Research

Research Areas in the Biomedical Sciences Department

Learn about our current research areas:

Neuroscience
Hearing and Hearing Loss
Cancer Biology
Molecular Structure and Function of Peptides
Undergraduate Research

Neuroscience

Neuroanatomy, Neurobiology, Neurophysiology

David He: Auditory neurobiology and neurophysiology
Peter Steyger: Auditory neurobiology and neurophysiology
Garrett Soukup: Role of MicroRNAs in neurosensory systems

Hearing and Hearing Loss

David He: Cochlear sensory hair cells, outer hair cell motility, age-related hearing loss
Garrett Soukup: MicroRNAs in development and maintenance of sensory hair cells and neurons
Peter Steyger: Mechanisms of aminoglycoside antibiotics-induced hearing loss
Litao Tao: Epigenetic regulation of gene transcription in the cochlea
Marisa Zallocchi: Understanding the relationship between integrins and Usher proteins during inner ear development

Cancer Biology

Laura Hansen: Prevention and treatment of skin cancer
Brian North: Molecular mechanisms of cancer, aging and age-related diseases
Jun Xia: Endogenous and environmental DNA damage and mutagenesis, cancer genomics, and lung cancer risk gene function

Molecular Structure and Function of Peptides

Sandor Lovas: Peptide chemistry, structural bioinformatics and proteomics, biophysical chemistry
David Smith: Calcitonin-gene related peptide

Undergraduate Research

Faculty members in the Department of Biomedical Science routinely work with undergraduate students in their laboratories. Undergraduate students may work on a volunteer basis, for Directed Independent Research credit (BMS 497), or to fulfill Honors Program or Department of Chemistry research requirements (HRS 497 or CHM 297/498) with appropriate program approval.

Undergraduate Research at Creighton