William Simon, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 275-3034

Fax: (585) 275-6007

Research Labs

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Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 712
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Professor Emeritus - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (SMD) - Primary

Biography

Research

Current interest is image processing applied to medical and biological data and application of information handling techniques to medical education. Prior areas of interest have been emission and transmission tomography and ultrasound. Collaborative work has included epidemiology of cancer due to radiation exposure and smoking, sodium and potassium transport and metabolic models of cell differentiation.

Credentials

Education

1950
BS | Carnegie Inst of Technology
Physics

1952
MA | Harvard University
Physics

1958
PhD | Harvard University
Physics

Publications

Journal Articles

6/2013
Simon W. "Letter to the editor: the RO1 grant bottleneck." Blood cells, molecules & diseases.. 2013 Jun 0; 51(1):1-2. Epub 2013 Feb 20.

7/15/2011
Segel GB, Simon W, Lichtman MA. "Should we still be focused on red cell hemoglobin F as the principal explanation for the salutary effect of hydroxyurea in sickle cell disease?" Pediatric blood & cancer.. 2011 Jul 15; 57(1):8-9. Epub 2011 Apr 07.

2009
Simon, W. "Should Aspirin be Discontinued at Age 80?". Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009; 150: 396-404.

Books & Chapters

2015
Book Title: Mathematical Techniques for Biology and Medicine
Author List: Simon, W
Published By: Dover Publications2015

2011
Book Title: What Is This Thing Called e?
Author List: Simon, W
Published By: Simon Press2011

2005
Chapter Title: Na+ Channel Reorganization in Demyelinated Axons
Book Title: Multiple Sclerosis as a Neuronal Disease
Author List: Shrager P, Simon W, Kazarinova-Noyes K
Edited By: Stephen G. Waxman
Published By: Elsevier Academic Press2005

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