Francis R. Poulain, M.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsDr. Poulain focuses his research on the biology of lung surfactant and its metabolism using a variety of biophysical and molecular techniques. He serves as a senior mentor to other researchers, advising them about laboratory methods, molecular biology techniques, grant writing, and design and implementation of studies. |
Title: |
Associate Professor Director of Neonatal-Perinatal Training Program |
Specialty: |
Pediatric Neonatology |
Center/Program Affiliation: |
UC Davis Children's Hospital |
Address: |
UC Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd., Suite NICU Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Other Languages: |
French |
Education: |
University of Medicine Caen France M.D. 1975 |
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Institut Notre-Dame Avranches, Frances B.S. 1969 |
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Internships: |
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 1985-1986 Pediatrics |
Residency: |
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 1986-1988 Pediatrics |
Fellowships: |
UC San Francisco San Francisco, California 1988-1991 Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine |
Board Certifications: |
American Board of Pediatrics, 1999 American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1999 |
Professional Memberships: |
American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science American Thoracic Society Society for Pediatric Research Western Society for Pediatric Research |
Select Recent Publications: |
Haczku A, Cao Y, Vass G, Kierstein S, Nath P, Atochina-Vasserman EN, Scanlon ST, Li L, Griswold DE, Chung KF, Poulain FR, Hawgood S, Beers MF, and Crouch EC. IL-4 and IL-13 Form a Negative Feedback Circuit with Surfactant Protein-D in the Allergic Airway Response. J Immunol, 176(6):3557-3565. Sorensen GL, Madsen J, Kejling K, Tornoe I, Nielsen O, Townsend P, Poulain F, Nielsen CH, Reid KB, Hawgood S, Falk E, Holmskov U. Surfactant protein D is proatherogenic in mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, Dec 30, [Epub ahead of print]. Atochina EN, Beers MF, Hawgood S, Poulain F, Davis C, Fusaro T, and Gow AJ. Surfactant Protein-D, a mediator of innate lung immunity, alters the products of NO metabolism. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 30(3):271-279. Atochina EN, Gow AJ, Beck JM, Haczka A, Inch A, Kadire H, Tomer Y, Davis C, Preston AM, Poulain F, Hawgood S, and Beers MF. Delayed clearance of pneumocystis carinii infection, increased inflammation, and altered nitric oxide metabolism in lungs of surfactant protein-D knockout mice. J Infect Dis, 189(8):1528-1539. Hawgood S, Brown C, Edmondson J, Stumbaugh A, Allen L, Goerke J, Clark H, and Poulain F. Pulmonary collectins modulate strain-specific type A influenza infection and host responses. J Virol, Aug, 78(16):8565-8572. Schaub B, Westlake RM, He H, Arestides R, Haley KJ, Campo M, Velasco G, Bellou A, Hawgood S, Poulain FR, Perkins DL, and Finn PW. Surfactant protein D deficiency influences allergic immune responses. Clin Exp Allergy, 34(12):1819-1826. Jain D, Dodia C, Bates SR, Hawgood S, Poulain FR, and Fisher AB. SP-A is necessary for increased clearance of alveolar DPPC with hyperventilation or secretagogues. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 284(5):L759-L765. Bengtsson BO, Wootton-Gorges SL, Poulain FR, and Sherman MP. Urinary effects of morphine in preterm infants. Acta Paediatr, 92(2):251-253. Li G, Siddiqui Y, Hendry M, Akiyama J, Edmondson J, Brown C, Allen L, Levitt S, Poulain F, and Hawgood S. Surfactant Protein-A deficient mice display an exaggerated early inflammatory response to a beta-resistant strain of Influenza A virus. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 26(3):277-282. Akiyama J, Hoffman A, Brown C, Allen L, Edmondson J, Poulain FR, and Hawgood S. Tissue distribution of surfactant proteins A and D in the mouse. J Histochem Cytochem, 50(7):993-996. |
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