Carl Franzblau, PhD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Carl Franzblau has been a faculty member of Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine for more than 50 years. His research involved the study of extracellular matrix proteins, collagen and elastin and the role they play in the pathogenesis pf disease. He has been the Principal Investigator of several large program projects involving the response of the lung to injury. He studied animal and cell culture models as well as conducting studies in the clinic. As the PI, it was his responsibility to oversee all aspects of these projects.

Publications

  • Published 8/10/2020

    DeRosa D, Franzblau C, Phillips C, Romney C. CityLab at Boston University - Thirty Years of Innovation and Partnerships. J STEM Outreach. 2020; 3(2). PMID: 32832883.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/5/2004

    Janardhan V, Wolf PA, Kase CS, Massaro JM, D'Agostino RB, Franzblau C, Wilson PW. Anticardiolipin antibodies and risk of ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: the Framingham cohort and offspring study. Stroke. 2004 Mar; 35(3):736-41. PMID: 14764933.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 11/1/2001

    Rost NS, Wolf PA, Kase CS, Kelly-Hayes M, Silbershatz H, Massaro JM, D'Agostino RB, Franzblau C, Wilson PW. Plasma concentration of C-reactive protein and risk of ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: the Framingham study. Stroke. 2001 Nov; 32(11):2575-9. PMID: 11692019.

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  • Published 1/1/1999

    Hsiao H, Stone PJ, Toselli P, Rosenbloom J, Franzblau C, Schreiber BM. The role of the carboxy terminus of tropoelastin in its assembly into the elastic fiber. Connect Tissue Res. 1999; 40(2):83-95. PMID: 10761633.

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  • Published 5/1/1997

    Stone PJ, Lucey EC, Snider GL, Franzblau C. Distribution of elastin in hamsters and the turnover rates of different elastin pools. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1997 May; 215(1):94-101. PMID: 9142143.

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Other Positions

  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

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Education

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, PhD
  • University of Michigan, BS

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