Michael B. Robinson, PhD
About Michael B. Robinson, PhD
Titles
PhD Researcher
Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Awards and Honors
2008, Faculty Mentor Award, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
1998-present, Stokes Investigator, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
1994, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Training
1994, Recipient of Travel Award to the International Meeting of the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
1989, WCBR Young Investigator Fellowship Award
1989-91, Sloan Research Fellowship in Neuroscience
1987, Individual National Research Service Award from NIH, 1987-88
1986, Bacaner Basic Science Award for Achievement in Graduate Medical Research, Minnesota Medical Foundation
1985, Individual National Research Service Award from NIH, 1985-87
1985, Cyrus P. Barnum Jr. Memorial Teaching Fellowship, Minnesota Medical Foundation
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
Editorial Boards
Editor-in-Chief (2011-present) Neurochemistry International
Editorial Board (2006-present) Molecular Pharmacology
Editorial Board (2007-present) Neuropharmacology
Reviewer
Brain Research
Developmental Brain Research
European Journal of Neuroscience
Glia
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Journal of Comparative Neurology
Journal of Neurochemistry
Journal of Neuroscience
Journal of Neuroscience Research
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Molecular Pharmacology
Neuroscience Letters
Neurochemistry International
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Institutional Committees
2000-present, Member, Post-Doctoral Advisory Committee, University of Pennsylvania
1992-present, Member, Graduate Group of Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1991-present, Member, Executive Committee for the Graduate Group in Pharmacology
1988-present, Member, Executive Committee for the Graduate Group in Pharmacology
Education & training
Graduate Degree
PhD in Biochemistry - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Publications
Publications
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.