About Miodrag Radulovacki
Miodrag (Misha) Radulovacki, 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,. 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. Radulovacki attended Karlovci High School or "Gymnasium," which is the oldest high school in Serbia. There he invented an approach for obtaining cerebrospinal fluid using a cannula to the cisterna magna in the brain of cats. Radulovacki graduated as valedictorian of the Karlovci High School Class of 1951.
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