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Laura Ann Kragie, MD, Internal Medicine, Pittsfield, MA

Laura AnnKragieMD

Internal Medicine • Pittsfield, MA

President/BioMedWorks LLC

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Summary

  • Laura Kragie, M.D. is both a licensed physician and a research scientist specializing in Translational Medicine. She heads and owns the consulting firm BioMedWorks® LLC (est. 1997) and in that capacity, has helped many firms grow their pipeline of products through their Translational Sciences program.

    Dr. Laura Kragie has contributed significantly to both clinical practice and bench science. She was one of the first doctors in the United States to treat HIV/AIDS patients and more recently, was part of the H1N1 Pandemic Flu Response Team. This reflects her career long involvement with science's and medicine's bleeding edge. Some highlights from her career in Translational Medicine include pioneering work on thyroid hormone/drug membrane transporters, azole inhibition of estrogen synthesis, and gender differences. She contributed to the development of several successful pharmaceuticals, and also identified important safety issues. She is especially interested in Mechanism of Action, Proof of Principle and First in Human studies.
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    "I dedicated my life to learning, teaching and researching medicine -started when just a teenager. I sought excellence, or "arete", as the ancient Greeks called

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Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Research Center, 1993 - 1994
  • University at Buffalo School of Medicine
    University at Buffalo School of MedicineResidency, Physician Scientist/Clin Investigator Pathway Internal Med, 1985 - 1993
  • University at Buffalo
    University at Buffalo'PhD-like', Mol Pharm, Mol Endo, Mol Immunol, Physician Scientist Award, 1984 - 1993
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
  • University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
    University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1984 - 2000

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • NIH Director NIAID Group Award for Leading a Comprehensive and Coordinated Response to the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic. NIH, 2010
  • FDA Commissioner’s Group Recognition Award as member of "Gender Studies in Product Development Group" US FDA, 1996
  • Grant Award Thyroid Hormone Research Advisory Council, 1993-1994
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Clonidine in the Treatment of ADHD: Questions about Safety and Efficacy  
    JAMES M. SWANSON, DAVID FLOCKHART, DAN UDREA, DENNIS CANTWELL, DANIEL CONNOR, and LILLIE WILLIAMS., Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 5(4): 301-304, 12/1995

Books/Book Chapters

  • Vampire Chimeras 
    L.A. Kragiehttp://www.amazon.com/Vampire-Chimeras-Laura-Kragie-ebook/dp/B00GKQD154/2013
  • Be the Rainbow * Bridge Heaven and Earth: How-to Manual for Integrating Alternative and Evidence-Based Medicine 
    Laura Kragie, MDhttp://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Bridge-Heaven-Earth-ebook/dp/B0081UEYIU/2012

Abstracts/Posters

  • An evaluation of the pharmacokinetic profile of naratriptan in rats following the oral administration of naratriptan combined with eligeno carriers (functional excipie...
    M Castelli, J Fotso, D Tiano, L Kragie, CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS Vol 83 pp S30-S31, 1/1/2008
  • POLYCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO BENZODIAZEPINE BINDING-PROTEINS DECREASE TRIIODOTHYRONINE UPTAKE IN MOUSE NEUROBLASTS
    Y LIU, L KRAGIE, R SMIEHOROWSKI, C MARFELLA, M LAKSHMANAN, CLINICAL RESEARCH 42 (2), A267-266, 1994

Other

Grant Support

  • Development of a Relational Database which Incorporates 3-D Structures of Molecular Entities, p450 Structure Activity Relationships and Physico-Chemical PropertiesUS FDA1996–1997
  • Thyroid Hormone and Benzodiazepines: Structural Homology and Binding Site InteractionsThyroid Hormone Research Advisory Council1993–1994
  • Thyroid Hormone and Cellular Calcium RegulationNIH1988–1993
  • In Vitro Hormonal Modulation of Synaptosomal Membrane FunctionsVA Merit Review1985–1990
  • Thyroid Hormone and Cellular Calcium RegulationSUNY Buffalo1986–1988

Research History

  • Thyroid Hormone Membrane Transporters and Benzodiazepine Interactionshttp://www.biomedworks.com/EHF/THbiblio.phtml1988 - 2002
  • Placebo-Controlled Hypertension Trials database projectUS FDA Division CardioRenal Drug Products1995 - 1996
  • FellowAcute ETOH effect on estrogen metabolism1993 - 1994
  • FellowBuprenorphine Clinical Trial for Opiate Detox and Relapse Prevention1993 - 1994
  • Google Scholar Linkhttp://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EyAAtQIAAAAJ&hl=en

Professional Memberships

  • Associations
    http://www.biomedworks.com

Other Languages

  • French

Industry Relationships

  • PROFILE, RESEARCHGATEhttp://www.researchgate.net/profile/Laura_Kragie
  • Consultant, BioMedWorks LLC

External Links

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