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Ali Naji, M.D., Ph.D.

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Jonathan E. Rhoads Professor of Surgical Science II
Attending Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Associate Director, Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Department: Surgery

Contact information
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
2 Founders Courtyard
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Office: (215) 662-2066
Fax: (215) 615-4900
Graduate Group Affiliations
Education:
Diploma
Shiraz University School of Arts and Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, 1964.
Diploma
Shiraz University School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran , 1968.
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1969.
M.D.
Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, 1970.
Ph.D. (Immunology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1981.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, 1970-1971.
Assistant Surgical Resident, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1971-1975.
Chief Surgical Resident, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , 1975-1976.
Fellow in Vascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1976-1977.
Graduate Student in Immunology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1977-1981.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Transplantation Biology, Harrison Department of Surgical Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine , 1977-1978.
Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, 1977.
Re-certification, American Board of Surgery, 2009.
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Selected Publications

Jordan, M.S., Boesteanu, A., Reed, A.J., Petrone, A.L., Holenbeck, A., Lerman, M.A., Naji, A., and Caton, A.J.: Thymic Selection of CD4+ CD25+ Regulatory T Cells Induced by an Agonist Self-Peptide. Nature Immunology. 2(4): 301-306, April 2001.

Alfrey EJ, Campos L, Naji A, Barker CF, and Dafoe DC: Liver Allografts Confer Donor Specific Tolerance to Transplanted Islets in Rats. 2001 Notes: In Press.

Greeley SAW, Moore DJ, Noorchashm H, Noto L, Rostami SY, Schlachterman, A, Song HK, Koeberlein B, Barker CF, and Naji A: Impaired Lymph Node CD4 T-Cell Activation in MT-/-NOD Mice. 2001 Notes: Submitted.

Wu, H., Wasik, MA., Haynes, B., Moore, H.C.F., Leonard, D.G.B., Montone, K.T., Kamoun, M., Przybylski, G., Naji, A., Tomaszewski, J., and Salhany, K.: Hepatosplenic γδ T-Cell Lymphoma as a Late-Onset Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Renal Transplant Patients. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 113(4): 487-496, April 2000.

Shaw, L.M., Korecka, M., Aradhye, S., Grossman, R., Bayer, L., Innes, C., Cucciara, A., Barker, C., Naji, A., Nicholls, A. and Brayman, K.: Mycophenolic Acid Area Under the Curve Values in African American and Caucasian Renal Transplant Patients are Comparable. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 40(6): 624-633, June 2000.

Noorchashm, H., Moore, D.J., Noto, L.E., Noorchashm, N, Reed, A.J., Reed, A.L., Song, H.K., Mozaffari, R., Jevnikar, A.M., Barker, C.F., and Naji, A.: Impaired CD4 T Cell Activation Due to Reliance upon B-Cell Mediated Costimulation in Non-Obese Diabetic (NOD) Mice. Journal of Immunology. 165: 4685-4696, October 2000.

Larson, R.A., Naji, M., Lombardi, J.V., Naji, A., Koeberlein, B., Golden, M.A. Ryan, S.: Adenoviral-Mediated Uteroglobin Gene Transfer Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia after Balloon Injury in the Rat Carotid Artery. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 32(6): 1111-1117, December 2000.

Noorchashm, H., Moore, D.J., Lieu, Y.K., Noorchashm, N., Schlacterman, A., Song, H.K., Lambris, J.D., Barker, C.F., and Naji, A.: Contribution of the Innate Immune System to Autoimmune Diabetes: A Role for the Cr1/Cr2 Complement Receptors. Cellular Immunology. 195(1): 75-79, July 1999.

Noorchashm H., Lieu Y.K., Noorchashm N, Rostami S.Y., Greeley, S.A.S., Schlacterman A., Song H.K., Noto, L.E., Jevnikar A.M., Barker C.F., and Naji A.: I-A g7-Mediated Antigen Presentation by B Lymphocytes Is Critical in Overcoming a Checkpoint in T Cell Tolerance to Islet β Cells of Nonobese Diabetic Mice. Journal of Immunology. 163(2): 743-750, July 1999.

Song, H.K., Noorchashm, H., Lieu, Y.K., Rostami, S., Greeley, S.A.S., Barker, C.F., and Naji, A.: Tracking Alloreactive Cell Division In Vivo. Transplantation. 68(2): 297-299, July 1999.

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