Faculty Biography

Dr. James R. Murphy

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Education:

B.A. Biology: 1970 Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

M.T. (A.S.C.P.): 1971 Catholic University of America And Cafritz Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Ph.D.: 1977 Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Postdoctoral Fellowship: 1979 Focus: Immunobiology of Malaria, Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, New York

Clinical and Research Interests:

Publications (selected):

• Del Bianco, G., Perez, N., Wall, V., Oliver, G., Hilliard, M., Murphy, J.R., and Heresi, G.P.: Risk factors associated with maternal child transmission of HIV in Houston, Texas 2000-2005. European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, May, Porto, Portugal, 2007.
• Hamilton Spence, E.C., Riley, D.M., Lawson, J.R., Heresi, G.P., Baqar, S., Sparks, J.W., Moya, F.R., and Murphy, J.R.: Cord Blood sCD30, Gestational Age, and Labor. Pediatric Academic Societies, May, Toronto, 2007.
• Perez, N., Heresi, G.P., Del Bianco, G., and Murphy, J.R.: CD8+ T-Cell Activation in HIV-1 Infected Children. 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, February, Los Angeles, 2007.
• Perez,N., Heresi, G.P., Del Bianco, G., Lawson, J.R., Shin, S., and Murphy, J. R.:  CD38+CD8+ Cells as a Prognostic Marker for HIV-1 Infected Children. Infectious Diseases Society of America, Toronto, 2006.
• Del Bianco, G., Perez, N., Hilliard, M., Murphy, J.R., and Heresi, G.P.: Current patterns of perinatal transmission of HIV in the HAART era in Houston, TX.  Infectious Diseases Society of America, Toronto, 2006.
• Hamilton Spence, E.C., Riley, D.M., Sparks, J.W., Lawson, J.R., Heresi, G.P., Lin, C. L., Baqar, S., Moya, F.R., and Murphy, J.R.: Patterns of Cytokines in Cord Blood. Pediatric Academic Societies, April, San Francisco, 2006.
• Perez, N., Murphy, J.R., Baqar, S., Yafi, M., and Heresi, G.P.: Immune Reconsititution associated Grave's Disease following Successful HAART Therapy of HIV of an Eleven Year Old. Pediatric Academic Societies, April, San Francisco, 2006.
• Perez N, Murphy JR, Baqar S, Yafi M, Heresi GP. Immune reconstitution associated Grave's Disease following successful HAART therapy of HIV of an eleven year old.  Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. (In Press).
• Ochoa,T.J., Mohr J, Wanger A, Murphy JR, Heresi GP. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pediatric patients. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 11:966-968, 2005
• Heresi GP, Mancias P, Mazur LJ, Butler IJ, Murphy JR, Cleary TG. Poliomyelitis-like syndrome in a child with West Nile virus infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J 23(8):788-9, 2004.
• Le Bon O, Murphy JR, Staner L, Hoffmann G, Kormoss N, Kentos M, Dupont P, Lion K, Pelc I, Verbanck P. Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy of trazodone in alcohol post-withdrawal syndrome: polysomnographic and clinical evaluations. J Clin Psychopharmacol 23(4):377-83, 2003.

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)

Faculty Biography

• Dr. James R. Murphy
  Professor
• Department of Pediatrics
  Division of Infectious Diseases
• University of Texas-Houston Medical School
  6431 Fannin Street, MSB 3.204
  Houston, Texas 77030
• phone: (713) 500-5717
  e-mail: James.R.Murphy@uth. tmc.edu