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Genetically encoded far out (far-red) fluorescent indicator for tracking SYNAPTIC ZINC in brain slices and awake mice. Excellent collaboration with Huiwang Ai (U Virginia), Charlie Anderson (WVU) and Manoj Kumar (Pitt) - to appear soon in Science Advances.

Excellent work from very talented electrophysiologists Amanda Henton and Yanjun Zhao . Noise Trauma - Hearing Loss - Cortical Plasticity - PV interneurons - KCNQ Potassium Channel Gating (what else could I ask for?) jneurosci.org/content/early/…

The Department of Otolaryngology Pitt Oto UPMC UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is ranked 2nd in the nation in NIH funding among Otolaryngology departments for 2022. Proud of this talented group and grateful to work alongside such outstanding researchers! brimr.org/wp-content/upl…

New powerful tool to study zinc biology in awake mice when they hear, in brain slices, in cell culture, and in more applications to come. (Very good experience with Science Advances) science.org/doi/epdf/10.11…

Excited to announce that we are recruiting a neurotologist Pitt Oto! We encourage early-stage or established clinician-scientists to apply. Great opportunity to be part of our Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center (phrc.pitt.edu) careers.upmc.com/job/18089667/o… Thanos Tzounopoulos

Paper Preview: A new CRE/DRE dual recombinase transgenic mouse reveals synaptic zinc release from non-lemniscal thalamic neurons that inhibits NMDARs of PT auditory cortical neurons. Excellent collaboration with my friend mike michaelides. To appear soon in Sci Adv. Thinc-Zinc!

Surgeon-Scientist faculty position careers.upmc.com/job/18089667/o… Pitt Oto José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS - to develop independent research program on hearing loss and hearing loss-related disorders. The phrc.pitt.edu provides a rich, supportive environment for collaboration and/or mentorship

Paper alert: New transgenic mouse - Auditory thalamus - Synaptic Zinc - Cortical PT neurons - NMDAR modulation. Excellent collaboration with my friend mike michaelides Manoj Kumar . science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Paper preview: How does mouse auditory cortex recover after noise trauma? In vitro, in vivo, and computational studies reveal cell type-specific plasticity and division of labor among interneuronal types. Manoj Kumar Brent Doiron Gregory Handy. Soon in Nature Communications.

Paper Alert: Sensory Organ Damage-Cortical plasticity-Principal, PV and VIP sound responses recover-SOM sound responses do NOT-Intrinsic excitability mechanisms. Grande Manoj Kumar with excellent collaborators Brent Doiron Gregory Handy and co-authors. rdcu.be/dgKpU

Good times with the lab and friends

eyeandear.org/2023/07/phrc-p… Manoj Kumar Pitt Oto phrc.pitt.edu Eye & Ear Foundation

Excited to announce the promotion of Manoj Manoj Kumar to Assist. Prof. (non-tenure track).  He has been publishing high impact research, receiving grants, and developing an independent research program. Plus, he just became a father!  Congrats Manoj! José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS Pitt Oto

Excited to announce the new graduate certificate program in hearing and vision sciences here in Pittsburgh, aiming to train the next generation of hearing and vision scientists in basic and translational research - hearingandvision.pitt.edu

Grande Brandon Bizup ! Excellent and fun collaboration with Amantha Thathiah and Chris Cunningham, excellent help by Sofie Brutsaert. ThinC ZinC ! Can you hear me now? pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Great meeting at a great place.

Brandon's paper was selected to appear on the cover of the PNAS. Briefly: Noise trauma - cochlear zinc signaling dysregulation - hearing loss. Zinc chelation (trapping) - Noise trauma - reduced zinc dysregulation - Hearing Loss Prevention. And a striking cover.

I am happy to announce that the Department of Otolaryngology and the Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center (PHRC) invite applications for an Assistant/Associate/Professor full-time, tenure-stream position in hearing research: nature.com/naturecareers/…

I am pleased to announce that Adele Moatti PhD will join the otolaryngology.pitt.edu and phrc.pitt.edu faculty on Sep. 1. Adele's excellent research program is focused on inner ear drug delivery. Excited to welcome Adele to our team. José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS Pitt Oto Eye & Ear Foundation

Congratulations to Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD, on receiving the Dr. Richard J. Bellucci Pioneer Award! This honor celebrates his outstanding, sustained contributions and dedication to hearing research. Read about it here from Pitt Health Sciences: ow.ly/fcHG50UQCAJ