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  

Jeff Corwin 


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.

 ZHu     


Zhing Qing Hu, Post-Doc, completed three degress, 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.
 ZhenjieLu


Zhengqui Lu, Post-Doc, received a doctorate in Neurobiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and began his first post-doc training in the lab in August 2005.

 JChristophel


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.
 JoeBurns


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.
 TaylorGilmore


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.
 LisaIgbani


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.