Robert Blair, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Neuroscience Research
Department: Department of Neurology
Phone: (804) 828-7929
Email: Robert.Blair@vcuhealth.org
Undergraduate Education
- B.S., Lynchburg College
Graduate Education
- Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Post Graduate Education
- cellular mechanisms of seizures, Cardiology-Virginia Commonwealth University
- cellular mechanisms of seizures, Anatomy and Neurobiology-Virginia Commonwealth University
Research Expertise
- Cellular mechanisms underlying epileptogenesis, seizure and neuronal hyperexcitability. Regulation of GABAA receptor and endocannabinoid systems utilizing in vitro and in vivo models of seizure.
Keywords & Interest Areas
- seizure
- epileptogenesis
- neuronal mechanisms
- molecular
- inhibitory
- excitatory
- endocannabinoid
- GABA