Immunology Allergy and Rheumatology Faculty
Frank M. Orson, M.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology
Office Contact Information
One Baylor Plaza, VAMC 151B
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 713-794-7960
Fax: 713-790-9141
M.D. Degree
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Fellowship
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland
Area of Interest
Atopy, oligonucleotide regulation of gene expression
Recent Publications
Orson, FM, L Song, A Gautam, CL Densmore, BS Bhogal, and BM Kinsey. 2002. Gene delivery to the lung using protein/polyethylenimine/plasmid complexes. Gene Ther 9:463-471.
Chatel, J-M, H Bernard, FM Orson. 2003. Isolation and characterization of two complete Ara H 2 isoforms cDNA. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 131:14-18.
Chatel, J-M, L Song, B. Bhogal, FM Orson. 2003. Various factors (allergen nature, mouse strain, CpG/recombinant protein expressed) influence the immune response elicited by genetic immunization. Allergy 58:641-647.
Orson, FM, 2003. Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy suppresses manifestations of the Angioedema with Hypereosinophilia Syndrome. Am J Med Sci 326:94-97.
Kinsey, BM, M Marcelli, L Song, BS Bhogal, M Ittmann, and FM Orson. 2004. Enhancement of both cellular and humoral responses to genetic immunization by co-administration of an antigen encoding plasmid with a plasmid encoding the pro-apoptopic protein Bax. J Gene Med 6:445-454.
Weaver EA, FM Orson, A de la Concha, RL Bohls, Z Li, A Wolf, and EW Collisson. 2004. A genetic vaccine induces mucosal immunity against feline immunodeficiency virus. Vet Immunol Immunopathol (in press).
Kinsey BK, CL Densmore and FM Orson. 2004. Gene therapy of the lung. Current Gene Therapy (in press).
Additional publications can be found by searching PubMed.