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James F. Bale, MD

Professor
Education
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - B.S.. Zoology
  • University of Michigan Ann Arbor - M.D. Medicine
  • University of Utah School of Medicine - Intern, Resident
  • University of Utah School of Medicine - Resident PGY 3-5
  • University of Utah School of Medicine - Fellow, Peds. Infectious Disease
Board Certifications
  • National Board of Medical Examiners
  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
  • American Board of Pediatrics
Current Appointments
  • Professor Neurology - University of Utah, Department of Pediatrics
  • Vice-Chair for Education - University of Utah, Department of Pediatrics
More Recent Publications [Search PubMed for Additional Publications]
  • Herpes Simplex Virus Infections of the Newborn.
    Bale JF, Jr., Miner L.
    CurrentTreatment Options in Neurology
  • Infant Botulism
    Thompson JA, Swoboda KJ, VanOrman CB, Filloux FM, Peterson PA, Firth S, Bale JF Jr.
    Two Decades of Experience.1986-2003. Neurology:
  • 6q subtelomeric deletion: is there a recognizable syndrome?
    Stevenson DA, Brothman AR, Carey JC, Chen Z, Dent KM, Bale JF Jr., Longo N.
    Clin Dysmorphol 2004;13:103-106.
  • The West Nile Virus Intrauterine Infection Working Group Interim Guidelines for the Evaluation of Infants Born to Mothers Infected With West Nile Virus During Pregnancy.
    Hayes E, Rasmussen S.
    MMWR 53:154-7, 2004
  • Intrauterine cytomegalovirus infection and glycoprotein B genotypes.

    J Infectious Diseases
Interests
The Bale laboratory studies human cytomegalovirus (CMV), the most frequent viral cause of intrauterine infection. The laboratory uses molecular methods to characterize the epidemiology and pathogenesis of human CMV, employing comparative genomics to understand factors that influence the virulence of CMV. The laboratory has determined that the CMV genome possesses polymorphic short tandem repeats (microsatellites) and is using polymerase chain reaction based methods to study these polymorphisms to understand more thoroughly CMV transmission and disease. The Bale laboratory is currently mentoring Dr. Lonnie Miner, a first year neonatology fellow.