Douglas E. Vetter, Ph.D.
Cochlear research, scientific publications, and general lab information

PEOPLE

Here are the people who have populated the lab and done so much of the work.

Past students:

1) Christine Graham- 2004-2010 (thesis defense Aug. 2010) Project: Evaluation of the role played by the CRHR1 and CRHR2 genes in inner ear development/function.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Human Nutrition Research Center, Boston (PI- Andy Greenberg)
Current position-COBRE Program coordinator, Univ. New England

 

2) Sevin Turcan- 2004-2010 (thesis defense April 2010) Project: Biostatistical analyses of gene expression in mice carrying null alleles of genes important for inner ear development.

April 2003- May 2004,  Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Masters student; Primary Advisor- Project: Computer modeling of olivocochlear function, with special emphasis on nicotinic receptor biophysical states.

Current position- Postdoctoral Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY (PI- Tim Chan)

 

3) Vidya Murthy- 2004-2009 (thesis defense June 2009) Project: Evaluation of the role nicotinic receptors play in the developing innervation to hair cells of the mammalian inner ear.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Mass General Hospital, Boston (PI- Marcy MacDonald)
Current position- Senior Applications Scientist, Harvard Bioscience

 

4) Julian Tarranda- 2006-2008 Visiting graduate student from Univ. Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Argentina. Project: Morphological and physiological analysis of alpha9 knock-in mice. Previous visit, June 2004-Dec. 2004.  Project: Morphological and physiological analysis of alpha10 knockout mice and completion/validation of alpha9 knock-in mouse targeting constructs.

Current position- Postdoctoral Fellow, Cold Spring Harbor , NY (PI- Pavel Osten)

 

5) Jian-Cheng (Jan) Chang- 2004-2005 (Master's thesis, graduation May 2005) Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Masters student.  Project- Analysis of Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor family gene expression in the mammalian inner ear.

Ph.D. candidate, UMass, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology.

Current position- Postdoctoral research fellow, AVRDC- The World Vegetable Center, Taiwan ROC.

 

Past Postdoctoral Fellows:

Johnvesly Basappa, Ph.D., June 2004-May 2007. Project- Proteomic analysis of 1) alpha9 and alpha10 nAChR knockout mice; and 2) the corticotropin releasing hormone receptor system of the inner ear.

Current position- staff scientist at Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor.

 

Past undergrads/summer interns:

Tufts Univ. School of Medicine, Boston, MA

1) Stacey Beberman (Central Conn. College), June-August 2002 undergraduate student- Conn. College. Currently working at NIH as a post-baccalaureate fellow

2) Suchin Wadwani (Univ. Texas),  May-August 2003 undergraduate student.

3) Olufunmi Awonuga,  March 2004- May 2004. Undergraduate student summer internship, Tufts Univ.

4) Tahmer Winston (earned PhD in Biomedical Sciences at UMDNJ ), June 2006-Aug. 2006. Minority Undergraduate Research Summer Program member.

5) Hiren Patel, June 2006- Aug. 2006.

6)  Eric Teplicki, June 2007-Aug. 2007. Minority Undergraduate Research Summer Program member.

7)  Marie-Pierre Payen (Boston Univ.), June 2008-Aug. 2008. Minority Undergraduate Research Summer Program member.

8)  Nadeem Haque (Notre Dame), June 2008-Aug. 2008. Undergraduate student summer internship.

9)  Matthew Hamada, March 2010-June 2011. (shared time with Dr. Kathleen Yee, Dept. Anatomy) Undergraduate student research internship.



Univ. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
10) Nameta Mota (Mercer Univ.), June 2012-Aug 2012. Undergraduate student summer research intern.
11) Joshua Lonthair (Univ. Texas, Galveston grad school), June 2012-Aug 2012. Undergraduate SURE summer fellow.
12) Rochelle Corbitt (Tuogaloo College), June 2013- present. Undergraduate SURE Program summer fellow, Jackson Heart Study Scholar Program.
13) LeeAndrea Mitchell (Tuogaloo College), June 2014- Aug 2014. Undergraduate SURE Program summer fellow
14) Sorbor Jaryan (Mississippi College grad school), Sept. 2014- present.


High School Science Mentoring:

Sarah Leonard, 2005. High School Science Mentor Program (Boston Latin High School).
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