ROBERT SCHOONHOVEN, HT, HTL
Portage, MI 49024
(H) 269-***-****
(C) 269-***-****
OBJECTIVE: To join a progressive and successful clinical reference laboratory as the
Histology, IHC or Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Director/Manager.
EDUCATION:
1975 University of California at Riverside, Riverside CA, Chemistry
Certifications: HT (ASCP # 008716)/HTL (ASCP # 000275)
EXPERIENCE:
2006 –Present MPI Research, Mattawan, MI, Scientist, Pathology (see cover letter for
details).
1991- 2006 University of North Carolina, Dept. of Environmental Sciences &
Engineering, Chapel Hill, NC, Director CEHS Core for IHC and Image
Analysis
2003-2005 Cee Tox, Kalamazoo, MI, Consultant
1999-2003 Pharmacia-Upjohn, Kalamazoo, MI, Consultant (image analysis & IHC)
1991- 2004 Dow Corning Corp., Midland, MI, Consultant (image analysis & IHC)
1990-1991 Glaxo-Smith Kline, RTP, NC, Consultant (IHC)
1989-90 Bio-Tek Research Consultants Inc., RTP, North Carolina, Biotechnology
Consultant & Director of Marketing.
1986-89 Bio-Rad Microsciences Division, Cambridge, MA, Marketing and Business
Unit Manager, Director of Sales.
1983-86 Reichert Jung, Inc., Buffalo, New York
Product Manager, Marketing Manager Histology and Electron Microscopy.
1976-83 Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Grand Rapids, MI, Section Chief of
Histopathology, Director School of Histotechnology.
1972-76 N.C.O.I.C., March Air Force Base, Riverside, CA Histology, Cytology, and
Autopsy.
Detailed descriptions available on request
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SPECIAL TRAINING:
1988 Microwave Irradiation Procedures for Histology and Electron Microscopy,
Dr. M.E. Boon, Leiden, the Netherlands.
1987 Operating Theory and use of the M.R.C. Confocal Laser Scanning
Microscope, Dr. John White, MRC, Cambridge England.
1986 Operation, Theory and use of Cryo-Techniques In Scanning Electron
Microscopy, University College of London, London England.
1986,84 Cryo-fixation and sectioning for TEM, Professor Helmut
and 1983 Sitte, Seefeild, Austria.
1986,84 Large Specimen Techniques, Sectioning and Ultramiillng,
and 1983 Jung, Heidelberg, Germany.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
1980 Manual for Muscle Biopsy Enzyme-Histochemistry, Blodgett Memorial
Medical Center.
1981 Manual of Plastic Techniques for Light Microscopy, Blodgett
Memorial Medical Center. Co-author: Alexandra Brady.
1989 Microwave Irradiation In Histopathology, N.Y. Society of Histology.
1983-86 Presented lectures, workshops, and short courses on Cryopreparation
Techniques, Plastic Sectioning for Light Microscopy and Histochemistry to
numerous Institutions and societies. These include the National Society for
Histotechnology, the Electron Microscopy Society of America (now MSA) and
the American Society for cell Biology. Lectures and Short courses were
presented at Duke University Marine Laboratory, NCSU School of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, University of Chicago
and NIH Baltimore. All workshops and short courses were approved by the
AMA for Continuing Education Units.
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Heider TR, Lyman S, Schoonhoven R, Behrns KE. Ski promotes tumor growth through abrogation of
transforming growth factor-beta signaling in pancreatic cancer. Ann Surg. 2007 Jul;246(1):61-8.
PMID: 17592292
Roper JC, Brown DM, Sullivan MA, Schoonhoven R, Swenberg JA, Pfaender FK. Epifluorescence microscopy
and image analysis of high-level polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination in soils. Environ Toxicol Chem.
2006 Dec;25(12):3093-100.
PMID: 17220076
Barrick CJ, Rojas M, Schoonhoven R, Smyth SS, Threadgill DW. Cardiac response to pressure overload in
129S1/SvImJ and C57BL/6J mice: temporal-and background-dependent development of concentric left
ventricular hypertrophy. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 May;292(5):H2119-30. Epub 2006 Dec 15.
PMID: 17172276
Powell CL, Kosyk O, Ross PK, Schoonhoven R, Boysen G, Swenberg JA, Heinloth AN, Boorman GA,
Cunningham ML, Paules RS, Rusyn I. Phenotypic anchoring of acetaminophen-induced oxidative stress with
gene expression profiles in rat liver. Toxicol Sci. 2006 Sep;93(1):213-22. Epub 2006 Jun 2.
