Runhua Hou
| Title | Assistant Professor |
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| Institution | School of Medicine and Dentistry |
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| Department | Medicine |
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| Address | University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 693
Rochester NY 14642
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Dr. Hou obtained her medical education in Xian Medical University, Xian, China. She received basic science training in microbiology and immunology at the University of North Dakota and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, followed by internal medicine residency training at the Hospital of Saint Raphael. After finishing residency, Dr. Hou received subspecialty training in Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes at Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, MO.
Dr. Hou's clinical focus includes the diagnosis and management of endocrine tumors, including those of the pituitary, adrenal, thyroid, and parathyroid. In addition, she is involved in the management of patients with diabetes, especially those with type I DM, gestational DM, post-pancreatomy, or steroid-induced diabetes. She is interested in clinical research in the area of new drug therapy for diabetes and basic research in pancreatic beta cell regeneration and replication.
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Hou R, Leathersich AM, Ruud BT. Pheochromocytoma presenting with arterial and intracardiac thrombus in a 47-year-old woman: a case report. J Med Case Reports. 2011; 5:310.
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Hou R, Manwaring LP, Moley JF, Whelan A. A novel missense mutation in the MEN1 gene in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Endocr Pract. 2011 May-Jun; 17(3):e63-7.
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Hou R, Goldberg AC. Lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: statins, ezetimibe, bile acid sequestrants, and combinations: comparative efficacy and safety. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2009 Mar; 38(1):79-97.
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Hou R, Goldberg AC, Tobin GS. A case of severe neuropathy associated with hypertriglyceridemia. Endocr Pract. 2008 Nov; 14(8):1020-2.
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Exley MA, Hou R, Shaulov A, Tonti E, Dellabona P, Casorati G, Akbari O, Akman HO, Greenfield EA, Gumperz JE, Boyson JE, Balk SP, Wilson SB. Selective activation, expansion, and monitoring of human iNKT cells with a monoclonal antibody specific for the TCR alpha-chain CDR3 loop. Eur J Immunol. 2008 Jun; 38(6):1756-66.
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Lu J, Hou R, Booth CJ, Yang SH, Snyder M. Defined culture conditions of human embryonic stem cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Apr 11; 103(15):5688-93.
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Thomas SY, Hou R, Boyson JE, Means TK, Hess C, Olson DP, Strominger JL, Brenner MB, Gumperz JE, Wilson SB, Luster AD. CD1d-restricted NKT cells express a chemokine receptor profile indicative of Th1-type inflammatory homing cells. J Immunol. 2003 Sep 1; 171(5):2571-80.
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Hou R, Goloubeva O, Neuberg DS, Strominger JL, Wilson SB. Interleukin-12 and interleukin-2-induced invariant natural killer T-cell cytokine secretion and perforin expression independent of T-cell receptor activation. Immunology. 2003 Sep; 110(1):30-7.
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Fleuridor R, Wilson B, Hou R, Landay A, Kessler H, Al-Harthi L. CD1d-restricted natural killer T cells are potent targets for human immunodeficiency virus infection. Immunology. 2003 Jan; 108(1):3-9.
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Hou R, Hill TM. Loss of RecA function affects the ability of Escherichia coli to maintain recombinant plasmids containing a Ter site. Plasmid. 2002 Jan; 47(1):36-50.
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