CURRICULUM VITAE
ROBERT A. COLVIN

Office Address:

Department of Biological Sciences

Athens, Ohio 45701

Phone: 740-593-0198

Fax: 740-593-0300

E-mail: colvin@ohiou.edu

Education:

1971-1975 B.A. in Biology, cum laude, State University of New York at Buffalo.
New York State Reagents Scholarship Award.

1975-1980 Ph.D. in Physiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Research and Professional Experience:

1980-1983 Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH Trainee, Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmingecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06032

1983-1985 Instructor (in Residence), Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT. 06032

1985-1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Oral Roberts University, School of Medicine, Tulsa, OK 74l37

1990-present Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701

1993-1996 Chair, Neurobiology Program, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701.

2000-01 Visiting Scientist, Biocurrents Research Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA

Professional Memberships:

Teaching Activities:

1985-1989, Medical Pharmacology, Lecturer, 20 hr./semester, Primary areas: cardiova Primary areas: cardiovascular, autonomic, endoocrine, and renal pharmacology, second year medical students.

1986-1989, Medical Pharmacology, Oral Roberts University School of Medicine, Course Director.

1987,1989 Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Co-Course Director, graduate students.

1990-present, Neuropharmacology, Lecturer, 14 hr./quarter, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Phase II medical students.

1991-present, Autonomic Pharmacology, Lecturer, 10 hr./quarter, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Phase I medical students.

1991 General Pharmacology, Lecturer, 10 hr./quarter, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, undergraduate and graduate students.

1991-present, Signal Transduction, Lecturer, 14 hr./quarter, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, graduate students.

1991-1993, Cell Physiology, Lecturer, 10 hr./quarter, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, graduate students.

1993-present, Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Course Director, 30 hr./quarter, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, graduate and undergraduate students.

2001-present, Introduction to Zoology, 40 hr./quarter, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, undergraduate students.

Research Grants and Contracts:

7/1/83 - 6/30/84 "Effects of ethanol and acetaldehyde on Na/Ca exchange", American Heartquot;, American Heart Association Connecticut Affiliate, $18,044, Principal Investigator.

7/1/85 - 6/30/86 "Functional consequences of membrane lipid perturbation", University of Connecticut Research Foundation, $15,612, Principal Investigator.

6/1/87 - 5/31/88 "Mechanism of membrane action of amiodarone", Oklahoma Professional Service Contract, $19,745, Principal Investigator.

8/1/87 - 7/31/88 "Cardiac G-proteins as sites of drug action", ORU School of Medicine Intramural Grant", $20,833, Principal Investigator.

6/1/87 - 7/31/88 "The calcium channel density of normal human brains and human brains with Alzheimer's disease", Miles Institute for Preclinical Pharmacology, $10,000, Principal Investigator.

6/1/88 - 5/31/91 "Mechanism of heterologous desensitization in the heart", Oklahoma Professional Service Contract, $88,475, Principal Investigator.

10/1/89 - 9/30/90 "Calcium metabolism, cell membranes and Alzheimer's disease, Founders of Doctors' Hospital, $24,245, Principal Investigator.

7/1/91 - 6/30/92 "Molecular Mechanisms of Endothelins in the Heart", American Heart Association, Ohio Affiliate, Inc., $22,490, Principal Investigator.

7/1/91 - 6/30/92 "Na/Ca Exchange and Brain Aging", American Federation for Aging Research, $24,307, Principal Investigator.

9/30/91 - 9/29/95 "Na/Ca Exchange, Brain Aging, and Alzheimer's Disease", National Inst. of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, $291,841, Principal Investigator.

7/1/94 - 6/30/97 "Alzheimer's beta amyloid peptide inhibition of Na+/Ca2+ exchange activity", Alzheimer's Association, $148,662, Principal Investigator.

7/1/97 - 6/30/99 "Na+/Ca2+ exchange and ischemic cell death", American Heart Association, Ohio-West Virginia Affiliate, $59,979, Principal Investigator.

9/3/99 - 2/28/02 "Zinc transport in the human brain", National Institutes of Health, $72,000, Principal Investigator.

Areas of Research Interest:

Molecular and cellular neuroscience, calcium and metal ion transport in the brain, calcium and zinc involvment in neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease and brain aging, and the genetic basis of learning and memory.