Miodrag Radulovacki
Miodrag (Misha) Radulovacki (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Радуловачки; Serbian Latin: Miodrag Radulovački), was a Serbian American scientist and inventor. He was Professor of Pharmacology in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Radulovacki's research accomplishments include: (1) the Adenosine Sleep Theory, and (2) pioneering pharmacological studies for the treatment of sleep apnea, together with research collaborator, David W. Carley, (Professor of Medicine at the UIC). Radulovacki and Carley invented several drug therapies for the treatment of sleep apnea which have been patented by the UIC. The UIC recognized them as the 2010 "Inventors of the Year." Radulovacki published more than 170 scientific papers. Radulovacki was also a Foreign Member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Miodrag Radulovacki | |
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| Born | 28 April 1933 |
| Died | (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Education | Karlovci High School, Serbia |
| Alma mater | Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Serbia, (MD), (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Adenosine Sleep Theory, 1984 Pharmacological Approaches in the Treatment of Sleep Apnea Yugoslav Student Summer Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Champaign-Urbana, 1990-2000 The Miodrag Radulovacki Family Prize for Excellence in Basic Sciences at the UIC College of Medicine, 2005 |
| Awards | Inventor of the Year Award, 2010, College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago Foreign Member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2003, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuropharmacology, Sleep and sleep disorders, Sleep-related breathing disorders |
| Institutions | University of Belgrade, Serbia UCLA – Brain Research Institute, 1964-1965 University of Khartoum, Sudan, 1967-1970 College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), 1970 - 2014 |