The goal of our research is to explore the cellular and molecular basis of hearing and balance. Hearing loss is America’s leading disability, affecting millions of people of all ages. To develop preventative and restorative clinical approaches, it is crucial to understand the processes underlying hearing and balance on the cellular and molecular level. Hearing is mediated by sensory hair cells, part of a highly specialized neuroepithelium in the inner ear. Specifically, our research focuses on the molecular mechanisms that lead to the degeneration, maintenance and repair of hair cell structures and function.
Latest news
- News coverage on our eLife paper and the R01 award:
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- Congratulations to the entire team: We just received our Notice of Award for a major NIH grant (R01)! (7/1/2023)
- Congratulations to Beth! Her paper on the role XIRP2 in hair cell repair was published in eLife (May 2023)
- Congratulations to newly minted Dr. Sihan Li for successful defense of his PhD thesis (Dec 2022)
- Congratulations to newly minted Dr. Beth Wagner for successful defense of her PhD thesis (Dec 2021)
- Congratulations to the entire team: We just received our Notice of Award for a major NIH grant (R01)! (7/1/2020)
- Congratulations to graduate student Sihan Li! Sihan’s paper on Myosin VIIa’s role in tensioning the tip link was officially accepted for publication in Nature Communications (4/1/2020)
- Congratulations to undergraduate researcher Danny Chen, for receiving a Harrison and College Council grant!
- Congratulations to graduate student Beth Wagner! Her review on “Hair cell maintenance and repair” was published in Trends in Neurosciences (6/1/2019)
- Congratulations to undergraduate researcher Jeewoo Kim, for receiving a Harrison and College Council grant!
- Congratulations to undergraduate researcher Jeewoo Kim, for receiving a Double Hoo grant (together with Sihan Li)!
- Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow Ting-Ting! Her paper on LMO7’s role in cuticular plate integrity was published in Nature Communications (3/1/2019)
- Congratulations to Neurotology fellow Doug Ruhl! His paper on the role of Necroptosis in ototoxicity was published in Journal of Neurosciences (2/1/2019)
Positions open
We always accept applications of motivated and passionate graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Please contact Jung-Bum Shin directly ([email protected]).
We always accept applications of motivated and passionate graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Please contact Jung-Bum Shin directly ([email protected]).