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Jeffrey J. Atkinson, MD

Specialty Areas
Pulmonary Disease
Critical Care Medicine

Areas of Clinical Interest
Cystic fibrosis

Areas of Research Interest
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis


Major or Recent Publications/Awards

Honors and Awards

American Lung Association, Research Fellowship, Mentor: Dr. Robert M. Senior, 2001-2003

American Lung Association Research Training Fellowship Award, 2001

Victor Ludwick Scholarship, 1992

Measy Scholarship, 1992

Harry Hoffman Scholarship, 1992

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society; Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society; H. Malcolm Read Scholarship, 1990, 1993

AOA Medical Honor Society

Books and Book Chapters

Atkinson JJ, Senior RM. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Pathogenesis. In: Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, ed., Fisman AP, McGraw-Hill 2008

Atkinson JJ, Brody SL. Epithelial Repair and Regeneration. In: Molecular Pathology of Lung Disease, ed., Zander DS, Springer, (in press)

Publications

Adair-Kirk TL, Atkinson JJ, Griffin GL, Watson MA, Kelley DG, DeMello D, Senior RM, Betsuyaku T. Distal airways in mice exposed to cigarette smoke: Nrf2-regulated genes are increased in Clara cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2008;

Atkinson JJ, Adair-Kirk TL, Kelley DG, DeMello D, Senior RM. Clara cell adhesion and migration to extracellular matrix. Respir Res 2008; 9:1

Atkinson JJ, Toennies H, Holmbeck K, Senior RM. Membrane-type 1 matrix metalloprotienase is necessary for distal airway epithelial repair and keratinocyte growth factor expression after acute injury. Am J Physiol: Lung 2008; 293(3):L600-L610

Adair-Kirk TL, Atkinson JJ, Broekelmann TJ, Miner JH, Mecham RP, Senior RM. A chemotactic peptide from Laminin α5 functions as a regulator of inflammatory immune responses via TNF α-mediated signaling. J Immunology 2005; 174:1621-9

Atkinson JJ, Holmbeck K, Yamada S, Birkedal-Hansen H, Parks WC, Senior RM. Membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase is required for normal alveolar development. Dev Dyan 2005; 232:1079-1090

Hirsche TO, Atkinson JJ, Bahr S, Belaaouaj A. Deficiency in neutrophil elastase does not impair neutrophil recruitment to inflamed sites. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2004; 30(4):576-84

Atkinson JJ, Senior RM. Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Lung Remodeling. Am J of Respir Cell and Mol Biol 2003; 28:12-24

For more articles and abstracts, take this off-site link to the National Library of Medicine Pub Med page for Dr. Jeffrey Atkinson