Rodrigo Franco

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Rodrigo Franco

Professor Vet & Biomedical Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
VBS 210
Lincoln NE 68583-0905
Phone
402-472-8547 On-campus 2-8547
Email
rodrigo.franco@unl.edu
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.

Education

  • Ph D, School of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2004
  • BS, National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2000

Professional Responsibilities and Activities

  • Nebraska Center for Virology member, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2018-present
  • Faculty Ombud, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2019-present
  • Courtesy Appointment, Department of Environmental Agricultural and Occupational Health. College of Public Health, University of Nebraska-Medical Center, 2015-present
  • Redox Biology Center member, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009-present

Publications

Garza-Lombó C, Posadas Y, Quintanar L, Gonsebatt ME, Franco R. Neurotoxicity Linked to Dysfunctional Metal Ion Homeostasis and Xenobiotic Metal Exposure: Redox Signaling and Oxidative Stress. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2018 Jun 20;28(18):1669-1703. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5962337.

Navarro-Yepes J, Burns M, Anandhan A, Khalimonchuk O, del Razo LM, Quintanilla-Vega B, Pappa A, Panayiotidis MI, Franco R. Oxidative stress, redox signaling, and autophagy: cell death versus survival. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2014 Jul 1;21(1):66-85. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4048575.

Garcia-Garcia A, Zavala-Flores L, Rodriguez-Rocha H, Franco R. Thiol-redox signaling, dopaminergic cell death, and Parkinson's disease. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2012 Dec 15;17(12):1764-84. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3474187.

Franco R, Cidlowski JA. Glutathione efflux and cell death. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2012 Dec 15;17(12):1694-713. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3474185.

Complete List of Published Work in My Bibliography:

Awards and Honors

  • Outstanding Young Scientist Award , SIGMA XI, University of Nebraska Chapter (2014)
  • Layman Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2010)
  • Travel Award, American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). Experimental Biology (2009)
  • Travel Award, Keystone Symposia Scholarship (2008)
  • Travel Award, American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). Experimental Biology (2007)
  • Martin Rodbell Travel Award, National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (2007)
  • National Researcher (Currently Level III), National System of Investigators (SNI, Mexico) (2006)
  • Marie Curie Scholarship, European Cell Death Organization (2005)
  • Postdoctoral Visitor Fellowship, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (2004)
  • Young Investigator Travel Award, International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) (2003)
  • Young Investigator Travel Award, American Society for Neurochemistry (ASN) (2002)
  • Young Investigator Travel Award, International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) (2001)
  • Basic Neurochemistry School (Scholarship), International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) (2001)
  • Ph.D. Fellowship, National Council of Science and Technology (Mexico) (1999)

Ad Hoc Reviewer and Study Sections

  • Alzheimer's Association International Research Grant Program
  • Veterans Affair (Neurobiology 2 Integrated Review Group)
  • NIH (NOMD, NST-2/NINDS, NIEHS, ZRG1 F03B-R (20) L)
  • Parkinson's Research Program from the Congressionally Directed Research Programs (CDMRP) of the Department of Defense

Editorial Boards

  • Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods
  • Chemico-Biological Interactions
  • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
  • PLOS-ONE (Academic)
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (Review in Signaling)
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Chemical Research in Toxicology
  • Neurotoxicology (Associate)
  • Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy (Associate)

Professional Interests

  • Molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of cell death by redox signaling
  • Molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of cellular transformation by redox signaling
  • Cell death and Neurodegenerative diseases
  • Environmental Toxicity and Oxidative stress
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Cytotoxic Brain Edema

Professional Society Memberships

  • Society of Toxicology (SOT)
  • Society for Neuroscience (SFN)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)