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Randall Woltjer, M.D.

Position: Acting Assistant Professor

Qualifications:

• B.S., Physics, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, 1985
• M.A., English, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1986
• Ph.D., Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1992
• M.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1994

Past Positions:

• 2002- Attending Neuropathologist, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• 2002- Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• 2001-2002 Neuropathology Fellow, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
• 1998-2001 Fellow, U.S. Army Breast Cancer Research Program, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
• 1997-1998 College of American Pathologists Foundation Scholar, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
• 1994-1997 Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Resident, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
• 1992 Research Associate (5 months), Department of Molecular Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Honors:

• John G. Coniglio Prize in Biochemistry (1994), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
• Fellow, Molecular Biophysics Training Program (1989-1990), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
• Fellow, Medical Scientist Training Program (1986-1994), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
• Dean's List (1980-1985), Calvin College
• Presidential Scholar (1985), Calvin College
• Upperclassman Scholar (1981-1984), Calvin College
• Freshman Honors Scholar (1980), Calvin College
• National Merit Finalist (1980), Calvin College

Publications:

• Woltjer, R.L., Weil, R.J., Moots, P.L., and Johnson, M.D. Pathologic quiz case: cerebellar hemorrhage in an octogenarian. Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 127:345-6, 2003.
• Guangyu, G., Patricio, F., Reyes, G., Woltjer, R.L., Hulette, C., Montine, T.J., and Zhang., J. Mitochondrial DNA deletions/rearrangements in Parkinson's disease and related movement disorders. J. Neuropath. Exp. Neurol. 61:634-9, 2002.
• Campbell, M., Aprelikova, O.N., van der Meer, R., Woltjer, R.L., Yee, C.J., Liu, E.T., Jensen, R.A. Construction and characterization of recombinant adenoviruses expressing human BRCA1 or murine Brca1 genes. Cancer Gene Ther. 8:231-9, 2001.
• Woltjer, R.L., and Staros, J.V. Effects of sulfhydryl-modifying reagents on the kinase activity of the epidermal growth factor receptor. Biochemistry 36:9911-9926, 1997.
• Guyer, C.A., Woltjer, R.L., Coker, K.J., and Staros, J.V. Peptide substrate recognition by the epidermal growth factor receptor. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 312:573-578, 1994.
• Woltjer, R.L., Lukas, T.J., and Staros, J.V. Direct identification of residues of the epidermal growth factor receptor in close proximity to the amino terminus of bound epidermal growth factor. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:7801-7805, 1992.
• Woltjer, R.L., Weclas-Henderson, L., Papayannopoulos, I.A., and Staros, J.V. High-yield covalent attachment of epidermal growth factor to its receptor by kinetically controlled, stepwise affinity cross-linking. Biochemistry 31:7341-7346, 1992.