PMID: 16751229
Russo MW, Firpi RJ, Nelson DR, Schoonhoven R, Shrestha R, Fried MW. Early hepatic stellate cell activation is
associated with advanced fibrosis after liver transplantation in recipients with hepatitis C. Liver Transpl. 2005
Oct;11(10):1235-41.
PMID: 16184580
Bataller R, Gäbele E, Parsons CJ, Morris T, Yang L, Schoonhoven R, Brenner DA, Rippe RA.
Systemic infusion of angiotensin II exacerbates liver fibrosis in bile duct-ligated rats. Hepatology. 2005
May;41(5):1046-55.
PMID: 15841463
Calderón-Garcidueñas L, Maronpot RR, Torres-Jardon R, Henríquez-Roldán C, Schoonhoven R, Acuña-Ayala H,
Villarreal-Calderón A, Nakamura J, Fernando R, Reed W, Azzarelli B, Swenberg JA. DNA damage in nasal and
brain tissues of canines exposed to air pollutants is associated with evidence of chronic brain inflammation and
neurodegeneration. Toxicol Pathol. 2003 Sep-Oct;31(5):524-38.
PMID: 14692621
Bataller R, Schwabe RF, Choi YH, Yang L, Paik YH, Lindquist J, Qian T, Schoonhoven R, Hagedorn CH,
Lemasters JJ, Brenner DA. NADPH oxidase signal transduces angiotensin II in hepatic stellate cells and is
critical in hepatic fibrosis. J Clin Invest. 2003 Nov;112(9):1383-94.
PMID: 14597764
Ríos-Blanco MN, Yamaguchi S, Dhawan-Robl M, Kessler W, Schoonhoven R, Filser JG, Swenberg JA.
Effects of propylene oxide exposure on rat nasal respiratory cell proliferation. Toxicol Sci. 2003 Oct;75(2):279-
88. Epub 2003 Jul 11.
PMID: 12857943
Zhong Z, Froh M, Lehnert M, Schoonhoven R, Yang L, Lind H, Lemasters JJ, Thurman RG. Polyphenols from
Camellia sinenesis attenuate experimental cholestasis-induced liver fibrosis in rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest
Liver Physiol. 2003 Nov;285(5):G1004-13. Epub 2003 Jun 4.
PMID: 12791596
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Bataller R, Gäbele E, Schoonhoven R, Morris T, Lehnert M, Yang L, Brenner DA, Rippe RA. Prolonged infusion
of angiotensin II into normal rats induces stellate cell activation and proinflammatory events in liver.
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2003 Sep;285(3):G642-51. Epub 2003 May
28.
PMID: 12773299
McDorman KS, Chandra S, Hooth MJ, Hester SD, Schoonhoven R, Wolf DC. Induction of transitional cell
hyperplasia in the urinary bladder and aberrant crypt foci in the colon of rats treated with individual and a mixture
of drinking water disinfection by-products. Toxicol Pathol. 2003 Mar-Apr;31(2):235-42.
PMID: 12696585
Schwabe RF, Bradham CA, Uehara T, Hatano E, Bennett BL, Schoonhoven R, Brenner DA. c-Jun-N-terminal
kinase drives cyclin D1 expression and proliferation during liver regeneration. Hepatology. 2003 Apr;37(4):824-
32. PMID: 12668975
Kweon YO, Goodman ZD, Dienstag JL, Schiff ER, Brown NA, Burchardt E, Schoonhoven R, Brenner DA, Fried
MW. Decreasing fibrogenesis: an immunohistochemical study of paired liver biopsies following lamivudine
therapy for chronic hepatitis B. J Hepatol. 2001 Dec;35(6):749-55. Erratum in: J Hepatol 2002 May;36(5):714.
Burkhardt ER [corrected to Burchardt ER].
PMID: 11738102
Yin M, Wheeler MD, Connor HD, Zhong Z, Bunzendahl H, Dikalova A, Samulski RJ, Schoonhoven R, Mason
RP, Swenberg JA, Thurman RG. Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase gene attenuates ischemia-reperfusion injury in the
rat kidney. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2001 Dec;12(12):2691-700.
PMID: 11729238
Larouche, L., Swenberg, J.A., Schoonhoven, R., and Charbonneau, M. (1993). Possible association between
porphyria induced by hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and liver cell proliferation in the rat. Abstract presented at the
1993 Society of Toxicology annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Frankenberg, M.v., Bojes, H.K., Iimuro, Y., Schoonhoven, R., Lemasters, J.J., and Thurman, R.G. (1995).
