Auditory Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory
Yajun Guan, M.S.
Doctorate Student
Phone: (734) 764-5196
Fax: (734) 764-0014
E-mail: yguan@umich.edu
Education
- Studying for Ph.D. in toxicology, School of Public Health, 2002 - current
- M.S., Molecular and Environmental Toxicology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 2000 - 2002
- M.S., Microbiology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 1997 - 2000
- Assistant Pharmacist, Dalian Pharmaceutical Corporation, Dalian, China, 1995 - 1997
- B.S., Microbiology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 1991 - 1995
Hobbies
- Music
- Travel
- Reading
- Fishing
Research Project
My research project is to investigate the aminoglycoside-induced inner ear sensory cell death. I will focus on the molecular mechanisms of aminolgycoside ototoxicity and signal transduction pathways in an in vitro system, namely inner ear HEI-OC1 cell line. The long-range goal is to establish the in vivo mechanisms and pathways of aminolgycoside-induced hearing loss, and to deduce suggestions for potential treatments/prevention.
