Robert Brooker
Professor
Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
University of Minnesota
United States of America
Biography
Rob Brooker received his B.A. in Biology from Wittenberg University, and a Ph.D. in Genetics from Yale University. His postdoctoral work was conducted at Harvard. He is currently a Professor in the Dept. of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and the Dept. of Biology Teaching and Learning at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. His research interests focus on the structure, function, and regulation of proteins that transport metals across the cell membrane. The transporters that are the main focus of his lab are H + /metal symporters that play a central role in the uptake of Fe 2+ and Mn 2+ . They study these metal symporters in bacteria, and also investigate their function and regulation in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Research Interest
Membrane transport and biology education.
Publications
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Franco PJ, Matzke EA, Johnson JL, Wiczer BM, Brooker RJ. (2006) A suppressor analysis of residues involved in cation transport in the lactose permease: Identification of a coupling sensor. The Journal of membrane biology; 211 : 101-13.
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Haemig HA, Moen PJ, Brooker RJ. (2010) Evidence that highly conserved residues of transmembrane segment 6 of Escherichia coli MntH are important for transport activity. Biochemistry; 49 : 4662-4671.
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Lan W, Ren H, Pang Y, Huang C, Xu Y, et al. (2012) A facile transport assay for H+ coupled membrane transport using fluorescence probes. Analytical Methods; 4 : 44-46.
