James White, M.D.

Contact Information Phone: (612) 626-2846 Fax: (612) 273-1142 Email: white003@umn.edu Address: MMC 609 Mayo 8609 420 Delaware Minneapolis, MN 55455

Regents Professor

Educational Background

• St. Thomas College, Minnesota (1951), B.S.
• University of Minnesota, Minnesota (1955), M.D.
• Detroit Receiving Hospital, Michigan (1956), Rotating Internship
• U.S. Army, Fort Mead, Maryland (1958), Pediatrics and ENT
• University of Minnesota, Minnesota (1959), Pediatric Internship
• University of Minnesota, Minnesota (1960), Pediatric Residency
• University of Minnesota, Minnesota (1961), Pediatric Chief Resident
• University of Minnesota, Minnesota (1963), Medical Fellow Specialist

Professional Background

• Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1963 – 1966
• Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1966 – 1970
• Professor, University of Minnesota, Pediatrics, Minneapolis, MN, 1970 – Present
• Professor, University of Minnesota, Pediatrics, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Minneapolis, MN, 1984 – Present
• Regents’ Professor, University of Minnesota, Pediatrics, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Minneapolis, MN, 1984 – Present
• Associate Dean for Research, University of Minnesota, Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 1985 – 1998

Professional Memberships

• Northwest Pediatric Society
• Society for Pediatric Research
• Midwest Society for Pediatric Research
• American Society of Hematology
• Torch Club, International
• American Society for Cell Biology
• American Society for Experimental Pathology
• Central Society for Clinical Investigation
• International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
• American Pediatric Society
• Association of American Physicians
• American Heart Association
• Blood Diseases and Resources Advisory Committee
• Blood Products Advisory Committee
• National Institutes of Health, Parent Committee

Professional Honors

• Dunphy Award, St. Thomas College, 1951
• Maud E. Warwick Scholarship, 1951 – 1952
• Minnesota Medical Foundation Scholarship, 1951 – 1952
• Ski-U-Mah Award, 1955
• Jane Nugent Cochems Prize, 1964
• Mead Johnson Award, 1973
• Elwood A. Sharp Award, 1974
• H.P. Smith Award, 1978
• Edward Kowalski Memorial Lecture (ICTH)
• Regents’ Professor, University of Minnesota, 1984
• Distinguished Career Award, ISTH, 1987
• Gordon Conference on Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Chairman, 1988
• Town and Country Magazine, Outstanding US Pediatric Hematologists, 1989
• Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians, 2005
• International Health Professional of the Year, 2005
• AcademicKeys Who’s Who is Medical Sciences Education, 2005
• Harold S. Diehl Award, 2005

Publications

Dr. White is a member of the editorial boards for the following journals:

• Blood
• Blood Cells
• Haemostasis
• Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine
• Arteriosclerosis (Co-Editor)
• Thrombosis Research
• American Journal of Pathology

Peer-Reviewed Articles

• White JG, Burris SM, Crowe BR. GATA-1, G208S macrothrombocytes are deficient in talin: immunofluorescence studies. Platelets. 2009 May;20(3):216-24.
• Ge S, White JG, Haynes CL. Quantal release of serotonin from platelets. Anal Chem. 2009 Apr 15;81(8):2935-43.
• White JG, Thomas A. Platelet structural pathology in a patient with the X-linked GATA-1, R216Q mutation. Platelets. 2009 Feb;20(1):41-9.
• Ninkovic I, White JG, Rangel-Filho A, Datta YH. The role of Rab38 in platelet dense granule defects. J Thromb Haemost. 2008 Dec;6(12):2143-51. Epub 2008 Oct 1.
• White JG, Burris SM. Cytoskeletons of X-linked GATA-1, G208S macrothrombocytes are deficient in talin. Platelets. 2008 Nov;19(7):543-50.
• White JG. Electron opaque structures in human platelets: which are or are not dense bodies? Platelets. 2008 Sep;19(6):455-66.
• White JG. Platelet pathology in carriers of the X-linked GATA-1 macrothrombocytopenia. Platelets. 2007 Dec;18(8):620-7.
• White JG. Platelet storage pool deficiency in Jacobsen syndrome.
  Platelets. 2007 Nov;18(7):522-7.
• White JG, Nichols WL, Steensma DP. Platelet pathology in sex-linked GATA-1 dyserythropoietic macrothrombocytopenia II. Cytochemistry. Platelets. 2007 Sep;18(6):436-50.
• White JG, Nichols WL, Steensma DP. Platelet pathology in sex-linked GATA-1 dyserythropoietic macrothrombocytopenia I ultrastructure. Platelets. 2007 Jun;18(4):273-83.
• White JG, Keel S, Reyes M, Burris SM. Alpha-delta platelet storage pool deficiency in three generations. Platelets. 2007 Feb;18(1):1-10.
• White JG, Kumar A, Hogan MJ. Gray Platelet Syndrome in a Somalian family. Platelets. 2006 Dec;17(8):519-27.
• White JG. Localization of a lysosomal enzyme in platelets from patients with the White platelet syndrome. Platelets. 2006 Jun;17(4):231-49.
• White JG. Why human platelets fail to kill bacteria. Platelets. 2006 May;17(3):191-200.

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