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Submitted by Robin Cooper
Alaina C. Taul a Lewis Honors College student just published a 1st author peer reviewed manuscript.
Taul, A.C., Elliott, E.R. Harrison, D.A. and Cooper, R.L. (2025) The effects of over expressing K2p channels in various tissues on physiology and behaviors. Insects, 16(8), 787. doi.org/10.3390/insects16080787 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/8/787 Impact factor 2024-2025 is 2.7
She was also a co-author on two other manuscripts at the beginning of the summer:
Brock, K.E., Gard, J.E., Elliott, E.R., Taul, A.C., Nadolski, J., Kim, J., McCubbin, S., Thuy, A., Ronen, R., Bierbower, S.M., Alcorn, J.P., Dharanipragada, N., Hall, T.F., Hamlet, A.B., Iqbal, Z., Johnson, S.R., Joshi, J.K., McComis, S.J., Neeley, R.E., Racheneur, A.W., Satish, D., Simpson, T.R., Walp, J.L., Murray C., Wright, J. and Cooper, R.L. (2025) Investigation regarding the physiological effects of sodium selenite on physiological functions in Drosophila, crayfish, and crab: behavioral, cardiac, neural, and synaptic properties. (Bio446 class project). Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 20:1-20 [PDF]
https://scialert.net/fulltext/fulltextpdf.php?pdf=academicjournals/jpt/2025/1-20.pdf
Gard, J.E., Brock, K.E., Elliott, E.R., Taul, A.C., Nadolski, J., Kim, J., McCubbin, S., Thuy, A., Ronen, R., Bierbower, S.M., Alcorn, J.P., Dharanipragada, N., Hall, T.F., Hamlet, A.B., Iqbal, Z., Johnson, S.R., Joshi, J.K., McComis, S.J., Neeley, R.E., Racheneur, A.W., Satish, D., Simpson, T.R., Walp, J.L., Murray C., Wright, J. and Cooper, R.L. (2025) Investigation regarding the physiological effects of cobalt on physiological functions in Drosophila, crayfish, and crab: behavioral, cardiac, neural, and synaptic properties. (Bio446 class project). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 2025, 110165, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2025.110165. (Impact factor: 3.9)
Elizabeth R. Elliott (Lewis Honors Student) published a number of papers recently in 2025 as 1st author and co-author:
Elliott, E.R. and Cooper, R.L. (2025) Fluoxetine antagonizes the acute response of LPS: Blocks K2P channels. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology- Part C 287: 10045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2024.110045. (Impact factor: 3.9).
Brock, K.E., Gard, J.E., Elliott, E.R., Taul, A.C., Nadolski, J., Kim, J., McCubbin, S., Thuy, A., Ronen, R., Bierbower, S.M., Alcorn, J.P., Dharanipragada, N., Hall, T.F., Hamlet, A.B., Iqbal, Z., Johnson, S.R., Joshi, J.K., McComis, S.J., Neeley, R.E., Racheneur, A.W., Satish, D., Simpson, T.R., Walp, J.L., Murray C., Wright, J. and Cooper, R.L. (2025) Investigation regarding the physiological effects of sodium selenite on physiological functions in Drosophila, crayfish, and crab: behavioral, cardiac, neural, and synaptic properties. (Bio446 class project). Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 20:1-20 [PDF]
https://scialert.net/fulltext/fulltextpdf.php?pdf=academicjournals/jpt/2025/1-20.pdf
Gard, J.E., Brock, K.E., Elliott, E.R., Taul, A.C., Nadolski, J., Kim, J., McCubbin, S., Thuy, A., Ronen, R., Bierbower, S.M., Alcorn, J.P., Dharanipragada, N., Hall, T.F., Hamlet, A.B., Iqbal, Z., Johnson, S.R., Joshi, J.K., McComis, S.J., Neeley, R.E., Racheneur, A.W., Satish, D., Simpson, T.R., Walp, J.L., Murray C., Wright, J. and Cooper, R.L. (2025) Investigation regarding the physiological effects of cobalt on physiological functions in Drosophila, crayfish, and crab: behavioral, cardiac, neural, and synaptic properties. (Bio446 class project). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 2025, 110165, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2025.110165. (Impact factor: 3.9)
Taul, A.C., Elliott, E.R. Harrison, D.A. and Cooper, R.L. (2025) The effects of over expressing K2p channels in various tissues on physiology and behaviors. Insects, 16(8), 787. doi.org/10.3390/insects16080787 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/8/787 Impact factor 2024-2025 is 2.7
Elliott, E.R., Kim, Y., Murrugarra, D., and Cooper, R.L. (2025) The effects of altered K2p, Mid1, and NALCN expression on membrane potential during exposure to various extracellular K+ concentrations. (In Press, Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology)
Elizabeth A. Womack (Lewis Honors student).
As a freshman she published a book as a co-author this past summer
Youngwoo Kim, Jiwoo Kim, Elizabeth Womack and Robin L. Cooper. (2025) “STEM Activities for Students: Membrane Potential, Simulations, and Invertebrate Behaviors”
Amazon as well as Barnes & Noble. ISBN: 9781943471966 https://www.lulu.com/shop/robin-l-cooper-and-elizabeth-womack-and-jiwoo-kim-and-youngwoo-kim/stem-activities-for-students-teachers/paperback/product-2mwwnvp.html?q=STEM+Activities&page=1&pageSize=4 For print book and Ebook orders please visit: www.Lulu.com
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