Robin L. Cooper

Department of Biology, University of Kentucky

Affiliated withUniversity of Kentucky University of Kentucky, Lexington university of kentucky

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Biography

Dr. Robin L. Cooper obtained a dual BS degree (Chemistry and Zoology) from Texas Tech Univ. in 1983. He obtained a Ph.D. in 1989 in Physiology from the School of Medicine, Texas Tech Univ. He then went on for postdoctoral training (1989-1992) at the University of Basel, Sch. of Medicine, Basel, Switzerland and a second postdoctoral stint (1992-1996) in the Department of Physiology at the Univ. Toronto, Sch. of Medicine, Toronto, Canada. He then joined the Dept. of Biology at the University of Kentucky in 1996 and is now a professor and director of the undergraduate neuroscience program at the University of Kentucky. He also obtained a BSN in nursing in 2012 and practiced nursing as an RN from 2011 to 2017. He has received several teaching awards: Kentucky Academy of Sciences Excellence in high education teaching, Arts and Sciences Excellence in undergraduate mentoring and, Provost Award for excellence in teaching.

JoVE Journal Publications

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Other Publications

Article	Year
Physiologically identified 5-HT2-like receptors at the crayfish neuromuscular junction. Brain research\| PubMed ID: 11911865	2002
The effects of ethanol on pre-synaptic components of synaptic transmission in a model glutamatergic synapse: the crayfish neuromuscular junction. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP\| PubMed ID: 11912064	2002
Sphingosine 1-phosphate enhances spontaneous transmitter release at the frog neuromuscular junction. British journal of pharmacology\| PubMed ID: 12163341	2002
Intracellular ionic concentration by calibration from fluorescence indicator emission spectra, its relationship to the K(d), F(min), F(max) formula, and use with Na-Green for presynaptic sod... Journal of neuroscience methods\| PubMed ID: 12204307	2002
Estimating the number of release sites and probability of firing within the nerve terminal by statistical analysis of synaptic charge. Synapse (New York, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 12422369	2003
The effects of serotonin and ecdysone on primary sensory neurons in crayfish. Microscopy research and technique\| PubMed ID: 12539163	2003
Intrinsic differences in sensitivity to 5-HT between high- and low-output terminals innervating the same target. Neuroscience research\| PubMed ID: 12573463	2003
Effects of m-CPP in altering neuronal function: blocking depolarization in invertebrate motor and sensory neurons but exciting rat dorsal horn neurons. Brain research\| PubMed ID: 12676360	2003
Modulatory effects of melatonin on behavior, hemolymph metabolites, and neurotransmitter release in crayfish. Brain research\| PubMed ID: 14625064	2003
Modulation of sensory-CNS-motor circuits by serotonin, octopamine, and dopamine in semi-intact Drosophila larva. Neuroscience research\| PubMed ID: 14741397	2004
Developmental consequences of neuromuscular junctions with reduced presynaptic calcium channel function. Synapse (New York, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 15945059	2005
Direct innervation of the Drosophila melanogaster larval aorta. Brain research\| PubMed ID: 16529726	2006
Self-modeling structure of evoked postsynaptic potentials. Synapse (New York, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 16575851	2006
Automated classification of evoked quantal events. Journal of neuroscience methods\| PubMed ID: 16934872	2007
Recent advances in basic neurosciences and brain disease: from synapses to behavior. Molecular pain\| PubMed ID: 17196111	2006
Influence of PCPA and MDMA (ecstasy) on physiology, development and behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. The European journal of neuroscience\| PubMed ID: 17650115	2007
Different mechanisms of Ca2+ regulation that influence synaptic transmission: comparison between crayfish and Drosophila neuromuscular junctions. Synapse (New York, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 19650116	2009
Recent developments in neurobiology: introduction to the symposium. Integrative and comparative biology\| PubMed ID: 21680479	2004