Hui Hong, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Contact

huihong1@creighton.edu
School of Medicine
Biomedical Sciences
CRISS I - Criss 1 - 313

Hui Hong, PhD

Assistant Professor

Hui (pronounced “Hway”) Hong is a neuroscientist specializing in the physiology, structure, gene expression, and function of the central auditory system. She obtained a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Tsinghua University in China and a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Northwestern University. Following her doctoral studies, she completed postdoctoral training at Oregon Health & Science University under the mentorship of Dr. Laurence Trussell. In 2025, she joined the faculty at Creighton University School of Medicine as an assistant professor.

Research Focus

Hui’s research focuses on transcriptomic, electrophysiological, and morphological analyses of central auditory neurons in both health and disease. Using Patch-seq, whole-cell patch-clamp recording, computational modeling, and immunohistochemistry, her work aims to uncover the mechanisms underlying auditory processing in the brainstem. She is also interested in exploring the neural circuitry of the central auditory system through optogenetic approaches. Additionally, her research examines the development of the central auditory system, with a particular emphasis on the critical role of sound input in shaping this process.

Department

Biomedical Sciences

Position

Assistant Professor