Research Team
Principal Investigator
Jung-Bum Shin, PhD. Associate Professor
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I received my PhD in the lab of Gary Lewin at the Max Delbrueck Center in Berlin, Germany. I then moved to the lab of Peter Barr-Gillespie at the Oregon Health Science University in Portland for my postdoctoral studies. In 2010, I joined the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Virginia.
I enjoy all kinds of sports (active and passive), my favorite being soccer. I am trying to keep up with the undergraduate and graduate students in pickup games, but it is getting increasingly difficult. I also used to read a lot, but recently have become lazy and have resorted to binge-watching Netflix and Amazon Prime shows (also some Korean dramas, I have to admit...). |
Graduate Students
Elizabeth Wagner, graduate student
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I’m a graduate student in the Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics program. I graduated from Clemson in 2015 with a dual B.S. degree in Biochemistry and Genetics, with a minor in psychology. My project involves characterizing the repair of noise-induced damage to hair bundle stereocilia. In my free time, I like to read, watch Clemson football, spend time with my dog, and explore Charlottesville.
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Sihan Li, graduate student
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I am a graduate student in the Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Program. I received my B.S. degree in Biotechnology from Hebei Normal University, China in 2016. My current investigation concerns the roles of different isoforms of MyosinVIIA in mechanotransduction and their gene regulation. I also work on deep-learning, trying to develop new tools for image denoising and ABR analysis. Outside the lab, I like to play badminton and hike with my friends. I am also a video-gamer when left on my own.
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Undergraduate Researchers
Jeewoo Kim, undergraduate researcher
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I work on the Myo7a project in the lab and majored in neuroscience. I’m going to Vanderbilt for my MD/PhD and in my free time I like to run and make videos
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Danny Chen, undergraduate researcher
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I work with Beth to elucidate the role of XIRP2 in hair cell stereocilia damage repair and maintenance. Nothing makes me happier than going to the lab and conducting research, playing sports, and helping people out in any way possible.
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Izzy Seka, undergraduate researcher
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Terry (Jin Sik) Song, undergraduate researcher
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My name is Terry Song, 4th year undergraduate, Psychology major, Pre-med track. I started working in the Shin lab since Fall of 2019.
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Past Lab pictures
 2013
From left: Shimon Francis, Jim Pagana, Sonali Nanda, Brian Nicholas, Jung-Bum Shin
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 2016
Back, from left: Doug Ruhl (neurotology fellow), Elizabeth Wagner (grad student), Jung-Bum Shin (PI)
Front, from left: Somang Paeng (volunteer), Tingting Du (postdoc), Sibo Zhang (research assistant), Nelson Barrientos (undergrad)
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2019
From left to right:
Beth Wagner,
Sihan Li, Mark Rudolf (Corwin lab), Robin Singleton (Corwin lab), Saman Hussain, Mikolaj Kozlowski (Corwin lab), Jeong-Hwan Choi (visiting professor), Ting-Ting Du
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Past members:
Tingting Du (postdoctoral fellow), Saman Hussain (postdoctoral fellow), Garrett Casale (ENT resident), Doug Ruhl (neurotology fellow), Bobby Reed (ENT resident), Jeong-Hwan Choi (visiting scholar), Shimon Francis (postdoc), Sonali Nanda (undergraduate researcher), Brian Nicholas (MD), Jim Pagana (technician), Josh Katz (technician), Michael Lacy (technician), Will Dougherty (ENT resident), Sibo Zhang (technician), Maura Nakahata (undergraduate researcher)
Tingting Du (postdoctoral fellow), Saman Hussain (postdoctoral fellow), Garrett Casale (ENT resident), Doug Ruhl (neurotology fellow), Bobby Reed (ENT resident), Jeong-Hwan Choi (visiting scholar), Shimon Francis (postdoc), Sonali Nanda (undergraduate researcher), Brian Nicholas (MD), Jim Pagana (technician), Josh Katz (technician), Michael Lacy (technician), Will Dougherty (ENT resident), Sibo Zhang (technician), Maura Nakahata (undergraduate researcher)