Douglas Rollins
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Title: Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Email address: drollins@alanine.pharm.utah.edu
Education and Training:
- B.S., 1967, Ohio State University
- M.D., 1973, University of Utah
- Ph.D., 1973, University of Utah
Research Interests:
The major interests of Dr. Rollins' laboratory are in development of sensitive and specific analytical methods using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry for measurements of drugs in a variety of human tissues. A particular research interest is investigation of the binding and incorporation of drugs of abuse into hair, with the view towards the potential forensic application in humans.
Selected Publications:
- Joseph, R.E., Hold, K.M., Wilkins, D.G., Rollins, D.E., and Cone, E.J. Drug testing with alternative matrices: Mechanisms of cocaine and codeine disposition in hair. Journal of Analytical Toxicology 23: 396-408, 1999.
- Wilkins, D.G., Rollins, D.E., Valdez, A.S., Mizuno, A., Krueger, G.G., and Cone, E.J. A retrospective study of buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine in human hair after multiple doses. Journal of Analytic Toxicology 23: 409-415, 1999.
- Hold, K.M., Borges, C.R., Wilkins, D.G., Rollins, D.E., and Joseph, R.E. Detection of nandrolone, testosterone and their esters in rat and human hair samples. Journal of Analytical Toxicology 23: 416-423, 1999.
- Borges, C. Wilkins, D. and Rollins, D. "Amphetamine and N-acetylamphetamine incorporation into hair: An investigation of the potential role of drug basicity in hair color bias". Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 25: 221-227, 2001.
- Paulsen, R., Wilkins, D., Slawson, M., Shaw, K. and Rollins, D. "Effects of four laboratory decontamination procedures on the quantitative determination of cocaine and metabolites into hair". Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 25: 490-496, 2001.
- Borges, C., Martin, S., Meyer, L. Wilkins, D. and Rollins, D. "Influx and efflux of amphetamine and N-acetylamphetamine in keratinocytes, pigmented melanocytes, and non-pigmented melanocytes". Accepted by the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, February 1, 2002.
