Jaime García-Añoveros, Professor
BS (UC Berkeley), PhD (Columbia University)

Function, dysfunction, development and degeneration of sensory receptor cells and neurons, and in particular those of somatosensory ganglia, inner ear and nose. But I also explore other questions of biomedical relevance or biological interest for which we have the right genetic tools.

Faculty of 1000 Faculty Member - Neuroscience - Sensory Systems

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Anne Duggan, Research Assistant Professor
BA (Harvard University), PhD (Columbia University)

Neural Development, with a focus on zinc-finger factors and their control of neuronal precursor proliferation as well as differentiation of neurons and hair cells. My approach has been mainly molecular and genetic, either forward (nematodes) or reverse (mice).

Faculty of 1000 Associate Faculty Member - Neuroscience - Sensory Systems

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Jemma L. Webber, Postdoctoral Fellow
B.Sc. (U of Bristol), PhD (University College London)
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Jemma is investigating cochlear development and innervation

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John Clancy
Technician

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Chuan Zhi Foo
Graduate Student (DGP)
MS (New York University)
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Chuan is exploring molecular mechanisms differentiations outer vs inner hair cells

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Yingjie Zhou, Postdoctoral Fellow

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Natalia Yraola, Undergraduate Student (Loyola University)

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Alumni               Position in Lab     Subsequent Position
Keiichi Nagata, PhD              Research Assistant Professor        -Artistic Photographer and Filmmaker Satoki Nagata
Andrew Castiglioni, PhD        Postdoc                                       -Biological Nonproliferation Specialist, Technical Nonproliferation Policy Support, Nuclear                                                                                                 Engineering Division, Argonne National Lab.
Gagan Kumar, MD                Postdoc                                       -Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
Jason Rosenbaum, MD         Graduate Student   (MSTP)            -Resident, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, U of Wisconsin-Madison
Thomas Madathany, BS        Undergraduate & Technician           -Medical Student, Rush Medical School, Chicago, IL 
Matthew Kresca, BS             Postbaccalaureate Student            -Rosalind Franklin University of Science and Medicine, North Chicago, IL 
Aaron Praiss, BS                  Undergraduate                              -Medical Student, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, New York, NY
Sarah Lee, BS                      Undergraduate                              -Medical Student, Northwestern U Feinberg School of Medicine
Peter Hanna, BS                   Undergraduate                              -Medical Student with Special Qualification for Biomedical Research                                                                                                                                              Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH.
Beatriz Pagán-Ortiz , BS       Undergraduate                              -PhD Student, Biomedical Science, Ponce School of Med., PR.
Emma N. Flores, PhD           Graduate Student (NUIN)              -Program Coordinator, Graduate Professional Success in the Biomedical Sciences                                                                                                 (GPS-BIOMED), UC Irvine.
Freddie G. Márquez              Postbaccalaureate Student            -PhD Student in Neuroscience, UC Irvine
Jorge A. Cantú                      Postdoc                                       -Assistant Professor of Biology, Northeastern Illinois University
Natalie N. Remis                   Graduate Student (DGP) 
Sarah M Lorenzen                 Graduate Student (DGP)               -Medical Science Liaison, ElMindA.
Ann K Hogan                         Graduate Student (DGP)               -Graduate Student (DGP)
Teerawat Wiwatpanit             Graduate Student (DGP)               -Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University

Teerawat Wiwatpanit, Graduate Student (DGP)
BS (Bowdoin College)

Tee explored the cellular role of mucolipin channels in the specialized lysosomes of neonatal enterocytes and aging hair cells.
-Awarded Center for Genetic Medicine Travel Fellowship.   
-Awarded Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences Travel Award.
-Earned the 2019 Driskill Research Award for Alumni

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Jorge Cantú, Adjunct Assistant Professor (after initial Postdoc)
BA (U. Colorado), PhD (Northwestern University)

Jorge explored the genetics, development and cell biology of somatosensory and motor neurons and of cochlear hair cells, as well as specialized lysosomes.
-Awarded T32NS041234 from NIH-NINDS.

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Sarah M. Lorenzen, Graduate Student (NUIN)
BA (University of Southern California)

Sarah investigated the development of primary sensory neurons and outer hair cells of inner ear.
-Awarded 5T32AG020418 from NIH-NIA and 1F31DC012483 from NIH-NIDCD.

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Emma N. Flores, Graduate Student (NUIN)
BS (UC Irvine)

Emma investigated auditory nociception, contributing to the discovery of a novel pathway from ear to brain that signals tissue damaging noise.
-Awarded 2T32NS041234 from NIH-NINDS and 1F31DC012013 from NIH-NIDCD.

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Natalie N. Remis, Graduate Student (IGP)
BS (Drake University)

Natalie generated mice lacking the Mcoln3  gene in order to elucidate the role of the TRPML3 channel in inner ear and other organs. She contributed to finding a mayor role played by mucolipin-endowed lysosomes in a pathology unique to the neonatal intestine.
-Awarded 5F31DC010529 from NIH-NIDCD.

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Keiichi Nagata, Research Assistant Professor
PhD (Nagoya University)

Cellular electrophysiology and calcium imaging of sensory receptor cells and channels.

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Freddie G. Márquez, Technician
BS (DePaul Univ.)

Freddie helped Dr Cantú and also investigated the central aspects of auditory nociception

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Andrew Castiglioni, Postdoc
PhD (Brown University)

Andrew joined the lab after a PhD with Diane Lipscombe studying calcium channels in nociceptors. While in the lab, he explored mucolipin (TRPML channel) biology in sensory and non-sensory organs. After several years in our lab, Andrew obtained a position at Argone National Labs.
-Awarded 2T32NS041234 from NIH-NINDS.

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Matthew Kresca, Postbaccalaureate Student
BS (Northwestern University)

Matt helped Anne Duggan on mouse neurodevelopmental studies.

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Aaron Praiss, Undergraduate Student

A double major in music (violin) and biology, Aaron joined the lab with an interest in cochlear function.
-Awarded the Undergraduate Research Assistant Program (URAP) and Summer Undergraduate Research (URG) grants from NU.

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Andrea Henricks
Medical Student
BS (Harvard University)
Andrea is exploring INSM1 in neurogenesis

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