Matthew B Zook, MD

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Presentations and Selected Recent Publications

PRESENTATIONS

"Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma." American Academy of Dermatology Gross and Microscopic Forum, San Antonio, Tx. 2008.

"Aminoglycoside induced readthrough of stop codons; potential applications in E.B."
New York Skin Biology Club; New York, NY. Nov. 2004.

Poster: "Investigating the CD8+ T cell response to alternative translational products."
American Association of Immunologists annual meeting; Denver, CO, 2003.

Poster: "Investigating the CD8+ T cell response to alternative translational products."
Sigma Xi, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 2002.

Poster: "Use of CD8+ T cells to study stop suppression."
Molecular Aspects of Viral Immunity, Keystone Symposia, Keystone, CO, 2001.

Poster: "Aminoglycoside induction of stop codon suppression."
Sigma Xi, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 1999.

"Morphometric post natal development of the mouse seminal vesicle."
Virginia Academy of Science, Harrisonburg, VA, 1994.

PUBLICATIONS

Epitopes derived by incidental translational frameshifting give rise to a protective CTL response. Zook MB, Howard MT, Sinnathamby G, Atkins JF, Eisenlohr LC. J Immunol. 2006 Jun 1; 176(11):6928-6934. Evaluated in Faculty of 1000: Faculty of 1000 Biology: evaluations for Zook MB et al J Immunol 2006 Jun 1 176 (11) :6928-34

A splice variant of the transcript for guanylyl cyclase C is expressed in human colon and colorectal cancer cells. Pearlman JM, Prawer SP, Barber MT, Parkinson SJ, Schulz S, Park J, Zook M, Waldman SA. Dig Dis Sci. 2000 Feb;45(2):298-305.

REPORTS

Intrinsic bioremediation of toluene and methylene chloride contaminated soil and groundwater at the Merck and Co. Flint River site. Hooper SW, Daye KJ, Zook M, Williams RA. Final report 407 pgs, submitted to the Georgia Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Clinical Expertise:

Melanoma. Pigmented lesions. Non melanoma skin cancers.

Education:

Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Phila., Pa., 2005;
PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Virology, College of Graduate Studies, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.

Residency:

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Phila., Pa.

Certification:

American Board of Dermatology

Professional Societies:

American Association for the Advancement of Science;
American Medical Association;
The Society for Investigative Dermatology

Awards:

Dr. Alfred W. and Mignon Dubbs Fellowship Fund Recipient, 2003-2005;
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Training Grant Recipient, 2001-2003;
Measy Foundation Fellowship Recipient, 1999-2001.

Research Interests:

Melanoma Family Risk Assessment Program