Core Faculty Profile

Robert A. Linsenmeier

Robert A. Linsenmeier

Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology, and Ophthalmology; Director of Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research

2145 Sheridan Road
Tech E368
Evanston, IL 60208-3107

Email: r-linsenmeier( at )northwestern.edu

Websites:
NCEER - Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research
Neurobiology Department Bio

Post-doc
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
University of California, San Francisco

Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

M.S. Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

B.S. Chemical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Research Interest:

Microenvironment of the mammalian retina, including oxygen and pH regulation, in health and disease; engineering education research.

Significant Recognition:

  • Fellow, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2009
  • Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society, 2005
  • Bette and Neison Harris Professor of Teaching Excellence, Northwestern University 2003 - 2006
  • Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, 1999

Significant Professional Service:

  • Chair, College of Fellows, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2010
  • Editor in Chief, Current Eye Research
  • Chair, Third Biomedical Engineering Education Summit Meeting, St. Charles, IL, 2008.
  • Vice President, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering. 2005-2007

Selected Publications:

    1. Wangsa-Wirawan, N. and Linsenmeier, R.A. (2003) Retinal oxygen: fundamental and clinical aspects. Arch. Ophthalmology, 121: 547-557.
    2. Birol, G.B., Budzynski, E., Wangsa-Wirawan, N.D., and Linsenmeier, R.A. (2005) Retinal arterial occlusion leads to acidosis in the cat. Exp. Eye Research. 80 (4): 527-533 2005
    3. Padnick-Silver, L and Linsenmeier, R.A. (2005) Effect of hypoxemia and hyperglycemia on pH and anaerobic metabolism in the intact cat retina. Arch. Ophthalmology 123:1684-1690.
    4. Kolikant, Y.B-D., Gatchell, D.W., Hirsch, P.L. and Linsenmeier, R.A. (2006) A Cognitive-Apprenticeship-Inspired Instructional Approach for Teaching Scientific Writing and Reading, J College Science Teaching 36 (3): 20-25.
    5. Padnick-Silver, L., Kang Derwent, J.J., Giuliano, E.Narfstrom, K.N., and Linsenmeier, R.A. (2006) Retinal oxygenation and oxygen metabolism in Abyssinian cats with a hereditary retinal degeneration, Invest. Ophthalmol. Visual Sci. 47: 3683-3689.
    6. Wang, S. and Linsenmeier, R.A. (2007) Hyperoxia improves oxidative metabolism in the detached feline retina. Invest. Ophthalmol. Visual Sci. 48: 1335-1341.
    7. Birol. G., Wang, S., Budzynski, E. Wangsa-Wirawan, N.D., and Linsenmeier, R.A. (2007) Oxygen Distribution and Consumption in the Macaque Retina. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 293: H1696-H1704.
    8. Linsenmeier, R.A., Kanter, D.E., Smith, H.D., Linsenmeier, K.A. and McKenna A.. (2008) Evaluation of a Challenge-Based Human Metabolism Laboratory for Undergraduates. J. Engineering Education, 97(2): 213-222.
    9. Linsenmeier, R.A. and Gatchell, D.W. (2008) Physiology problems and physiology concepts for biomedical engineering students. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June, 2008, AC2008-1467, 21 pp.
    10. Budzynski E, Smith JH, Bryar P, Birol G, Linsenmeier RA. (2008). Effects of photocoagulation on intraretinal PO2 in cat. Invest Ophthalmol Visual Sci. 49(1):380-9.
    11. Crosson LA, Kroes RA, Moskal JR, Linsenmeier RA. (2009). Gene expression patterns in hypoxic and post-hypoxic adult rat retina with special reference to the NMDA receptor and its interactome. Molecular Vision 15:296-311. Epub 2009 Feb 9.
    12. Wang, S., Birol, G., Budzynski, E., Flynn, R. and Linsenmeier, R.A. (2010) Metabolic Responses to Light in Monkey Photoreceptors, Current Eye Research 35(6): 510-518.
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