We used our lab meeting to discuss racial disparities in Baltimore and elsewhere. Here are some resources/actions we came up with!

Discuss the issues to increase awareness. Do a little bit—many people collectively—to combat economic and educational barriers. Support black-owned businesses by liking their pages on social media and making purchases. Donate to organizations that work to address disparities. Read Baltimore-based authors. Learn about and celebrate black historic figures in Baltimore. Some useful links below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a-lzdtxOlWuzYNGqwlYwxMWADtZ6vJGCpKhtJHHrS54/preview?pru=AAABcqovQAw*CwSEV2952HdluUlfDYXcDA

https://d-watkins.com/

https://ta-nehisicoates.com/
https://www.baltimorebrew.com/2020/05/08/devin-allens-photographs-now-on-view-virtually-at-city-hall/

https://www.bannekerfoundation.com/

www.shanakeller.com

Recent papers with Glowatzki and Mueller labs

We’re pleased to announce our recent papers published with the Glowazki and Mueller labs and a review by former student Dillan Villavisanis and postdoc Kat Schrode!

Cunningham CL, Qiu X, Wu Z, Zhao B, Peng G, Kim YH, Lauer A, Müller U. TMIE Defines Pore and Gating Properties of the Mechanotransduction Channel of Mammalian Cochlear Hair Cells. Neuron. 2020 Apr 16;. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.03.033. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32343945.

Wu JS, Yi E, Manca M, Javaid H, Lauer AM, Glowatzki E. Sound exposure dynamically induces dopamine synthesis in cholinergic LOC efferents for feedback to auditory nerve fibers. Elife. 2020 Jan 24;9. doi: 10.7554/eLife.52419. PubMed PMID: 31975688; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7043886.

Villavisanis DF, Berson ER, Lauer AM, Cosetti MK, Schrode KM. Sex-based Differences in Hearing Loss: Perspectives From Non-clinical Research to Clinical Outcomess. Otol Neurotol. 2020 Mar;41(3):290-298. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002507. PubMed PMID: 31789968; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7012726.