Robert Loudon
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Biology
Drexel University
United States of America
Biography
While I have enjoyed many years of a varied and fulfilling career in biomedical research, it is teaching that is my true passion. I am incredibly lucky that this thing called my "job" is really being able to talk and think about science with my students. I can't imagine having a better professional life than this. Outside of the classroom, I love spending time with my wife and my daughter, traveling, gardening, and listening to music
Research Interest
Rho GTPases, regulation of actin cytoskeleton, regulation of G protein-coupled receptors by receptor kinases and arrestins
Publications
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Loudon, R.P., Pronin, A.N., and Benovic, J. 2000. Expression and Activity of G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinases. (In: Receptor Biochemistry and Methodology: Regulation of G Protein-coupled Receptor Function and Expression .J.L. Benovic, Ed., Wiley Press). Pages 135-155.
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Silver, L.D., Qiang, L., Loudon, R. and Gallo, G. 2004. Bi-directional inhibitory interactions between metanephros and lumbosacral nerves in vitro. Dev Dyn. 231:190-198.
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Loudon, R., Silver, L., Yee, H.F., and Gallo, G. 2006. RhoA-kinase and myosin II are Required for the Maintenance of Growth Cone Polarity and Guidance by Nerve Growth Factor. J. Neurobiol. 66:847-867.
