Karin A. Kook, Ph.D.
Publications
- Teo, S. K., Resztak, K.E., Scheffler, M.A., et al. 2002. Thalidomide in the treatment of leprosy. Microbes Infection 4:1193-1202.
- Noormohamed, F.H., Yoder, L., Kook, K.A., et al. Pharmacokinetics and enzymatic hydroxylation of thalidomide in patients with lepromatous leprosy (Hansen's Disease). (Submitted to Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.)
- Kook, K., Gabelnick, H., and Duncan, G. 2002. Pharmacokinetics of levonorgestrel 0.75 mg tablets. Contraception 66:73-76.
- Teo, S.K., Scheffler, M.R., Kook, K.A., et al. 2001. Thalidomide dose proportionality assessment following single doses to healthy subjects. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 41:662-667.
- Teo, S.K., Scheffler, M.R., Kook, K.A., et al. 2000. Effect of a high-fat meal on thalidomide pharmacokinetics and the relative bioavailability of oral formulations in healthy men and women. Biopharm. Drug Disp. 21:33-40.
- Kaplan, G., Thomas, S., Fierer, D.S. et al. 2000. Thalidomide for the Treatment of AIDS-Associated Wasting. AIDS Res. Human Retroviruses. 16:1345-1355.
- Teo, S.K., Sabourin, P.J., O'Brien, K., et al. 1999. Metabolism of thalidomide in human microsomes, cloned human cytochrome P-450 isozymes, and Hansen's disease patients. J. Biochem. Mol. Toxicol. 14:140-147.
- Noormohamed, F.H., Youle, M.S., Higgs, C.J., et al. 1999. Pharmacokinetics and hemodynamic effects of single oral doses of thalidomide in asymptomatic human immuno-deficiency virus-infected patients. AIDS Res. Human Retroviruses. 15:1047-1052.
- Mordes, D., Pleune, B., Poli, R., and Richard, P. "Preparation and Structure of the 17-Electron (C5R5)Mo(OH2)(dppe) (R=Me, Et) Organometallic Compounds Containing Two Gem-Terminal Hydroxide Ligards." J. Organomet. Chem. 596:64-9 (2000).
- Montpied, P., Weizman, A., Weizman, R., et al. 1993. Repeated swim-stress reduces the GABA A/ µ receptor subunit mRNAs in the mouse hippocampus. Mol. Brain Res. 18:267-272.
- Weizman, A., Weizman, R., Kook, K.A., et al. 1990. Adrenalectomy prevents the stress-induced decrease in in vivo [ 3H]Ro15-1788 binding to GABA A/benzodiazepine receptors in the mouse. Brain Res. 519:347-350.
- Weizman, R., Weizman, A., Kook, K.A., et al. 1989. Repeated swim stress alters brain benzodiazepine receptors measured in vivo. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 249:701-707.
- Deutsch, S.I., Weizman, R., Kook, K.A., et al. 1988. The role of the GABA A/benzodiazepine receptor complex in stress - in vivo approaches and potential relevance to childhood psychopathology. In Deutsch S.I. (ed.) Application of Basic Neuroscience to Child Psychiatry, Plenum Publishing Corporation.
- Muir, K.T., Kook, K.A., Gardner, K., et al. 1986. Reverse-phase HPLC assay for amiodarone in serum and in tears. J. Chromatogr. 374:394-399.
- Kook, K.A., Stimmel, G.L., Wilkins, J.N., et al. 1984. Safety and accuracy of a priori lithium loading. J. Clin. Psychiatry 46:49-51.
- Escobar, J.I., Mendoza, R., Kook, K.A., et al. 1984. The dexamethasone suppression test in a large outpatient clinic: Its diagnostic and predictive significance. Psychopharmacol. Bull. 20:89-92.
- Ray, D.S. and Kook, K.A. 1978a. Development of M13 as a single-stranded closing vector. In Single-Stranded DNA Phages. Cold Spring Harbor Meeting.
- Ray, D.S. and Kook, K.A. 1978b. Insertion of the Tn3 transposon into the genome of the single-stranded DNA phage M13. Gene 4:109-119.
Teaching
- Strategies for Non-compliant GXPs, RAPS 2000 Workshop, Washington, D.C., October 2000.
- Protocol Design, RAPS Drug Approval Workshop, Washington, D.C., May 1993.
- The FDA Review Process, Clinical Research and Development for Medical Monitoring. Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Education and Research Institute, Washington, D.C., May 1993 and October 1993.
- Nonclinical Pharmacology in Drug Development, Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) Drug Development Workshop, Washington, D.C., May 1992.
- Pharmacokinetic Principles (Seminar series), Division of Neuropharmacological Drug Products, FDA, February 1987 - March 1987.
Presentations
- Stevens, R.E., Gablenick, H., Duncan, G., et al. A relative bioavailability study of a new formulation of levonorgestrel 0.75 mg tablets in healthy female adults. (Poster presented at American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, 1999).
- A double-blind, controlled, dose comparison study of thalidomide in the acute treatment of erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL). Paper presented at the 15 th International Leprosy Congress, Beijing, China, 1998.
- Open label use of thalidomide in adults with HIV-associated wasting (Protocol W002). (Poster presented at the World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998).
- Nonclinical development of biological products. Paper presented at Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society Annual Meeting, 1994a.
- Drug development in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A model for cocaine abuse? Paper presented at the National Institute of Drug Abuse Seminar Series. 1994b.
- Looking at your drug through the FDA's eyes: A different perspective on "Breakthrough" science, clinical trials: New paradigms for success. Paper presented at BioTechnology, Washington, D.C. 1994c.
- Characterization of the benzodiazepine receptor using in vivo binding of Ro15-1788 in mice. Paper presented at The II Baltic Meeting on Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology at Tallinn, Estonia. 1990a.
- Clinical trial methodology in psychopharmacology. Paper presented at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, at Stockholm, Sweden. 1990b.
- The efficacy of clomipramine in the treatment of OCD: Presentation of FDA position. Presented at Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee Hearing. 1989a.
- The efficacy of clozapine in treatment-refractory schizophrenia: Presentation of FDA position. Presented at Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee Hearing. 1989b.
- Stress-induced alteration of in vivo benzodiazepine receptor binding and function. Poster presented at the National Institutes of Health Research Day. 1988.
- The effects of swim stress on the occupancy of brain benzodiazepine receptors measured with [ 3H]Ro15-1788 in mice (poster). Presented at Society for Neuroscience Meeting at New Orleans, LA. 1987a.
- Psychiatric drug development. Presented at Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, University of Southern California. 1987b.
- Is there anything new in antidepressant therapy? Presented at American Society Hospital Pharmacists Mid-year Meeting at Las Vegas, NV. 1986.
- Future directions in affective disorder management. Presented at Faculty Seminar Series, University of Southern California. 1983.
- Development of a reverse-phase HPLC assay for amiodarone in serum and in tears. Presented at Pharmaceutics Seminar Series, University of Southern California. 1982.