Expert in areas of gifted scholars and research by minority scholars. Expert on reproduction and hormones. Authored more than 40 articles on biological chemistry, endocrinology, molecular endocrinology and biology of reproduction. Expert in cell biology with particular expertise about the eye. Research covers changes that occur in the eye after exposure to light and dark, especially in the octopus, a marine mollusk common in intertidal waters of Southern California.
Research extends to all visual systems including that of humans.
Dr. Robles' research is directly applicable to eye diseases that result from disruption of the cytoskeleton in the photoreceptors of the retina.