Ian A. Simpson, Ph.D.
Professor: Neural and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
Hershey Medical Center
Ph.D., University College (London), 1975
Phone: 717- 531 4156
Email: iasimpson@psu.edu
Research Interests
- regulation of cerebral nutrient transport and metabolism
- mechanistic basis for understanding the role(s) of nutrient
transporters in both vulnerability and survival from different
cerebral stresses
- determine specific transporter's roles in cellular metabolism
during normal and perturbed cerebral function, such as might
occur in diabetes and stroke
Publications
- Burdo JR. Simpson IA. Menzies S. Beard J. Connor JR. Regulation
of the profile of iron-management proteins in brain microvasculature.
2004 Jan. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 24(1):67-74.
- Reiter CE. Sandirasegarane L. Wolpert EB. Klinger M.
Simpson IA. Barber AJ. Antonetti DA. Kester M. Gardner TW.
Characterization of insulin signaling in rat retina in vivo
and ex vivo. 2003 Oct. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 285(4):E763-74.
- Vannucci SJ. Simpson IA. Developmental switch in brain
nutrient transporter expression in the rat. 2003 Nov. Am
J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 285(5):E1127-34.
- Simpson IA. Vannucci SJ. Glucose transport into brain:
effects of hypoglycemia. 2002 Oct. Diabetes Nutr Metab.
15(5):281-4; discussion 284.
