Education
Ph.D., Biophysics: University of California, Berkeley
Fellowship,
Neurology/Neurochemistry: Stanford University
Research Interests
Mechanisms of brain edema, cellular volume regulation, membrane channel activation during apoptosis, blood-brain barrier water transport.
Pictured left to right: Megan Dines,
Dr. James Olson, and Jill Aston.
Active Grants
Wallace Kettering Neuroscience Institute,
Cooperative Research Agreement 7/1/2007 – present (Principal Investigator). Brain
Imaging Using Nanoparticles.
Emergency Medicine Foundation, Medical Student
Research Grant 7/1/2008 – 6/30/2009
(Medical Student Mentor for Amanda Reese). Regulation of Taurine
Transporter Protein Phosphorylation
Selected Bibliography from 69 Articles and Chapters
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D'Agostino, Dominic P.; Olson, James E.; and
Dean, Jay B. Acute hyperoxia increases lipid peroxidation and induces
plasma membrane blebbing in human U87 glioblastoma cells. Neuroscience,
159:1011-1022, 2009.
Li, Guangze and Olson, James E. Purinergic
activation of anion conductance and osmolyte efflux in cultured
rat hippocampal neurons. American Journal of Physiology (Cell Physiology),
295(6):C1550-C1560, 2008.
Stepaniak, Phillip C., Hamilton, Glenn
C., Olson, James
E., Gilmore, Stevan M., Stizza,
Denis M., and Beck, Bradley.
Physiologic effects of simulated +Gx orbital reentry profiles in
hemorrhagic shock modeled primates. Aviation, Space, and Environmental
Medicine,78: A14-A25, 2007.
Olson, James E. and Eduardo Martinho Jr. Regulation
of taurine transport in rat hippocampal neurons by hypoosmotic
swelling. Journal of
Neurochemistry, 96:1375-1389, 2006.
Olson, James E. and Kreisman, Norman R. Volume
regulation in the hippocampus. In: Cell Volume Regulation and Cellular Signaling. P.
Lauf and N. Adragna (eds.) New York: Kluwer Plenum, pp. 331-338,
2005.
Li, Guangze and Olson, James E. Cell
volume modifies an ATP-sensitive anion conductance in cultured
hippocampal astrocytes. In: Cell Volume Regulation and Cellular Signaling. P.
Lauf and N. Adragna (eds.) New York: Kluwer Plenum, pp. 405-406,
2005.
Muehlberger, Patrick M.; Pilmanis, Andrew A.;
Webb, James T.; and Olson,
James E. Altitude decompression sickness symptom resolution
during descent to ground level. Aviation, Space, and Environmental
Medicine,75(6):496-499, 2004.
Olson, James E.; Li, Guangze; Wang,
Ling; and Lu, Luo. Volume regulated anion conductance
in cultured rat cerebral astrocytes requires calmodulin
activity. Glia,46(4):391-401,
2004.
Li, Guangze and Olson, James E. Extracellular
ATP activates chloride and taurine conductanes in cultured hippocampal
neurons. Neurochemical Research, 29(1):239-246, 2004.
Kreisman, Norman R. and Olson, James E. Taurine
enhances volume regulation in osmotically swollen hippocampal slices, Neuroscience,120(3):635-642,
2003.
Olson, James E.; Kreisman, Norman
R.; Lim, Jenny; Hoffman, Beth; Schelble, Dana; and
Leasure, James. Taurine and cellular volume regulation
in the hippocampus, In: Taurine 5.B.
Lombardini, S. Schaffer; and J. Azuma (eds.) New York: Kluwer Plenum,
pp. 107-114, 2003.
Chellis, Mary; Olson, James E.;
Augustine, James; and Hamilton, Glenn C. Evaluation of missed diagnoses
for patients admitted from the emergency department. Academic Emergency
Medicine, 8, 125-130, 2001.
De Lorenzo, Robert A.; Olson, James E.;
Boska, Michael; Johnston, Renate; Hamilton, Glenn C.; Augustine,
James; and Barton, Rhonda. Optimal positioning for cervical immobilization. Annals
of Emergency Medicine, 28:301-308, 1996.
Artistic and Reflective Contributions
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan.
The Match. Academic Emergency Medicine, in
press.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan.
Longevity had its place and I'm concerned about that now. Academic
Emergency Medicine, 16(1):49, 2009.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan. Thoughts
from my visit to Salvatore Vicario. Academic Emergency
Medicine, 15(7):648, 2008.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan.
At the time of my need, father returns the favor. Academic Emergency
Medicine, 15(1):31, 2008.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan. Can I ever
be forgiven? Academic Emergency Medicine, 14(12):1198-1199,
2007.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan. Please excuse
Jonny, he has prostate cancer. Academic Emergency Medicine,
14(10):912-913, 2007.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan. The collective
inefficiencies of cubicles and curtains. Academic Emergency
Medicine, 14 (7):615, 2007.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan. Predicting
certainty in spite of evidence to the contrary. Academic
Emergency Medicine, 14(2):162, 2007.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan. At the discharge
counter. Academic Emergency Medicine, 14(1):73, 2007.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan. Diagnostic
crayoning while awaiting our ED's healing art. Academic Emergency
Medicine, 13(12)1354, 2006.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan. Justice
before your peers. Academic Emergency Medicine, 13(10):1019,
2006.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan. Scientific
assemblies ordain convention. Annals of Emergency Medicine,
48(3):337, 2006.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan. Servicing
the petite summer menu. Academic Emergency Medicine, 13(9):930,
2006.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan I. Scholastic
sharecropping. Academic Emergency Medicine, 13(3):263,
2006.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan I. Do not
be stranded by signals not perfectly understood. Annals of
Emergency Medicine, 45(5):559, 2005.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan I. A shift
where the keel plowed air. Academic Emergency Medicine, 12(3):196,
2005.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan I. How
fertile is an RRC-EM visit? Academic Emergency Medicine, 12(7):628,
2005.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan I. Can
we free our professors? Academic Emergency Medicine, 11(2):161,
2004.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan I. Field
of study for the retired chair. Academic Emergency Medicine, 11(3):306,
2004.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan I. Oh drunken
doctor, what did ya' do? Academic Emergency Medicine,
11(5):432, 2004.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan I. Keeping
a precious moment between the pages. Academic Emergency Medicine, 11(5):434,
2004.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan I. Admonishment
for the expert witness. Academic Emergency Medicine, 11(5):618,
2004.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan I. One
ancient's path to the graveyard. Academic Emergency Medicine,
11(10):1013, 2004.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan I.
The artistry of attending in the ED. Academic Emergency Medicine, 11(10):1066,
2004.
Olson, James E. and Singer, Jonathan. Of shoes
and codes and sealing bags. Academic Emergency Medicine, 11(12):1372,
2004.
Awards and Other Professional Activities
Decision Editor, Academic Emergency Medicine, 2008-present.
Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, Program
Committee 2007-present.
Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Research
committee 2002-2007, chair 2004-2007.
American College of Emergency Physicians, Scientific
Research Committee 2002-present.
Outstanding Achievement in Medical education and
Research, Wright State University Academy of Medicine, 2008.
Best Oral Presentation, 16th Annual Society for
Neuroscience Midwest Regional Meeting, 2006.
Member, National Institutes of Health: Brain Disorders
and Clinical Neuroscience Study Sections, 2001 – present.
Member, National Institutes of Health: Developmental
and Cellular Neuroscience Fellowship Grants Study Section, 1999.
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California Dean’s
Post-doctoral Fellowship, 1980–1981.
Personal Interests
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