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
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. |
Zheng Qing Hu, Post-Doc, completed three degrees, Masters, M.D, and Ph.D., from Shanghai Medical University in China and a second Ph.D. degree from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden prior to joining the lab in January 2005.
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Joe Burns, graduate student in Biomedical Engineering, received his bachelors degree from UVa in 2006 and is doing an eight-week rotation in the lab.
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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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Taylor Gilmore, undergraduate researcher, is a second year student at UVa and is a current Virginia Lions Club Auditory Neurosience undergraduate fellow in the lab since May 2006. |
Lisa Igbani, undergraduate Lab Assistant, is a first 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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Doan On, undergraduate researcher, is a third 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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Jared Christophel is a Medical Resident Physician at the UVa Medical Center, receive his M.D. here, and is doing a four-month research rotation in the lab.
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