Robert L. Low, MD, PhD
Robert L. Low, MD, PhD

Robert L. Low, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Graduate Program Director

 

Education:

  • M.D., 1977, University of Chicago

  • Ph.D., 1975, University of Chicago

 

Postdoctoral Education:

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Diagnostic Roles:

  • Autopsy Service

 

Teaching Roles:

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Research Activities:

  • Mechanism of mitochondrial DNA replication in the mammalian cell.

 

Selected Publications:

  • Parks WA, Couper CL, Low RL. Phosphatidylcholine and phos-phatidylethanolamine enhance the activity of the mammalian mitochondrial endonuclease in vitro. J Biol Chem 265, 3436-3439, 1990.

  • Houmiel K, Gerschenson M, Low RL. Mitochondrial endonuclease activity in the rat varies markedly among tissues in relation to the rate of tissue metabolism. Biochem Biophys Acta 1079, 197-202, 1993.

  • Gerschenson M, Low RL, Loehr J. Levels of the mitochondrial endonuclease during rat cardiac development implicate a role for the enzyme in repair of oxidative damage. J Mol Cell Cardiol 26, 31-40, 1994.

  • Fraser M, Low RL. Fungal and mitochondrial nucleases. In: Nucleases (Roberts R, Linn S eds), Cold Spring Harbor Press, 1993, in press.

  • Gerschenson, M., Houmiel, K.L., and Low R.L.: Endonuclease G from mammalian nuclei is identical to the major endonuclease of mitochondria. Nucleic Acids Res. 23:88-97, 1995.

 

Office Location:

UCD-School of Medicine at Fitzsimons

12800 E. 19th Ave.

Bldg. RC-1 North, Room P18-5119

 

Contact Information:

Phone: (303) 724-4307

Fax:    (303) 724-3712

Email:  Robert.Low@uchsc.edu

 

Mailing Address:

UCD-School of Medicine at Fitzsimons

Department of Pathology

Mail Stop 8104, P.O. Box 6511

Aurora, CO 80045