Associate Dean, Research
Phone: 903.877.7010
Email: torry.tucker@uttyler.edu
Department: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Torry Tucker
Dr. Torry A. Tucker serves as the Associate Dean for Research in the UT Tyler School of Medicine. He is also an Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Biology. Dr. Tucker was trained as a cell biologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His training focused on cell types responsible for lung disease progression, specifically cystic fibrosis. He came to the Health Science Center as a postdoctoral fellow in 2007 and joined the faculty in 2009. His current research investigates the causes of pleural scarring and subsequent fibrosis. He has developed several novel animal models which are critical to understanding disease etiology and evaluating diverse treatment strategies. His current research investigates the causes of pleural scarring and subsequent fibrosis. He also studies pathways involved in the development and progression of interstitial lung diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Education and Training
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2004 - 2007
University of Alabama at Birmingham
PhD, 1999 - 2004
University of Alabama
BS, 1995 - 1999
Courses Taught
BIOT 6335 - Tissue Culture
BIOT 5211 - Advanced Biotechniques
BIOT 5140 - Emerging Techniques
BIOT 5132 - Critical Reading II
Research Interest
Identifying factors that contribute to the development and progression of pleural
fibrosis.
Understanding the role that GSK-3b plays in scarring of the lung surface.
Determining the role of myocardin in the progression of pleural fibrosis.
Publication Highlights