Dennis H. Robinson, Ph.D.

Dennis H. Robinson, Ph.D.

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Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy
University of Nebraska Medical Center
986025 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-6025
402-559-5422 (Office)
402-559-9543 (Fax)
dhrobins@unmc.edu

Teaching Activities:
Dr. Robinson’s teaching interests focus on physical pharmacy and the formulation, preparation, and testing of drug delivery systems. He is course coordinator for the Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences course and lectures in the Pharmaceutical Sciences I course in the professional program. At the graduate level, Dr. Robinson lectures in the Physical Pharmacy and Polymer Therapeutics courses and coordinates the Innovative Drug Delivery course.

Research Activities/Interests:
The research interests of Dr. Robinson focus on physical and chemical approaches to innovations in drug delivery. Physical approaches include the development of biodegradable microcapsules, nanoparticles, implants, films and in situ-forming gels. In addition, Dr. Robinson is interested in the design of prodrugs to enhance bioavailability or prolong release.

Recent Publications:

  1. Jonnalagadda, S. and Robinson, D.H.; Effect of thickness and PEG addition on the hydrolytic degradation of PLLA. Journal of Biomaterial Science, Polymer Edition. 15 (10). pp.1317-1326. 2004 
  2. Jonnalagadda, S. and Robinson, D.H.; Effect of the inclusion of PEG on the solid-state properties and drug release from polylactic acid films and microcapsules. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 93 (5). pp.2025-2030. 2004
  3. Particle Size and Temperature Effects on the Physical Stability of PLGA Nanospheres and Microspheres containing Bodipy.  AAPS PharmSciTech, 2004; 5 (4) Article 53 (http://aapspharmscitech.org).
  4. Sinjan, D.E.; Miller, D.W.; Robinson, D.H.; Effect of Particle Size of Nanospheres and MIcrospheres on The Cellular Association and Cytotoxicity of Paclitaxel in 4T1 Cells.  Pharmaceutical Research 22 (5), pp. 766-775. 2005
  5. Davda, J.P.; Jain, M.; Batra, S.K.; Gwilt, P.R.; Robinson, D.H.; A Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Model to Characterize and Predict the Disposition of Monoclonal Antibody cc49 and its Single Chain Fv Constructs. International Immunopharmacology 8, pp. 401-413. 2008
  6. Chakravarthi, S.; De, S.; Miller, D.W.; Robinson, D.H.; Comparison of Anti-Tumor Efficacy of Paclitaxel Delivered In Nanospheres and Microspheres. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 383, pp. 37-44. 2010
  7. Gufford, B.T., Sriraghavan, K.; Miller, N.J.; Gu, X.; Vennerstrom, J.L.; Robinson, D.H.; Physicochemical Characterization of Creatine N-methylguanidiium salts. Journal of Dietary Supplements 7 (3), pp. 240-252. 2010