E-mail
rblou1@pop.uky.edu

Selected publications

Robert Blouin
Pharm.D.

Associate Dean
Research and Graduate Studies in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Executive Director
Economic Development and Innovations Management
College of Pharmacy

Professor
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Area of Graduate Study: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug metabolism.

Dr. Blouin's primary areas of research involve the study of the effect that diseases of physiologic states have on the pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism of drugs and xenobiotics. Research in these problem areas utilizes clinical pharmacology, animal models, tissue culture and molecular biology tools. Some examples of Dr. Blouin's specific areas of research include the study of mechanism(s) involved in the regulation and expression of the cytochrome P450 enzymes. Studies also include molecular mechanism(s) by which trauma and the acute phase response alter the pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism of drugs and xenobiotics and the study of the effect of obesity on the disposition of xenobiotics.