Biography

Lawrence L. Rudel, is a Professor of Pathology, Section on Comparative Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. He has served on the faculty since 1973 and has served on many internal advisory committees for the Dean and Executive Vice President. In 2001, he was awarded the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Established Investigator Award in Basic Sciences. He currently serves on the Nutrition Committee of AHA and was the chair of the 2006 spring ATVB Council meeting. In 2004, he was the the recipient of an AHA Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Special Recognition Award in Arteriosclerosis. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the ATVB Council.

Dr. Rudel earned a M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas Medical Center in Biochemistry and a B.S. in Physical Sciences from Colorado State University. His postdoctoral training was at the University of California at San Francisco and the University of Toronto in the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research. Currently, Dr. Rudel is a member of several professional organizations which include the American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and the American Society for Investigative Pathology. He is a Fellow in both the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology and the Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Councils of the American Heart Association. He is a Professor of Biochemistry and Pathology and is Section Head of Lipid Sciences in Pathology. He serves as the Director of the Lipid Sciences Research Program, a multidisciplinary research group with faculty from 4 different departments in the medical school.

Dr. Rudel has published more than 250 abstracts, chapters, and journal articles. He currently serves on the editorial boards for the journals of Atherosclerosis and Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, Vascular Biology. His current research focuses on hepatic cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism, intestinal cholesterol absorption, and the nutritional regulation of experimental atherosclerosis in mouse and nonhuman primate models. He has been invited to give lectures and presentations on his research to over 100 local, national, and international organizations over the past 10 years.