Research into neural regeneration and the utilization of stem cells holds hope for millions of Americans who are affected by deafness, blindness, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and other neurological disorders.  The members of our lab are investigating those topics and seeking to discover methods for stimulating the regeneration of neurosensory cells and means for preventing their loss.

The Research Team  

JeffCorwin 
Jeffrey T. Corwin, Principal Investigator, received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UCSD in 1980 and taught at the University of Hawaii from 1981-1988.  He has been with UVa since 1988, holding various professional positions.

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Sol Collado,  Post-doc, received her Ph.D. from University of Houston in 2006. She joined the lab in February 2007.

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Joe Burns, graduate student in Biomedical Engineering

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Ben Thiede, Neuroscience Graduate Program student

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Doan On, undergraduate researcher, is a fourth year student getting a B.S. in biology and minoring in German.  He started as a laboratory aide in the summer of 2007. 

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Lisa Igbani, undergraduate Lab Assistant, is a second year student at UVa and has been working in the lab since July 2005 when she was a Charlottesvile High School student.

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Mark Schneyer a Medical Resident in UVa' s Department of Otolaryngology is doing a four-month research rotation in the lab.

 

TaylorGilmore
Taylor Gilmore, undergraduate researcher, is a third year student at UVa and is a current Virginia Lions Club Auditory Neurosience undergraduate fellow in the lab since May 2006.