Research
Research Areas in the Biomedical Sciences Department
Learn about our current research areas:
- Neuroscience
- Hearing and Hearing Loss
- Cancer Biology
- Molecular Structure and Function of Peptides
- Undergraduate Research
Neuroscience
Neuroanatomy, Neurobiology, Neurophysiology
- Kelsey Anbuhl: Auditory neurobiology and neurophysiology
- Allison Coffin: Synaptic plasticity in the auditory periphery
- David He: Auditory neurobiology and neurophysiology
- Hui Hong: Auditory neurobiology and neurophysiology
- Peter Steyger: Auditory neurobiology and neurophysiology
- Garrett Soukup: Role of MicroRNAs in neurosensory systems
- Jemma Webber: Auditory circuit assembly during cochlear development
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Hearing and Hearing Loss
- Kelsey Anbuhl: Understanding the neural circuits that support auditory perceptual and cognitive skills, and how hearing loss can alter those circuits
- Allison Coffin: Cellular mechanisms of hair cell damage, development of preventative or restorative therapies
- David He: Cochlear sensory hair cells, outer hair cell motility, age-related hearing loss
- Hui Hong: Auditory brainstem neurons, noise-induced hearing loss, congenital hearing loss
- Justine Renauld: Stria vascularis development and function, endolymph homeostasis
- Garrett Soukup: MicroRNAs in development and maintenance of sensory hair cells and neurons
- Peter Steyger: Mechanisms of aminoglycoside antibiotics-induced hearing loss
- Litao Tao: Epigenetic regulation of gene transcription in the cochlea
- Jemma Webber: Molecular regulation of cochlear hair cell fate and innervation
- Marisa Zallocchi: Understanding the relationship between integrins and Usher proteins during inner ear development
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Cancer Biology
- Laura Hansen: Prevention and treatment of skin cancer
- Brian North: Molecular mechanisms of cancer, aging and age-related diseases
Molecular Structure and Function of Peptides
- Sandor Lovas: Peptide chemistry, structural bioinformatics and proteomics, biophysical chemistry
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Undergraduate Research
Faculty members in the Department of Biomedical Science routinely work with undergraduate students in their laboratories. Undergraduate students may work on a volunteer basis, for Directed Independent Research credit (BMS 497), or to fulfill Honors Program or Department of Chemistry research requirements (HRS 497 or CHM 297/498) with appropriate program approval.
Contact Us
Biomedical Sciences – MS & PhD Programs
Garrett Soukup
PhD Professor of Biomedical Sciences
garrettsoukup@creighton.edu
402.280.5754
Senior Program Coordinator
Sabina Coffiel
SabinaCoffiel@creighton.edu
402.280.3356
