Carl Franzblau, PhD
Professor, Biochemistry & Cell Biology
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.
Other Positions
- Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
Websites
Education
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, PhD
- University of Michigan, BS
Classes Taught
- GMSMS793
Publications
- Published on 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 on 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 on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/1995
Bhatia S, Bergethon PR, Blease S, Kemper T, Rosiello A, Zimbardi GP, Franzblau C, Spatz EL. A synthetic dural prosthesis constructed from hydroxyethylmethacrylate hydrogels. J Neurosurg. 1995 Nov; 83(5):897-902. PMID: 7472561.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/1/1995
Stone PJ, Franzblau C. Increase in urinary desmosine and pyridinoline during postpartum involution of the uterus in humans. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1995 Oct; 210(1):39-42. PMID: 7675796.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/1/1995
Stone PJ, Konstan MW, Berger M, Dorkin HL, Franzblau C, Snider GL. Elastin and collagen degradation products in urine of patients with cystic fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1995 Jul; 152(1):157-62. PMID: 7599816.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/1995
Stone PJ, Korn JH, North H, Lally EV, Miller LC, Tucker LB, Strongwater S, Snider GL, Franzblau C. Cross-linked elastin and collagen degradation products in the urine of patients with scleroderma. Arthritis Rheum. 1995 Apr; 38(4):517-24. PMID: 7718005.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/1995
Stone PJ, Gottlieb DJ, O'Connor GT, Ciccolella DE, Breuer R, Bryan-Rhadfi J, Shaw HA, Franzblau C, Snider GL. Elastin and collagen degradation products in urine of smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1995 Apr; 151(4):952-9. PMID: 7697272.
Read at: PubMed
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