Charles A. Thornton, M.D.

Charles A. Thornton, M.D.

Contact Information

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 645
Rochester, NY 14642

Office: (585) 275-2542
Fax: (585) 273-1255
Administrative: (585) 275-2542
Lab: (585) 275-7108

Bio

Dr. Thornton's biographical information is not currently available.

Awards & Honors

Paul B Beeson Physician Faculty Scholar Award | American Federation of Aging Research 1997 - 2000
Awardee, Clinical Investigator Development | NIH/NINDS 1992 - 1997
Awardee, Experimental Therapeutics Fellowship | NRSA 1991 - 1992
Awardee, Research Fellowship | Muscular Dystrophy Association 1989 - 1991
Fulbright Senior Lecturing Award 1987 - 1989
Merck Award for Medical Student Achievement 1981
Borts Student Research Award 1980

Recent Journal Articles

Showing the 5 most recent journal articles. 111 available »

2013 Feb
Sobczak K, Wheeler TM, Wang W, Thornton CA. "RNA interference targeting CUG repeats in a mouse model of myotonic dystrophy." Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy. 2013 Feb 0; 21(2):380-7. Epub 2012 Nov 27.
2012 Aug 2
Wheeler TM, Leger AJ, Pandey SK, Macleod AR, Nakamori M, Cheng SH, Wentworth BM, Bennett CF, Thornton CA. "Targeting nuclear RNA for in vivo correction of myotonic dystrophy." Nature. 2012 Aug 2; 488(7409):111-5.
2012 Jul 24
Heatwole C, Bode R, Johnson N, Quinn C, Martens W, McDermott MP, Rothrock N, Thornton C, Vickrey B, Victorson D, Moxley R. "Patient-reported impact of symptoms in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (PRISM-1)." Neurology. 2012 Jul 24; 79(4):348-57. Epub 2012 Jul 11.
2012 Jul
Ofori LO, Hoskins J, Nakamori M, Thornton CA, Miller BL. "From dynamic combinatorial 'hit' to lead: in vitro and in vivo activity of compounds targeting the pathogenic RNAs that cause myotonic dystrophy." Nucleic acids research. 2012 Jul 0; 40(13):6380-90. Epub 2012 Apr 06.
2012 Mar
Hilbert JE, Kissel JT, Luebbe EA, Martens WB, McDermott MP, Sanders DB, Tawil R, Thornton CA, Moxley RT, . "If you build a rare disease registry, will they enroll and will they use it? Methods and data from the National Registry of Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)." Contemporary clinical trials. 2012 Mar 0; 33(2):302-11. Epub 2011 Nov 26.

Current Appointments

Saunders Family Distinguished Professor in Neuromuscular Research - Department of Neurology (SMD)
Professor - Department of Neurology, NMD (SMD) - Primary

Specialties

Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

MD | Medicine | University Iowa Coll Medicine1981
BS | Arts & Sciences | University of Iowa1977

Post-Doctoral Training & Residency

Fellowship in Experimental Therapeutics at University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry09/01/1990 - 06/30/1992
Fellowship in Neuromuscular Disease at University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry09/01/1989 - 06/30/1990
Residency in Neurology at Oregon Health Sciences University School of Med09/01/1982 - 06/30/1985
Internship in Internal Medicine at UCLA School of Medicine09/01/1981 - 06/30/1982