Michael B. Robinson, PhD

Papers

2014

Jager J., O’Brien W.T., Krizman E.N., Fang B., Gerhart-Hines Z., Robinson M.B., Klein P.S., and Lazar M.A. Behavioral changes and dopaminergic dysregulation in mice lacking the nuclear receptor Rev-erb. Molec. Endocrinol., 28 (2014) 490-498.

Jackson J.G., O’Donnell J.C., Takano H., Coulter D.A., and Robinson M.B. Neuronal activity and glutamate uptake decrease mitochondrial mobility and position mitochondria near glutamate transporters.  J. Neurosci. 34 (2014) 1613-1624.

Lane M.C., Jackson J.G., Krizman E.N., Rothstein J.D., Porter B.E., and Robinson M.B. Genetic deletion of the neuronal glutamate transporter, EAAC1, results in decreased neuronal death after pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus.  Neurochemistry Int. 73 (2014) 152-158.

Whitelaw B.S. and Robinson M.B. Inhibitors of glutamate dehydrogenase block sodium-dependent glutamate uptake in rat brain membranes. Frontiers in Molecular Endocrinology. 4:123. doi:10.3389

2012

Bauer D.E., Jackson J.G., Genda E.N., Montoya M.M., Yudkoff M., and Robinson M.B. The glutamate transporter, GLAST, participates in a macromolecular complex that supports glutamate metabolism.  Neurochemistry Int. 61 (2012) 566-574.

Books

Chapters

2012

Bauer D., and Robinson M.B.  Glutamatergic Neurotransmission.  In: Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System, (Eds. D. Roberston, I. Biaggioni, P.A. Low, and J.E.R. Paton), Elsevier Academic Press, San Diego, CA, (2012) pp. 103-107.

1993

Robinson M. B. Synaptic transmission: Amino acids. In  Biological bases of brain function and disease (Eds. A. Frazer, P. B. Molinoff, and A. Winokur) Raven Press, N.Y. (1993) pp 106-125.

1989

Coyle J. T., Robinson M. B., Blakely R. D., and Forloni G. -L. The neurobiology of N-acetyl-aspartylglutamate. In: Allosteric Modulation of Amino Acid Receptors: Therapeutic Implication, (Ed. E.A. Barnard and E. Costa) Raven Press, N.Y. (1989) pp. 319-333.

Posters and Presentations

Lectures by Invitation

2014

Robinson MB. “Individual Development Plans for Post-Doctoral Fellows” invited speaker International Society for Computational Biology, Boston MA, July 2014.

Robinson MB. “Glutamate transporters, astroglia, and mitochondria: Basic Biology and potential implications for neurodegenerative disease” Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Temple university, Philadelphia, PA, June 2014.

Robinson MB. “Glutamate transporters and mitochondria” invited speaker, 11th International Conference on Brain Energy Metabolism, Copenhagen, Denmark, May 2014.

Robinson MB. “Glutamate transporters and mitochondria” symposium speaker, ASN, Long Beach, CA, March 2014.

2013

Robinson MB. “Glutamate transporters, mitochondria, and astrocytes: Biology reveals itself” invited speaker 6th SFB35 Symposium, Vienna, Austria, September 2013.

Robinson MB. “Manuscript reviews and responding to reviews” invited speaker, Editor’s workshop, ISN Conference, Cancun Mexico, April 2013.

Robinson MB. “Studies of transcriptional regulation of GLT-1/EAAT2 reveal subtypes of Astrocytes” Brain in Flux Satellite to ISN Conference, Cancun, Mexico, April 2013.