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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 673
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

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2012 Apr 6
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 Apr 6; 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.
2011 Mar
Lueck JD, Rossi AE, Thornton CA, Campbell KP, Dirksen RT. "Response to the letter: "On the localization of ClC-1 in skeletal muscle fibers"." The Journal of general physiology. 2011 Mar 0; 137(3):331-3.
2011 Feb 1
Nakamori M, Pearson CE, Thornton CA. "Bidirectional transcription stimulates expansion and contraction of expanded (CTG)*(CAG) repeats." Human molecular genetics. 2011 Feb 1; 20(3):580-8. Epub 2010 Nov 18.
2011 Jan
Heatwole CR, Eichinger KJ, Friedman DI, Hilbert JE, Jackson CE, Logigian EL, Martens WB, McDermott MP, Pandya SK, Quinn C, Smirnow AM, Thornton CA, Moxley RT. "Open-label trial of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1/recombinant human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 in myotonic dystrophy type 1." Archives of neurology. 2011 Jan 0; 68(1):37-44. Epub 2010 Sep 13.

Current Appointments

Saunders Family Distinguished Professor in Neuromuscular Research - Department of Neurology (SMD)
Professor - Department of Neurology, NMD (SMD) - Primary
Professor - Center for Neural Development & Disease

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