PHYSICS/BK21 SEMINAR [6.16]

The genetic basis for a human hearing disorder

 * Speaker : Cynthia Schoen  ( University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor)

 * Place : 512 Conference room, APCTP Headquarters

 * Date & Time : June  16 (Wed.)  2:30  ~  3:30 pm

*  Abstract: 

  Although hearing impairment is common with increasing age,
  there are a number of genetic disorders that can cause deafness. I 
  have identified the gene responsible for an autosomal dominant 
  auditory neuropathy and subsequently developed an animal model to 
  study it. In this lecture I will discuss the anatomy of the inner ear,
  the process of normal hearing, and the discovery of a novel mutation 
  that causes human deafness.

Contact Person : Prof. Seunghwan Kim (054-279-2085, swan@postech.ac.kr)