Davisson, Robin L
Professorresearch
research and scholarship focus
- Basic mechanisms of function, control and signaling in the cardiovascular system in health and disease
- Interdisciplinary approach of "functional genomics," a new endeavor at the interface of classical physiology and molecular genetics
primary investigator of
- GENETIC AND SIGNALING MECHANISMS IN THE CENTRAL REGULATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE | Research Grant
- MOLECULAR REDOX MECHANISMS OF CENTRAL NEURO-CARDIOVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION IN HEART FAILURE | Research Grant
- OXIDANT STRESS IN THE BRAIN AND HYPERTENSION | Research Grant
- OXIDATIVE STRESS-INDUCED NEURO-CARDIOVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION IN HEART FAILURE | Research Grant
- ROLE OF REDOX-MEDIATED ACTIVATION OF NF-KAPPA B AND AP-1 IN NEUROGENIC HYPERTENSION | Research Grant
research areas
- cardiovascular & respiratory physiology | research concentration area (Vet)
- cellular & molecular physiology | research concentration area (Vet)
- neural and sensory physiology | research concentration area (Vet)
- physiological genomics | research concentration area (Vet)
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Biomedical Sciences (VTBMS) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Cell and Developmental Biology | biomedical graduate program of study
- Molecular and Integrative Physiology | graduate field
- Pharmacology | graduate field
teaching
teaches
- BIOAP 7200 - Animal Physiology and Anatomy Seminar (R 03:00:PM-04:00:PM) | fall 2009 class
- BIOG 2990 - Introduction to Research Methods in Biology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BIOG 4990 - Independent Undergraduate Research in Biology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- TOX 8900 - Master's Thesis and Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- TOX 9900 - Doctoral Thesis and Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- VTBMS 7200 - Special Problems in molecular & Integrative Physiology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BIOAP 7200 - Animal Physiology and Anatomy Seminar (R 03:00:PM-04:00:PM) | spring 2009 class
- BIOG 2990 - Introduction to Research Methods in Biology (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- TOX 8900 - Master's Thesis and Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- TOX 9900 - Doctoral Thesis and Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- VTBMS 7200 - Special Problems in molecular & Integrative Physiology (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BIOAP 7200 - Animal Physiology and Anatomy Seminar (R 03:00:PM-04:00:PM) | fall 2008 class
service
current professional activities
- Chair of programming, American Physiological Society (Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section)
- Member, programming committee of the American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Research Council
- Editorial boards of Hypertension, Physiological Genomics and the American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative
- Associate editor, Experimental Physiology, 2003-2005
event host
background
educational background
- B.S., psychology, University of Iowa, 1988
- M.S., psychology, University of Iowa, 1991
- Ph.D., pharmacology, University of Iowa, 1994
professional background
- Associate professor of anatomy and cell biology and radiation oncology, University of Iowa, 1998-2006
awards and distinctions
- Outstanding Mentor Award (Biological and Life Sciences), University of Iowa Graduate College, 2005
- Harry Goldblatt Award in Cardiovascular Research, American Heart Association
- Henry Pickering Bowditch Award, American Physiological Society
featured in
- Research seeks to prevent additional long-term damage following heart attack | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Robin Davisson probes the molecular and genetic underpinnings of cardiovascular diseases -- in Ithaca and New York City | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
speaker at Cornell event
Keywords: functional genomics, molecular genetics, physiology