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University of Michigan Medical School and Rackham School of Graduate Studies, Medical Scientist Training Program, Ann Arbor, MI 1993 M.D./Ph.D. in Neuroscience
Chief Resident, 1996-1997 Department of Neurology Emory
University School of Medicine
Graduate Assistant (1986-1991)Neuroscience Program University of Michigan
Medical School (with B.W. Agranoff)
Tutor in Anatomy and Histology (1985-1986) University of Michigan Medical
School
Research Assistant (1983-1984) Department of Psychology Emory University
Other Experiences, Professional Memberships:
National and International:
Member, Cooperative Ataxia Group (1998-present)
Member, Huntington’s Disease Array Group (2000-present)
Chair, Executive Committee, Cooperative Ataxia Group (2002-present)
Regional and State:
Medical Advisor, Georgia Ataxia Support Group (1998-present)
Institutional:
Editor, Retreat Proceedings, MSTP, Univ. Mich. (1987)
Member, Seminar Committee, MSTP, Univ. Mich. (1985-1988)
Member, Admissions Committee, Neurosci. Prgm., Univ. Mich. (1988-1990)
Member, Executive Committee, Neurosci. Prgm., Univ. Mich. (1988-1990)
Member, Residency Advisory Committee, Dept. Neurology, Emory (1996-1997)
Member, Resident Selection Committee, Dept. Neurology, Emory (1997-1998)
Honors and Awards
George P. Cuttino Award, Emory University (1983)
High Honors in Psychology, Emory University (1983)
Graduate Student Research Award Finalist, Soc. Neurosci. MI Chapter (1989)
Chief Resident's Award, Dept. Internal Medicine, Emory Univ. (1994)
Herbert Karp Research Award, Dept. Neurology, Emory Univ. (1996)
Past Support:
Federal:
5 K08 NS01977 (P.I.-Wilmot)
NIH/NINDS
Localization and Protein Interactions of Frataxin
Private Foundation:
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Creation of a Mouse Model of Friedreich’s ataxia
Genesis Foundation
Establishment of the Emory University Ataxia Center
Current Support:
Private Foundation:
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Clinical Outcome Measures in Friedreich’s Ataxia
Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance
Clinical Measures in Friedreich’s Ataxia
National Ataxia Foundation
Cooperative Ataxia Registry
Publications
Davis, R.E., Wilmot, G.R., and Cha, J. J. (1992) Glutamic Acid-Insensitive [3H]Kainic Acid Binding in Goldfish Brain. Brain Res. 571: 73-78.
Wilmot, G.R., Raymond, P.A., and Agranoff, B.W. (1993) The Expression of p68/70 in the Goldfish Visual System Suggests a Role for the Protein in both Regeneration and Neurogenesis. J. Neurosci.13(1): 387-401.
Ballestero, R.P., Wilmot, G.R., Leski, M.L., Uhler, M.D., and Agranoff, B.W. (1995) Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding RICH: A Protein Induced During Goldfish Optic Nerve Regeneration with Homology to Mammalian 2’,3’-cyclic-nucleotide 3’-phosphodiesterases. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA92: 8621-8625.
Qureshi, A.I., Wilmot, G.R., Dihenia, B., Schneider, J.A., and Krendel, D.A.(1996) Motor Neuron Disease with Parkinsonism. Arch. Neurol. 53: 987-991.
Ballestero, R.P., Wilmot, G.R., Agranoff, B.W., and Uhler, M.D. (1997) gRICH68 and gRICH70 Are 2,3-Cyclic-nucleotide 3-Phosphodiesterases Induced during Goldfish Optic Nerve Regeneration J. Biol. Chem.272: 11479-11486.
Subramony SH, May W, Lynch D, Gomez C, Fischbeck K, Hallett M, Taylor P, Wilson R, Ashizawa T, Cooperative Ataxia Group. (2005) Measuring Friedreich ataxia: Interrater reliability of a neurologic rating scale. Neurology64: 1261-2.
Castellano-Sanchez, A.A., Hunter S.B., Gearing, M., Wilmot, G.R., Koeppen, A.H., Brat, D.J. (submitted) Very late onset Friedreich’s ataxia with a 25-year clinical course and hemizygous trinucleotide expansion of FRDA1. Acta Neuropath (Berl.)
Lynch, D.R., Farmer, J.M., Tsou, A.Y., Perlman, S., Subramony, S.H., Gomez, C.M., Ashizawa, T., Wilmot, G.R., Wilson, R.B., and Balcer, L.J. (in press). Measuring Friedreich Ataxia: Complementary features of examination and performance measures. Neurology.
Book Chapters:
Wilmot, G.R. and Warren, S.T. (1998) A New Mutational Basis For Disease. In Genetic Instabilities and Hereditary Neurological Disease (Wells and Warren, eds.), pp 3-12. Academic Press (San Diego).
Wilmot, G.R. and Subramony, S.H. (2004) The Molecular Genetics of the Ataxias. InMovement Disorders: Neurologic Principles and Practice, 2nd ed. (Watts and Koller, eds.) pp 705-722. McGraw-Hill (New York).