Vice-President for Research, Regents' Professor

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Address: Gould-Simpson 636
PO Box 210077
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-6640
E-Mail: tolbert@email.arizona.edu

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Research Interests

Neuron-neuron and neuron-glia interactions during development; development of olfactory system in insect model

Selected Publications

. Aug 2008. Glial investment of the adult and developing antennal lobe of Drosophila. J Comp Neurol, 509:526-50

Lipscomb BW, Tolbert LP. Jan 2006. Temporally Staggered Glomerulus Development in the Moth Manduca sexta. Chem Senses,2006 Jan 11;

Gibson NJ, Tolbert LP. Apr 2006. Activation of epidermal growth factor receptor mediates receptor axon sorting and extension in the developing olfactory system of the moth Manduca sexta. J Comp Neurol, 495:554-72

Tolbert LP, Oland LA, Tucker ES, Gibson NJ, Higgins MR, Lipscomb BW. Jun 2004. Bidirectional influences between neurons and glial cells in the developing olfactory system. Prog Neurobiol, 73:73-105