Joseph Santos-Sacchi, PhD
Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology), of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and of Neuroscience
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Dr. Joseph Santos-Sacchi, Professor, works on understanding how outer hair cells (OHC) help us hear so well. His lab focuses on electrophysiological assessment of hair cell function and molecular manipulations of the proteins that are important for hearing.
Education & Training
- MPhilColumbia University, Audiology (1978)
- PhDColumbia University (1978)
- BAColumbia College, Psychology (1973)
Activities
- Inner Ear Biology MeetingFerrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy 2008Presented at the Inner Ear Biology Meeting
- Plenary Lecture Mechanics of Hearing, 10th International Symposium, Keele UniversityEngland, United Kingdom 2008Plenary Lecture Mechanics of Hearing, 10th International Symposium, Keele University
- Plenary Speaker, Newest tunes from Corti’s organ, 16th Congress of the Japan Otology SocietyHirosaki, Aomori, Japan 2006Plenary Speaker, Newest tunes from Corti’s organ, 16th Congress of the Japan Otology Society
- Invited Chair, Symposium on Cochlear Amplification, Shangai International Conference on Audition and VisionShanghai, Shanghai Shi, China 2006Invited Chair, Symposium on Cochlear Amplification, Shangai International Conference on Audition and Vision
- Invited SpeakerOsaka-shi, Osaka, Japan 2004Invited Seminar, Biophysics of the outer hair cell, Osaka University
- Modulation of OHC capacitance by chlorideRome, Italy 2001Presentation- Modulation of OHC capacitance by chloride, Inner Ear Biology Meeting
- Invited participant, Roving nonlinearities of the OHC motor Perceptual Consequences of Cochlear NonlinearityGermany 2001Invited participant, Roving nonlinearities of the OHC motor Perceptual Consequences of Cochlear Nonlinearity
- PresenterGroningen, Groningen, Netherlands 1993Presentation- Characterizing the extent of the OHC motility voltage sensor with an electrical guillotine: evidence that ends don't meet, Symposium: Biophysics of hair cell sensory systems
- PresenterMontreal, Quebec, Canada 1988Presentation- Gap junctional communication in isolated supporting cells of the organ of Corti., Fourth International Congress of Cell Biology
- Presentation- Rectified mechanical responses in outer hair cells from the mammalian organ of Corti, Fourth International Congress of Cell BiologyCanada 1988Presentation- Rectified mechanical responses in outer hair cells from the mammalian organ of Corti, Fourth International Congress of Cell Biology
- Presentation- AC receptor potentials from hair cells in the low frequency region of the guinea pig cochlea, I.U.P.S. Satellite Symposium on Mechanism of Hearing, Monash UniversityMelbourne, Victoria, Australia 1983Presentation- AC receptor potentials from hair cells in the low frequency region of the guinea pig cochlea, I.U.P.S. Satellite Symposium on Mechanism of Hearing, Monash University
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Master of Arts, Honoris Cuasa | Yale University, New Haven, CT | 1995 |