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Office
5910 N La Cholla Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85741Phone+1 520-297-0404Fax+1 520-297-0436
Education & Training
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1985
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 1994 - 2026
LA State Medical License 1982 - 1994
MD State Medical License 1985 - 1990
IL State Medical License 1982 - 1987- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:Arizona State Castle Connolly, 2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2011-2013
- Fellow (FACE) American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 19 citationsOnly one 3'-hydroxyl group of ppp5' A2'p5'A2'p5' A (2-5A) is required for activation of the 2-5A-dependent endonuclease.Paul F. Torrence, Danuta Brozda, David Alster, Ramamurthy Charubala, W. Pfleiderer
The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1988-01-25 - 4 citationsDegradation by the 2',5'-phosphodiesterase activity of mouse cells requires the presence of a ribo hydroxyl group in the penultimate position of the oligonucleotide su...Paul F. Torrence, David Alster, Sophie Huss, Gilles Gosselin, Jean-Louis Imbach
FEBS Letters. 1987-02-23 - 8 citations2′,5′-phosphodiesterase activity depends upon the presence of a 3′-hydroxyl moiety in the penultimate position of the oligonucleotide substrateDavid Alster, Danuta Brozda, Yukio Kitade, Alice Wong, Ramamurthy Charubala
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 1986-12-15
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- Fellow
- Member
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