Simon C Robson, MD,PhD
Professor
Anesthesia
Medicine
Contact Information
| Office: | CL-0612 |
| Phone: | 617-735-2922 |
| Fax: | 617-735-2930 |
| Email: | srobson@bidmc.harvard.edu |
| Address: | 330 Brookline Ave; CL-0612
Boston, MA 02215 |
Advanced Degree And Training
| Year | Institution | Area or Rank |
| 1978 | University of Cape Town | Medicine |
| 1983 | Kings College Hospital | Research Fellow |
| 1985 | Medical Research Council | Senior Scientist PhD |
| 2001 | ABIM | Diplomate |
| 2006 | Harvard University | MA (hon) |
Research Lab Team Members
| David Avigan MD | Keiichi Enjoji PhD | Zhenghui Jiang MD | Maria Serena Longhi MD,PhD |
Areas of Interest
| 1 Cancer |
Major Research Theme
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Molecular and functional characterization of CD39 and CD39 like family members of the ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase (ecto-NTPDase) family CD39/NTPDases and purinergic signalling in translational immunology, innate immunity and vascular inflammation as in IBD Thromboregulation in xenotransplantation |
Publications
External Recognition
| MRC Career Advancement Award (1985-86). MRC International Study Award (1993-95). Gold Medal. South African Immunology Society (1990). MA (hon) Harvard University (2006). Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of London (1996). American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Research Committee (1999-2002) Chairman Scientific Committee, International Workshops on Ecto-ATPases (1999, 2002). Roche Transplantation Research Foundation Award, 2002. Reviewer NIH, 1998, 2002. Visiting Professor, Medical College of Mongolia, China and UNiversity Turin, Italy. Honorary Lecturer, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Professional memberships: North American Vascular Biology Organization. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Transplantation Society North American Space Exploration Society Planetary Society American Medical Association American Association for the Advancement of Science Xenotransplantation Society Others: Working group on the Ethics of Xenotransplantation. (Harvard School of Public Health). Research Resource Allocation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Committee for Biosafety in Xenotransplantation |
Major Collaborative Activities
| Tolerance in xenotransplantation: project to evaluate thromboregulation in xenograft rejection (Dr. DH Sachs). Generation of CD39 and related NTPDase gene-deleted and transgenic animals. (Dr. Bob D Rosenberg and Dr. Tony J d'Apice). T regulatory cell and memory T cell purinergic functions - role of CD39. (Dr. Terry B. Strom) Innate Immunity Purinergic functions and stem cells (Dr. Herbert Zimmermann) |
Investigator's Lab Web Site
| Research Lab URL | Robson Research Lab |
| Harvard Catalyst Site: | Robson Harvard Catalyst Web Site |
