Harry S. Jacob, M.D.

• Reed College
• MD Cum Laude Harvard Medical School
• Professor and Head, Division of Hematology 1968-1997
• President, American Society of Hematology, 1998-2000
• Fellow of AAAS
• Doctoris Honoris Causa of Hungary
• Honorary Fellow of the Royal College (England)

Selected Publications

Nath KA, Balla G, Balla J et al . Induction of heme oxygenase is a rapid, protective response in the crush syndrome. J Clin Invest 1992; 90: 267-270.

Balla G, Jacob HS, Balla J et al . Ferritin: A cytoprotective antioxidant strategem of endothelium. J Biol Chem 1992; 267: 18148-18153.

Cermak J, Balla J, Jacob HS, et al . Tumor cell heme uptake induces ferritin synthesis resulting in altered oxidant sensitivity: Possible role in chemotherapy efficacy. Cancer Research 1993; 53: 5308-5313.

Jacob HS. Vascular shear-forces and atherogenesis: Roles of shear-provoked endothelial viral infection and heme iron accumulation. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 1994; 38: 114-124.

Paller MS, Jacob HS. Cytochrome P-450 mediates tissue damaging hydroxyl radical formation during reoxygenation of the kidney. PNAS 1994; 91: 7002-7006.