ICAM-1 is elevated dramatically in fatty liver grafts from alcohol-treated rats. Abstract presented at the 1995
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
La, D.K., Schoonhoven, R., Ito, N., and Swenberg, J.A. (1995). Exposure-related differences in DNA adduct
formation and cellular proliferation by 1,2,3-trichloropropane. Fund. Appl. Toxicol. 15(1):153. Abstract
presented at the 1995 Society of Toxicology annual meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Bojes, H.K., Germolec, D.R., Bruccoleri, A., Schoonhoven, R., Luster, M.I., and Thurman, R.G. (1995).
Antibodies to tumor necrosis factor-α inhibit cell replication caused by the peroxisome proliferator Wy-14,643.
Abstract presented at the 1995 American Association for the Study of Liver Disease annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
Bojes, H.K., Germolec, D.R., Simeonova, P., Schoonhoven, R., Luster, M.I., and Thurman, R.G. (1996).
Peroxisome proliferators (PP) activate the production of mitogens by Kupffer cells in vivo: Studies with
antibodies to TNFα. Fund. Appl. Toxicol. 30(1, Pt2):257. Abstract presented at the 1996 Society of Toxicology
annual meeting, Anaheim, CA.
Dressler, W.E., Sharma, R., Azri-Meehan, S., Schoonhoven, R., and Swenberg, J.A. (1996).
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Immunohistochemical evaluation of alpha2u-globulin in kidneys of male rats fed HC Orange No.1 in the diet for
13 weeks. Fund. Appl. Toxicol. 30(1, Pt2):306. Abstract presented at the 1996 Society of Toxicology annual
meeting, Anaheim, CA.
La, D.K., Schoonhoven, R., Ito, N., and Swenberg, J.A. (1996). The effects of exposure route on DNA adduct
formation and cellular proliferation by 1,2,3-trichloropropane. Tox. Appl. Pharmacol. 140:108-114.
Hegi, M.E., Soderkvist, P., Foley, J.F., Schoonhoven, R., Swenberg, J.A., Maronpot, R.R., Anderson, M.W., and
Wiseman, R.W. (1996). Characterization of p53 mutations in methylene chloride-induced lung tumors from
B6C3F1 mice. Carcinogenesis 14:803-10.
Bojes, H.K., Germolec, D.R., Simeonova, P., Bruccoleri, A., Schoonhoven, R., Luster, M.I., and Thurman, R.G.
(1997). Antibodies to tumor necrosis factor-α prevent increases in cell replication in liver due to the potent
peroxisome proliferator, Wy-14,643. Carcinogenesis 18(4):669-674.
Morishita, K., Schoonhoven, R., and Swenberg, J.A. (1997). Mechanistic studies on isophorone and preputial
gland carcinomas. Fund. Appl. Toxicol. 36(1, Pt 2):94. Abstract presented at the 1997 Society of Toxicology
annual meeting, Cincinnati, OH.
Rose, M.L., Germolec, D.R., Schoonhoven, R., and Thurman, R.G. (1997). Kupffer cells are causally
responsible for the mitogenic effect of peroxisome proliferators. Carcinogenesis 18(8):1453-1456.
Rose, M.L., Germolec, D.R., Arteel, G.E., Schoonhoven, R., and Thurman, R.G. (1997). Dietary glycine
prevents increases in hepatocyte proliferation caused by the peroxisome proliferator WY-14,643. Chem. Res.
Toxicol. 10(10):1198-1204.
Raleigh, J.A., Rinker, L.H., Calkins Adams, D.P., Chou, S.-C., Schoonhoven, R., Kennedy, A.S., and Varia, M.A.
(1997). Immunohistochemical analyses of human tumor microenvironment. Abstract presented at the 1997
Radiation Oncology Gordon Research Conference.
McKim, J.M., Kolesar, G.B., Schoonhoven, R., Breen, J.G., Burns, L.A., Wilga, P.C., Dochterman, L.W., Regan,
J., Gallavan, R., Stanton, E., Goodman, J.I., and Swenberg, J.A. (1997). Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4)
produces transient hepatic hyperplasia in a manner similar to phenobarbital (PB). Fund. Appl. Toxicol. 36(1, Pt
2):124. Abstract presented at the 1997 Society of Toxicology annual meeting, Cincinnati, OH.
Schemmer, P., Schoonhoven, R., Bunzendahl, H., and Thurman, R.G. (1997). Brief in-situ manipulation during
organ harvest decreases survival of fatty livers from ethanol-treated rats after transplantation: Role of Kupffer
cells. Abstract presented at the 1995 American Association for the Study of Liver Disease annual meeting,
Chicago, IL.
Schemmer, P., Schoonhoven, R., Swenberg, J.A., Bunzendahl, H., Raleigh, J.A., Lemasters, J.J., and Thurman,
R.G. (1997). Gentle organ manipulation during harvest as a key determinant of survival of fatty livers after
transplantation in the rat. Transpl. Int. 12:351-359.
