Dr. Christopher S. Adams

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Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson Medical College
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2001
Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Orthopaedic Surgery

Mailing Address

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
501 Curtis Bldg.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-5587
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (215) 955-8754
Fax: (215) 955-9159
Christopher.Adams@jefferson.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., Kent State University, Biomedical Science, 1996.
M.A., Kent State University, Anthropology, 1991.
B.S., Antioch College, Biology, 1987.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Apoptosis, Biochemistry, Biomaterials, Bone, Orthopedics, Surgery.

Additional Terms:

Apoptosis, Biomaterials.

Memberships

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Honors and Awards

2001, Individual National Research Service Award, Post-Doctoral Fellowship,
2000, New Investigator Award, 7th International Conference on the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues
1997, Glenn Foundation Award, presented at the ASCB Annual Meeting, Washington DC
1996-1998, IRTA Post-Doctoral Fellow, NIH

Previous Positions

2001-2001, Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania, Dental Institute, Biochemistry
1998-2001, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania, Dental Institute, Biochemistry
1996-1998, Post-doctoral Researcher, Gerontology Research Center, Laboratory of Biological Chemistry

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): , to .

Publications

  • Adams, CS, Shapiro, IM, Mechanism by Which Extracellular Matrix Components Induce Osteoblast Apoptosis, Connective Tissue Research, 44(Suppl. 1), 230-239, 2003
  • Cavalcanti-Adam EA, Shapiro IM, Composto RJ, Macarak EJ, Adams CS, RGD peptides immobilized on a mechanically deformable surface promote, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 17(12), 2130-40, December 2002
  • Billings PC, Whitbeck JC, Adams CS, Abrams WR, Cohen AJ, Engelsberg BN, Howard PS, Rosenbloom J, The transforming growth factor-beta-inducible matrix protein (beta)ig-h3 interacts with fibronectin, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(31), 28003-9, Aug 2002 Abstract
  • Adams, C.S., Mansfield, K.D., Rajpurohit, R., Tachibana, H., Teixeira, C.M., Shapiro, I.M., Components of Extracellular Matrix Regulate Chondrocyte Apoptosis, Growth Plate 2001: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Growth Plate (I.M. Shapiro, B.D. Boyan, H.C. Anderson eds), 63-76, 2002
  • Lucchinetti E, Adams CS, Horton WE Jr, Torzilli PA, Cartilage viability after repetitive loading: a preliminary report, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 10(1), 71-81, January 2002
  • Adams CS, Shapiro IM, The fate of the terminally differentiated chondrocyte: evidence for microenvironmental regulation of chondrocyte apoptosis, Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine, 13(6), 465-73, 2002
  • Perlot RL Jr, Shapiro IM, Mansfield K, Adams CS, Matrix regulation of skeletal cell apoptosis II: role of RGD-containing peptides, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 17(1), 66-76, January 2002
  • Adams CS, Mansfield K, Perlot RL, Shapiro IM, Matrix regulation of skeletal cell apoptosis. Role of calcium and phosphate ions, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276(23), 20316-22, 2001 Abstract
  • Adams CS, Korytko AI, Blank JL, A novel mechanism of body mass regulation, Journal of Experimental Biology, 204(Pt 10), 1729-34, May 2001 Abstract
  • Mansfield K, Teixeira CC, Adams CS, Shapiro IM, Phosphate ions mediate chondrocyte apoptosis through a plasma membrane transporter mechanism, Bone, 28(1), 1-8, Jan 2001 Abstract
  • Adams, C.S., Horton, W.E., Apoptosis and Bone Disease, Programmed Cell Death Volume II: Role in Disease, Pathogenesis and Prevention (M. Matson, S.Estus V. Rannekar eds), 277-313, 2001
  • Meleti Z, Shapiro IM, Adams CS, Inorganic phosphate induces apoptosis of osteoblast-like cells in culture, Bone, 27(3), 359-66, September 2000 Abstract
  • Potter K, Butler JJ, Adams C, Fishbein KW, McFarland EW, Horton WE, Spencer RG, Cartilage formation in a hollow fiber bioreactor studied by proton magnetic resonance microscopy, Matrix Biology, 17(7), 513-23, November 1998 Abstract
  • Horton WE, Feng L, Adams C, Chondrocyte apoptosis in development, aging and disease, Matrix Biology, 17(2), 107-15, June 1998 Abstract
  • Adams CS, Horton WE, Chondrocyte apoptosis increases with age in the articular cartilage of adult animals, Anatomical Record, 250(4), 418-25, April 1998 Abstract

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