Manoj Kumar, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Research topic: KCNQ2/3 potassium channel activator mitigates noise-trauma-induced hypersensitivity to sounds in mice
Long-term goal: To identify the molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms underlying the plasticity of the auditory cortex after noise-induced hearing loss.
Published Research
An Ultraresponsive Green Biosensor for Robust in Vivo Imaging of Synaptic Zinc Dynamics, American Chemical Society, 2026.
SECOND YEAR
Wei Sun, Ph.D., University at Buffalo (see 2024 Grantee)