BS Pharmacology - 1964
Northeastern University

MS Pharmacology - 1967
Tulane University

PhD Pharmacology - 1969
Tulane University

Dr. Bobbin was director of LSUHSC Kresge Hearing Research Laboratory including the Molecular Hearing Division which conducts research on hearing and deafness at the molecular level.

Pharmacology of Hearing

Bobbin RP, ATP-induced movement of the stalks of isolated cochlear Deiters' cells., NeuroReport 12, 2923-2926,, 2001.

Bobbin RP, PPADS, an ATP antagonist, attenuates the effects of a moderately intense sound on cochlear mechanics., Hear. Res. 156, 10-16, 2001.

Bobbin RP, LeBlanc CS, Mandhare M and Parker MS: Additional studies on the role of ATP as a neuromodulator in the organ of Corti. In: Berlin CI and Bobbin RP (Eds.), Singular Publishing Group, Inc., San Diego, CA, Hair Cells Micromechanics and Hearing. pp.129-155, 2000.

Ruel J, Bobbin RP, Vidal D, Pujol R and Puel JL, The selective AMPA receptor antagonist GYKI53784 blocks action potential generation and excitotoxicity in the guinea pig cochlea., Neuropharmacology 39, 1959-1973, 2000.

Bobbin RP, Barnes AP, Chen C, Deininger PL, LeBlanc CS and Parker MS: Transmitters in the cochlea: ATP as a neuromodulator in the organ of Corti. In: Berlin CH (Ed.), Singular Publishing Group: San Diego, Genetics and Hearing Loss pp 87-110, 2000.