Faculty & Staff
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Kevin Hayes
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Cong Tian, Ph.D.
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Research HighlightMay 17, 2021Building the mirror-image arrangement of sensory hair cells
Coordinated, proper hair cell orientation is vital for both hearing and motion detection, because each cell only detects motion in one direction. But how is that achieved? Basile Tarchini reveals the complex molecular cascade that yields proper hair cell arrangement in a new paper in Nature Communications. -
Research HighlightDecember 10, 2019Understanding how we achieve balance
A research team led by JAX Assistant Professor Basile Tarchini investigates the genetic basis of vestibular organization to understand better what causes dizziness. -
Research HighlightFebruary 28, 2019Two proteins essential for layered sterocilia elongation in the inner-ear
A research team led by Basile Tarchini has found two new proteins that are essential to the correct elongation of stereocilia, tiny hair-like cellular protrusions in the inner ear. -
Blog PostApril 19, 2018How to Refresh Your Mutant or Transgenic Mouse Strains
Maintaining experimental mouse colonies is a lot like juggling. There are a lot of balls that you have to keep in the air all the time. You need to evaluate the breeding performance, adjust the colony size to match required production, genotype the mice, and then plan and execute your experiments. It is easy to have concerns about genetic drift far down on your list of priorities. However, for mutant or transgenic mouse strains on inbred backgrounds dealing with potential genetic drift needs to be a priority.
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Press ReleaseSeptember 09, 2020What keeps sperm production going?
JAX Professor Bob Braun has received new funding to study the genetic factors involved in spermatogonial stem cell turnover and maintenance, a vital aspect of human fertility. -
Research HighlightApril 11, 2019
Mechanisms of sound perception
A new paper in PNAS offers new insights into the proteins that influence our ability to perceive sound direction and intensity. -
Search MagazineMay 21, 2018
Tuning in to the inner ear
Basile Tarchini, Ph.D., is working to understand the basic mechanisms underlying hair cell development, with the goal of restoring hearing following injury. -
Press ReleaseDecember 12, 2017Protein Daple coordinates inner-ear single-cell and organ-wide directionality
JAX, Rockefeller research team shows mice lacking Daple show developmental defects in hair cells and bundles.