The Department of Physiology and Biophysics - School of Medicine

Rossana Occhipinti, PhD

Instructor

PhD, Applied Mathematics, Case Western Reserve University

Mailing Address:

ORCiD:0000-0002-0519-7725
rossana.occhipinti@case.edu

Boron Lab

Honors and Awards

Melvin H. Knisely International Award, International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (2009)
Research Recognition Award, The American Physiological Society, Cell and Molecular Physiology Section (2012)

Featured Publications

Guo YM, Y Liu, M Liu, JL Wang, ZD Xie, KJ Chen, DK Wang, R Occhipinti, WF Boron & LM Chen. Na⁺/HCO₃^- cotransporter NBCn2 mediates HCO₃^- reclamation in the apical membrane of renal proximal tubules. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 28:2409-2419, 2017.
Occhipinti R & WF Boron. Mathematical modeling of acid-base physiology. Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 117:43-58, 2015.
Occhipinti R, R Musa-Aziz & WF Boron. Evidence from mathematical modeling that carbonic anhydrase II and IV enhance CO2 fluxes across Xenopus oocyte plasma membranes. Am. J. Physiol., Cell Physiol. 307:C841-58, 2014.
Somersalo E, R Occhipinti, WF Boron & D Calvetti. A reaction-diffusion model of CO2 influx into an oocyte. J. Theor. Biol. 309:185-203, 2012.
Occhipinti R, E Somersalo & D Calvetti. Astrocytes as the glucose shunt for glutamatergic neurons at high activity: an in silico study. J. Neurophysiol. 101:2528-38, 2009.

Related Research Areas

Major Research Areas
Biochemical Pathways
Gas Channels
Membrane Transport
Renal Proximal Tubules
pH Regulation
Biochemical Pathways, Gas Channels, Membrane Transport, Renal Proximal Tubules, pH Regulation
Disciplines
Animal Models
Cellular Modelling and Simulation
Electrophysiology
Metabolism
Systems Biology
Systems Modelling (Physiome)
Animal Models, Cellular Modelling and Simulation, Electrophysiology, Metabolism, Systems Biology, Systems Modelling (Physiome)
Organ Systems
Nervous System
Renal System
Respiratory System
Nervous System, Renal System, Respiratory System
Diseases
Acid-Base Disturbances
Acid-Base Disturbances
Major Techniques
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Electrophysiology
Ion-Sensitive Microelectrodes
Mathematical Modeling
Quantitative Fluorescence Imaging
Two-Electrode Voltage-Clamp Technique
Cellular and Molecular Biology, Electrophysiology, Ion-Sensitive Microelectrodes, Mathematical Modeling, Quantitative Fluorescence Imaging, Two-Electrode Voltage-Clamp Technique