Ming Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
EDUCATION
- 1980 M.D. Shanghai Medical University II
- 1989 Ph.D. Otol-neurology- University of Iowa -Iowa City, IA
- 1995 NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Iowa
- 1997 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Northwestern University
- 2001 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, House Ear Institute
RESEARCH
Cochlear implants, auditory neuroscience, brain mapping and auditory electrophysiology.
PUBLICATIONS
Zhang, M. and F. Kalinec. 2002. Structural domains in the basolateral plasma membrane of cochlear hair cells. JARO. 3(3).
Zhang, M. 2001. Effect of pH variations on outer hair cell (OHC) functions. Assoc for Res in Otolaryngology. 24:71.
Kalinec, F., Zhang, M., Urrutia, R.A., and G. Kalinec. 2000. Rho GTPases mediate the regulation of cochlear outer hair cell motility by acetylcholine. J Biol Chem. 275(36):28000-28005.
Zhang, M. and F. Kalinec. 2000. Outer hair cell force-generator mechanism drives lateral displacement of membrane-soluble fluorescent probes. In H. Wada, T. Takasaka, K. Ikeda, K. Ohyama, and T. Koike (ed.), Recent Developments in Auditory Mechanics, World Scientific Publishing, US, UK, Singapore.
Zhang, M. and P.J. Abbas. 1997. Effects of middle ear pressure on otoacoustic emission measures. J Acoust Soc Am 102(2):1032-37.
Zhang, M., Evans, B.N. and P. Dallos. 1997. Voltage-dependent stereociliary stiffness in cochlear outer hair cells. Assoc for Research in Otolaryngology. 20:64.
Zhang, M. and P.J. Abbas. 1993. Ontogeny of 2fl-f2 acoustic and microphonic distortion products. J Acoust Soc Am, 93(4) Pt. 2:2331.