Phillip J. Stone, PhD

Emeritus Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Stone is Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. He began in 1971 as a postdoc for Marrott Sinex, the Chair of Biochemistry at that time with a second postdoc in Carl Franzblau’s lab beginning in 1973, followed by a Young Investigator Award, NHLBI. Besides his current responsibilities as Assistant Dean of Admissions for the Medical School, he is also the department representative on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Dr. Stone also teaches in MD512/OH751 (Dental Biochemistry) the myoglobin and hemoglobin section and supervise student presented cases on sickle cell disease in dental medicine. He holds two patents: Measuring Connective Tissue Breakdown Products in Body Fluids. U.S. Patent No. 5,217,903 issued 6/8/93 and Measuring Tissue Breakdown Products in Body Fluids. U.S. Patent No. 5,354,662 issued 10/11/94.

Publications

  • Published 3/3/2017

    Seidl SE, Pessolano LG, Bishop CA, Best M, Rich CB, Stone PJ, Schreiber BM. Toll-like receptor 2 activation and serum amyloid A regulate smooth muscle cell extracellular matrix. PLoS One. 2017; 12(3):e0171711. PMID: 28257481.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/20/2012

    Pessolano LG, Sullivan CP, Seidl SE, Rich CB, Liscum L, Stone PJ, Sipe JD, Schreiber BM. Trafficking of endogenous smooth muscle cell cholesterol: a role for serum amyloid A and interleukin-1ß. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2012 Nov; 32(11):2741-50. PMID: 22995521.

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  • Published 12/15/2011

    Isenberg BC, Backman DE, Kinahan ME, Jesudason R, Suki B, Stone PJ, Davis EC, Wong JY. Micropatterned cell sheets with defined cell and extracellular matrix orientation exhibit anisotropic mechanical properties. J Biomech. 2012 Mar 15; 45(5):756-61. PMID: 22177672.

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  • Published 6/1/2010

    Guarnieri F, Spencer JL, Lucey EC, Nugent MA, Stone PJ. A human surfactant peptide-elastase inhibitor construct as a treatment for emphysema. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jun 8; 107(23):10661-6. PMID: 20534582.

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  • Published 10/29/2009

    Zhao Y, Chen L, Gao S, Toselli P, Stone P, Li W. The critical role of the cellular thiol homeostasis in cadmium perturbation of the lung extracellular matrix. Toxicology. 2010 Jan 12; 267(1-3):60-9. PMID: 19879314.

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Other Positions

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

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Education

  • Temple University, PhD
  • University of Pennsylvania, MA
  • Swarthmore College, BS

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