Shang F, Liu C, Valverde P, Hobbs ML, Taylor A. Selectivity of the ubiquitin pathway for oxidatively modified proteins: relevance to protein precipitation diseases. FASEB J. 2005;19(12):1707-9. Shang F, Lu M, Dudek EJ, Reddan JR, Taylor A. Vitamin C and vitamin E restore the resistance of GSH-depleted lens cells to H2O2. Free Radic Biol Med. 2003;34(5):521-530. Dudek EJ, Shang F, Taylor A. H2O2-mediated oxidative stress activates NF-kappa B in lens epithelial cells. Free Radic Biol Med. 2001;31:651-8. To see more of Dr. Edward Dudek's publications, please visit PubMed and search for "Dudek E."