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Human Immunology and Cancer Program

Amyloid Researchers

Alan Solomon, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine

Director, Human Immunology and Cancer Research Program

EDUCATION:

Undergraduate
B.S.
Bucknell University, 1953
Lewisburg, PA

Graduate
M.D.
Duke University School of Medicine, 1957
Durham, NC

Postgraduate Training
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1963
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

Board Certifications
Diplomat: National Board of Medical Examiners 1958 Diplomat: American Board of Internal Medicine 1964 Medical Licensure (active): Tennessee 1966-

Appointments
Professor, Department of Medicine, 1981 -
UT Graduate School of Medicine

Director, Human Immunology and Cancer Research Program, UT Graduate School of Medicine, 1988 -

Professor of Medical Biology 1978-1980
Department of Medical Biology, Memorial Research Center University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences

Clinical Professor 1972-1980
Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences

Research Professor 1970-1978
University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital

Associate Research Professor 1966-1969
University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital

Clinical Research Professor, American Cancer Society 1992-

Honors
2005 Faculty Award
Excellence and Leadership in Basic Science Research
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

Scientific Advisor, International Myeloma Foundation
and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

Professional Organizations
American Association for Cancer Research 1963-
American Society of Hematology 1964-
American Association for Advancement of Science 1965-
American College of Physicians (Fellow) 1967-
American Association of Immunologists 1968-
Knoxville Academy of Medicine 1968-
Tennessee Medical Association 1968-
American Society for Clinical Investigation 1971-
American Society of Clinical Oncology 1977-
American Society for Investigative Pathology 2002 -

Selected Current Publications

Murphy CL, Kestler DP, Foster JS, Wang S, Macy SD, Kennel SJ, Carlson ER, Hudson J, Weiss DT, Solomon A.
Odontogenic ameloblast-associated protein nature of the amyloid found in calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumors and unerupted tooth follicles.
Amyloid. 2008 Jun;15(2):89-95.
PMID: 18484335

Kestler DP, Foster JS, Macy SD, Murphy CL, Weiss DT, Solomon A.
Expression of odontogenic ameloblast-associated protein (ODAM) in dental and other epithelial neoplasms.
Mol Med. 2008 May-Jun;14(5-6):318-26.
PMID: 18472969

del Pozo Yauner L, Ortiz E, Sánchez R, Sánchez-López R, Güereca L, Murphy CL, Allen A, Wall JS, Fernández-Velasco DA, Solomon A, Becerril B.
Influence of the germline sequence on the thermodynamic stability and fibrillogenicity of human lambda 6 light chains.
Proteins. 2008 Aug;72(2):684-92.
PMID: 18260098

Solomon A, Murphy CL, Westermark P.
Unreliability of immunohistochemistry for typing amyloid deposits.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008 Jan;132(1):14; author reply 14-15
PMID: 18181665

O'Nuallain B, Allen A, Ataman D, Weiss DT, Solomon A, Wall JS.
Phage display and peptide mapping of an immunoglobulin light chain fibril-related conformational epitope.
Biochemistry. 2007 Nov 13;46(45):13049-58. Epub 2007 Oct 18.
PMID: 17944486

Solomon A, Richey T, Murphy CL, Weiss DT, Wall JS, Westermark GT, Westermark P.
Amyloidogenic potential of foie gras.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jun 26;104(26):10998-1001. Epub 2007 Jun 19.
PMID: 17578924

O'Nuallain B, Allen A, Kennel SJ, Weiss DT, Solomon A, Wall JS.
Localization of a conformational epitope common to non-native and fibrillar immunoglobulin light chains.
Biochemistry. 2007 Feb 6;46(5):1240-7.
PMID: 17260953

 


Human Immunology & Cancer Program
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN
37920-6999

Phone: 865-305-9290 or 800-596-7249

 

Link of Interest

National Cancer Institue's Rapid Access to Intervention Development (RAID)

www.dtp.nci.nih.gov