Schemmer, P., Schoonhoven, R., Bunzendahl, H., and Thurman, R.G. (1997). Gentle in-situ manipulation during
organ harvest decreases survival after rat liver transplantation: Role of Kupffer cells. Transplantation 65:1015-
1020.
Yin, M., Schoonhoven, R., Swenberg, J.A, and Thurman, R.G. (1998). Dietary glycine attenuates chronic
rejection of rat aortic allografts. Abstract presented at the Transplantation Society XVII World Congress,
Montreal, Québec, Canada.
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Franklin, D.S., Godfrey, V.L., Lee, H., Kovalev, G.I., Schoonhoven, R., Chen-Kiang, S., Su, L., and Xiong, Y.
(1998) CDK inhibitors p18INK4c and p27Kip1 mediate two separate pathways to collaboratively suppress pituitary
tumorigenesis. Genes and Development 12:2899-2911.
Iimuro, Y., Nishiura, T., Hellerbrand, C., Behrns, K.E., Schoonhoven, R., Grisham, J.W., and Brenner, D.A.
(1998). NFκB prevents apoptosis and liver dysfunction during liver regeneration. J. Clin. Invest. 101:802-811.
Lehmann, T.G., Wheeler, M.D., Schoonhoven, R., Bunzendahl, H., Samulski, R.J., Thurman, R.G. (1998).
Delivery of Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase genes with a viral vector minimizes liver injury and improves survival
after liver transplantation in the rat. Transplantation 69:1051-7.
Rose, M.L., Schoonhoven, R., Swenberg, J.A., Rivera, C.A., and Thurman, R.G. (1998). Peroxisome
proliferators (PPs) activate Kupffer cells directly. Abstract presented at the 1998 Society of Toxicology annual
meeting, Seattle, WA.
Rose, M.L., Rivera, C.A., Bradfords, B.U., Graves, L.M., Cattley, R.C., Schoonhoven, R., Swenberg, J.A., and
Thurman, R.G. (1999). Kupffer cell oxidant production is central to the mechanism of peroxisome proliferators.
Carcinogenesis 20:27-33.
Rusyn, I., Bradham, C.A., Cohn, L., Schoonhoven, R., Swenberg, J.A., Brenner, D.A., and
Thurman, R.G. (1999). Corn oil rapidly activates NF-κB in hepatic Kupffer cells by oxidant-
dependent mechanisms. Carcinogenesis 20:2095-2100.
Schoonhoven, R. (1999). Staining for bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) immunohistochemistry. Microscopy Today
99:34.
Yin, M., Rusyn, I., Schoonhoven, R., Harding, T.W., Graves, L.M., Rusyn, E.V., Li, X., Cox, A.D., Bunzendahl,
H., Swenberg, J.A., and Thurman, R.G. (1999). Inhibition of chronic rejection of aortic allografts by dietary
glycine. Transplantation 69:773-780.
Rusyn, I., Yamashina, S., Segal, B.H., Schoonhoven, R., Holland, S.M., Cattley, R.C., Swenberg, J.A., and
Thurman, R.G. (1999). Oxidants from nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase are involved in
triggering cell proliferation in the liver due to peroxisome proliferators. Cancer Res. 60:4798-4803.
Lang, A., Schoonhoven, R., Tuvia, S., Brenner, D.A., and Rippe, R.A. (2000). Nuclear factor κB in proliferation,
activation, and apoptosis in rat hepatic stellate cells. J. Hepatol. 33:49-58.
Lang, A., Schrum, L.W., Schoonhoven, R., Tuvia, S., Solis-Herruzo, J.A., Tsukamoto, H., Brenner, D.A., and
Rippe, R.A. (2000). Expression of small heat shock protein αB-crystallin is induced after hepatic stellate cell
activation. Am. J. Physiol. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 279:1333-1342.
Schoonhoven, R., Bodes, I., and Swenberg, J.A. (2001). Di(isononyl)phthalate binds reversibly to α2u-globulin
and induces cell proliferation in male rat kidneys. Abstract presented at the 2001 Society of Toxicology annual
meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Yin, M., Currin, R.T., Peng, X.-X., Mekeel, H.E., Schoonhoven, R., and Lemasters, J.J. (2001). Carolina Rinse
Solution minimizes kidney injury and improves graft function and survival after prolonged cold ischemia.
Transplantation, submitted.
Yin, M., Currin, R.T., Peng, X.-X., Mekeel, H.E., Schoonhoven, R., and Lemasters, J.J. (2001). Different
patterns of renal cell killing after warm and cold ischemia. Renal Failure, submitted.